Hinchinbrook (Queensland state electorate from the next election)
Hinchinbrook is a Queensland state electorate under the 2026 redistribution, covering about 23,737 km². It applies from the next Queensland state general election. It overlaps the federal divisions of Kennedy, Herbert. Local council areas overlapping it include Cassowary Coast Regional, Hinchinbrook Shire, Cairns Regional, Townsville City.
- Level
- State electorate, from the next election
- State / territory
- Queensland (QLD)
- Area
- about 23,737 km²
- Official source
- Queensland Redistribution Commission: final districts
Districts from the next Queensland state general election: final determination of the Queensland Redistribution Commission, gazetted 29 June 2026. Boundary data © State of Queensland (Electoral Commission Queensland, Queensland Government Statistician’s Office) 2026, © Australian Electoral Commission 2025, © Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 (non-commercial use only).
Federal electorates overlapping Hinchinbrook
| Division of Kennedy | 90% of Hinchinbrook | 3% of Kennedy |
| Division of Herbert | 10% of Hinchinbrook | 13% of Herbert |
Local council areas overlapping Hinchinbrook
| Cassowary Coast Regional | 65% of Hinchinbrook | 98% of Cassowary Coast Regional |
| Hinchinbrook Shire | 17% of Hinchinbrook | 36% of Hinchinbrook Shire |
| Cairns Regional | 11% of Hinchinbrook | 39% of Cairns Regional |
| Townsville City | 7% of Hinchinbrook | 13% of Townsville City |
Current (2017) Queensland districts overlapping Hinchinbrook
| Hinchinbrook (QLD state electorate) | 61% of Hinchinbrook | 98% of Hinchinbrook |
| Hill (QLD state electorate) | 38% of Hinchinbrook | 35% of Hill |
Suburbs in Hinchinbrook
Suburbs with at least a quarter of their area inside this district.
- Abergowrie
- Aloomba
- Babinda
- Balgal Beach
- Bambaroo
- Bamboo Creek
- Bartle Frere
- Basilisk
- Beach Holm
- Bellenden Ker
- Belvedere
- Bemerside
- Bilyana
- Bingil Bay
- Birkalla
- Black River
- Blackrock
- Bluewater
- Bluewater Park
- Bombeeta
- Boogan
- Braemeadows
- Bramston Beach
- Bulgun
- Camp Creek
- Cardstone
- Cardwell
- Carmoo
- Carruchan
- Clemant
- Coconuts
- Comoon Loop
- Coolbie
- Cooroo Lands
- Coorumba
- Coquette Point
- Cordelia
- Cowley
- Cowley Beach
- Cowley Creek
- Crystal Creek
- Cullinane
- Currajah
- Dalrymple Creek
- Damper Creek
- Daradgee
- Daveson
- Deeral
- Dingo Pocket
- Djarawong
- Djiru
- Dunk
- East Feluga
- East Innisfail
- East Palmerston
- East Russell
- Eaton
- El Arish
- Ellerbeck
- Etty Bay
- Eubenangee
- Euramo
- Feluga
- Fishery Falls
- Fitzgerald Creek
- Flying Fish Point
- Foresthome
- Forrest Beach
- Friday Pocket
- Gairloch
- Garners Beach
- Garradunga
- Garrawalt
- Germantown
- Goldsborough
- Goolboo
- Goondi
- Goondi Bend
- Goondi Hill
- Granadilla
- Gulngai
- Halifax
- Hawkins Creek
- Helens Hill
- Hinchinbrook
- Hudson
- Hull Heads
- Ingham
- Innisfail
- Innisfail Estate
- Jaffa
- Japoonvale
- Jarra Creek
- Jensen
- Jubilee Heights
- Kennedy
- Kooroomool
- Kurrimine Beach
- Lannercost
- Long Pocket
- Lower Cowley
- Lower Tully
- Lucinda
- Lumholtz
- Lynam
- Maadi
- Macknade
- Mamu
- Maria Creeks
- Martyville
- McCutcheon
- Mena Creek
- Merryburn
- Midgenoo
- Midgeree Bar
- Mighell
- Mirriwinni
- Mission Beach
- Moresby
- Mount Fox
- Mount Low
- Mount Mackay
- Mourilyan
- Mourilyan Harbour
- Mundoo
- Munro Plains
- Murray Upper
- Murrigal
- Mutarnee
- Nerada
- New Harbourline
- Ngatjan
- No 4 Branch
- No 5 Branch
- No 6 Branch
- O'Briens Hill
- Orient
- Peacock Siding
- Pin Gin Hill
- Rockingham
- Rollingstone
- Rungoo
- Sandy Pocket
- Saunders Beach
- Shell Pocket
- Silkwood
- Silky Oak
- South Innisfail
- South Johnstone
- South Mission Beach
- Stockton
- Stoters Hill
- Sundown (Cassowary Coast)
- Tam O'Shanter
- Taylors Beach
- Toobanna
- Toolakea
- Toomulla
- Trebonne
- Tully
- Tully Heads
- Upper Daradgee
- Upper Stone
- Utchee Creek
- Vasa Views
- Victoria Plantation
- Wallaman
- Walter Hill
- Walter Lever Estate
- Wangan
- Wanjuru
- Warrami
- Warrubullen
- Waugh Pocket
- Webb
- Wharps
- Wongaling Beach
- Woopen Creek
- Wooroonooran (Cairns)
- Wooroonooran (Cassowary Coast)
- Yabulu
- Yuruga
Questions
When does the Hinchinbrook electorate apply?
It applies from the next Queensland state general election. Until then, Queensland's current (2017) districts remain in force.
Is Hinchinbrook a new electorate?
A Queensland district named Hinchinbrook exists today, but its boundaries change from the next election: it overlaps the current Hinchinbrook, Hill.
Which federal electorate is Hinchinbrook in?
It overlaps the federal divisions of Kennedy, Herbert.
Which suburbs are in Hinchinbrook?
Suburbs mostly inside it include Babinda, Balgal Beach, Bamboo Creek, Bartle Frere, Basilisk, Bellenden Ker, Belvedere, Bemerside.
How accurate is this?
Boundaries are simplified (about 40 m tolerance), so overlap percentages are approximate. For anything official, check the Electoral Commission of Queensland.
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