Southern Downs (Queensland state electorate from the next election)
Southern Downs is a Queensland state electorate under the 2026 redistribution, covering about 31,314 km². It applies from the next Queensland state general election. It overlaps the federal division of Maranoa. Local council areas overlapping it include Goondiwindi Regional, Southern Downs Regional, Toowoomba Regional.
- Level
- State electorate, from the next election
- State / territory
- Queensland (QLD)
- Area
- about 31,314 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 Southern Downs
| Division of Maranoa | >99% of Southern Downs | 4% of Maranoa |
Local council areas overlapping Southern Downs
| Goondiwindi Regional | 62% of Southern Downs | >99% of Goondiwindi Regional |
| Southern Downs Regional | 23% of Southern Downs | >99% of Southern Downs Regional |
| Toowoomba Regional | 16% of Southern Downs | 38% of Toowoomba Regional |
Current (2017) Queensland districts overlapping Southern Downs
| Southern Downs (QLD state electorate) | 99% of Southern Downs | >99% of Southern Downs |
Suburbs in Southern Downs
Suburbs with at least a quarter of their area inside this district.
- Allan
- Allora
- Amiens
- Applethorpe
- Back Plains
- Ballandean
- Bapaume
- Beebo
- Berat
- Billa Billa
- Bonshaw
- Bony Mountain
- Boondandilla
- Bringalily
- Broadwater
- Brush Creek
- Bulli Creek
- Bungunya
- Bybera
- Calingunee
- Callandoon
- Canning Creek
- Canningvale
- Cannon Creek (Southern Downs)
- Captains Mountain
- Cattle Creek (Toowoomba)
- Cecil Plains
- Cement Mills
- Cherry Gully
- Clintonvale
- Clontarf (Toowoomba)
- Condamine Farms
- Condamine Plains
- Coolmunda
- Cottonvale
- Cunningham
- Cypress Gardens
- Dalcouth
- Dalveen
- Danderoo
- Daymar
- Deuchar
- Diamondvale
- Domville
- Dunmore
- Elbow Valley
- Ellangowan
- Ellinthorp
- Emu Vale
- Eukey
- Felton South
- Fletcher
- Fleurbaix
- Forest Ridge
- Forest Springs
- Freestone
- Girraween
- Gladfield
- Glen Aplin
- Glen Niven
- Glenarbon
- Glengallan
- Glenlyon
- Goldfields
- Goodar
- Goomburra
- Goondiwindi
- Gore
- Grays Gate
- Greenlands
- Greenup
- Greymare
- Hendon
- Inglewood
- Junabee
- Karara
- Killarney
- Kindon
- Kioma
- Kooroongarra
- Kurrowah
- Kurumbul
- Kyoomba
- Lavelle
- Lemontree
- Leslie
- Leslie Dam
- Leyburn
- Limevale
- Loch Lomond
- Lundavra
- Lyra
- Maidenhead
- Maryvale (Southern Downs)
- Massie
- Millmerran
- Millmerran Downs
- Millmerran Woods
- Millwood
- Mingoola
- Montrose (Southern Downs)
- Moonie
- Morgan Park
- Mosquito Creek
- Mount Colliery
- Mount Emlyn
- Mount Marshall
- Mount Molar
- Mount Sturt
- Mount Tabor
- Mount Tully
- Murrays Bridge
- North Branch (Southern Downs)
- North Bungunya
- North Talwood
- Nundubbermere
- Old Talgai
- Oman Ama
- Palgrave
- Pampas
- Passchendaele
- Pikedale
- Pikes Creek
- Pozieres
- Pratten
- Punchs Creek
- Riverton
- Rocky Creek
- Rodgers Creek
- Rosehill
- Rosenthal Heights
- Ryeford
- Sandy Camp
- Severnlea
- Silver Spur
- Silverwood
- Sladevale
- Smithlea
- Somme
- South Talwood
- Spring Creek (Toowoomba)
- Springdale
- Stanthorpe
- Stonehenge (Toowoomba)
- Storm King
- Sugarloaf (Southern Downs)
- Sundown (Southern Downs)
- Swan Creek
- Swanfels
- Talgai
- Tannymorel
- Tarawera
- Terrica
- Texas
- Thane
- Thanes Creek
- The Falls
- The Glen
- The Head
- The Hermitage
- The Pines
- The Summit
- Thorndale
- Thulimbah
- Toobeah
- Toolburra
- Tregony
- Tummaville
- Turallin
- Upper Freestone
- Upper Wheatvale
- Victoria Hill
- Wallangarra
- Warroo
- Warwick
- Watsons Crossing
- Wattle Ridge
- Weengallon
- Western Creek
- Wheatvale
- Whetstone
- Wildash
- Willowvale
- Wiyarra
- Womina
- Wondalli
- Wyaga
- Wyberba
- Yagaburne
- Yandilla
- Yangan
- Yelarbon
Questions
When does the Southern Downs electorate apply?
It applies from the next Queensland state general election. Until then, Queensland's current (2017) districts remain in force.
Is Southern Downs a new electorate?
A Queensland district named Southern Downs exists today, but its boundaries change from the next election: it overlaps the current Southern Downs.
Which federal electorate is Southern Downs in?
It overlaps the federal division of Maranoa.
Which suburbs are in Southern Downs?
Suburbs mostly inside it include Allan, Amiens, Applethorpe, Bapaume, Berat, Billa Billa, Bony Mountain, Bringalily.
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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