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2016 Federal Election

Updated: Tue, 05 Jul 2016 5:19:37 PM AEST

Blair, QLD

Blair (QLD)

Enrolment:98,427
Turnout:74.86%
Informality:5.96%
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This table provides the current two candidate preferred (TCP) count for the division. The data includes swing - a comparison of the percentage of TCP votes received at the previous federal election compared to the current federal election.

Notes:

  1. Two candidate preferred or TCP is a count of the two leading candidates only - votes are recorded for a particular candidate if the preference on the ballot paper for that candidate is higher than the alternative TCP candidate, regardless of other preferences. The TCP count ultimately determines who wins the seat.
  2. These results are not final.
Two candidate preferred (TCP) for Blair (QLD) 56 of 56 polling places returned and 74.86% turnout.
Candidate Party Votes Margin This election (%) Previous election (%) Swing (%) Status
NEUMANN, ShayneAustralian Labor Party40,82312,35658.9255.26+3.66Previous Member
HARDING, TeresaLiberal National Party of Queensland28,467-12,35641.0844.74-3.66 

This table provides the number of first preference votes received for all candidates in the division. The data includes swing - a comparison of the percentage of first preference votes received at the previous federal election compared to the current federal election.

This table is sortable by selecting on column headers.

Notes:

  1. These results are not final.
First preference count for the division of Blair (QLD)
56 of 56 polling places returned.
Candidate Party Votes % Swing (%) Status
TURNER, Sandy Independent 1,530 2.21 +2.21  
EMMS, Jonathan Independent 616 0.89 +0.89  
NEUMANN, Shayne Australian Labor Party 29,592 42.71 +1.16 Previous Member
PETERSEN, Patricia Independent 1,178 1.70 +1.70  
WALSH, Pat The Greens 4,270 6.16 +1.91  
AGGETT, Troy Pauline Hanson's One Nation 10,520 15.18 +15.18  
HARDING, Teresa Liberal National Party of Queensland 19,743 28.49 -5.36  
DARR, Geoff Family First 1,841 2.66 -0.20  
...... Katter's Australian Party 0 0.00 -3.15  
...... Rise Up Australia Party 0 0.00 -0.64  
...... Palmer United Party 0 0.00 -12.41  
...... Australian Independents 0 0.00 -1.28  
Formal   69,290 94.04 -0.29  
Informal   4,389 5.96 +0.29  
Total   73,679  

This table provides the number and percentage breakdown of first preference votes received by vote type for the division.

This table is sortable by selecting on column headers.

Notes:

  1. An ordinary vote is a vote cast by an elector when their name can be verified on the electoral roll at the place of voting. This can be at an early voting centre or polling place in the voter's own division or at an interstate voting centre.
  2. An absent vote is a vote cast at a polling place outside of a voter's electoral division, but still within their state or territory.
  3. Provisional votes are votes cast at a polling place where the elector's name cannot be found on the roll, the elector's name has already been marked off the roll or votes cast by a silent elector.
  4. These results are not final.
First preferences by vote type
Candidate Party Ordinary Absent Provisional Declaration pre-poll Postal Total Status
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
TURNER, Sandy Independent 1,519 2.21 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 11 2.23 1,530 2.21  
EMMS, Jonathan Independent 612 0.89 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 0.81 616 0.89  
NEUMANN, Shayne Australian Labor Party 29,363 42.68 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 229 46.36 29,592 42.71 Previous Member
PETERSEN, Patricia Independent 1,172 1.70 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 1.21 1,178 1.70  
WALSH, Pat The Greens 4,253 6.18 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 17 3.44 4,270 6.16  
AGGETT, Troy Pauline Hanson's One Nation 10,427 15.16 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 93 18.83 10,520 15.18  
HARDING, Teresa Liberal National Party of Queensland 19,617 28.51 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 126 25.51 19,743 28.49  
DARR, Geoff Family First 1,833 2.66 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 8 1.62 1,841 2.66  
Formal   68,796 94.01 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 494 99.00 69,290 94.04  
Informal   4,384 5.99 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 1.00 4,389 5.96  
Total   73,180 99.32 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 499 0.68 73,679 74.86  

This table provides the number and percentage breakdown of two candidate preferred (TCP) votes received by vote type for the division.

This table is sortable by selecting on column headers.

Notes:

  1. Two candidate preferred or TCP is a count of the two leading candidates only ' votes are recorded for a particular candidate if the preference on the ballot paper for that candidate is higher than the alternative TCP candidate, regardless of other preferences. The TCP count ultimately determines who wins the seat.
  2. An ordinary vote is a vote cast by an elector when their name can be verified on the electoral roll at the place of voting. This can be at an early voting centre or polling place in the voter's own division or at an interstate voting centre.
  3. An absent vote is a vote cast at a polling place outside of a voter's electoral division, but still within their state or territory.
  4. Provisional votes are votes cast at a polling place where the elector's name cannot be found on the roll, the elector's name has already been marked off the roll or votes cast by a silent elector.
  5. These results are not final.
Two candidate preferred result by vote type
Candidate Party Ordinary Absent Provisional Declaration pre-poll Postal Total Status
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
NEUMANN, Shayne Australian Labor Party 40,524 58.90 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 299 60.53 40,823 58.92 Previous Member
HARDING, Teresa Liberal National Party of Queensland 28,272 41.10 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 195 39.47 28,467 41.08  

This table provides a list of the polling places in the division and the time and date of the most recent updated results for that polling place.

This table is sortable by selecting on column headers and you can find polling place results by selecting on the name of the polling place.

Notes:

  1. These results are not final.
Polling places for Blair (QLD)
Polling place Street address First preference returned Two candidate preferred (TCP) returned
BLV Blair PPVC BLV Blair, Level 1 Medical Centre Building, Riverlink, The Terrace, NORTH IPSWICH QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 10:12:53 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 11:39:55 PM AEST
Brassall Brassall Congregational Church Hall, 3 Jellicoe St, BRASSALL QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:07:30 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:08:36 PM AEST
Brassall North Ipswich State High School, 1 Hunter St, BRASSALL QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:20:14 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:21:08 PM AEST
Brisbane City (Blair) Primary Industries Building, 80 Ann Street, BRISBANE QLD 4000 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:49:27 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:49:58 PM AEST
Bundamba Bremer Institute of TAFE, Mary St, BUNDAMBA QLD 4304 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:54:40 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:56:20 PM AEST
Bundamba South Bundamba State School, 221 Brisbane Rd, BUNDAMBA QLD 4304 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:32:41 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:33:53 PM AEST
Churchill Churchill State School, 264A Warwick Rd, CHURCHILL QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:49:21 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:50:21 PM AEST
Chuwar Chuwar Baptist Church, 230 Mt Crosby Service Road, CHUWAR QLD 4306 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 3:57:25 PM AEST Tue, 05 Jul 2016 3:57:25 PM AEST
Collingwood Park (Blair) Collingwood Park State School, Burrel St, COLLINGWOOD PARK QLD 4301 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:31:18 PM AEST Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:31:18 PM AEST
Collingwood Park South Woodlinks State School, Woodlinks Way, COLLINGWOOD PARK QLD 4301 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:09:15 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:10:10 PM AEST
Coominya Coominya State School, Cnr Main & Cornhill Sts, COOMINYA QLD 4312 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:12:28 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:13:00 PM AEST
Divisional Office (PREPOLL) Divisional Office, Level 1 Medical Centre Building, Riverlink, The Terrace, NORTH IPSWICH QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 9:03:24 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 9:04:00 PM AEST
Eastern Heights Catholic Church Hall, Robertson Rd, EASTERN HEIGHTS QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:03:25 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:17:46 PM AEST
East Ipswich Ipswich East School, 18 Jacaranda St, EAST IPSWICH QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:17:44 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:15:25 PM AEST
Esk Esk State School, East St, ESK QLD 4312 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:14:38 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:35:46 PM AEST
Fernvale Fernvale State School, Brisbane Valley Hwy, FERNVALE QLD 4306 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:01:28 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:46:56 PM AEST
Flinders View City Hope Church, 332 Ripley Rd, RIPLEY QLD 4306 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:11:48 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:58:01 PM AEST
Glamorgan Vale Glamorgan Vale State School, Glamorgan Vale Rd, GLAMORGAN VALE QLD 4306 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 6:40:09 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 6:56:33 PM AEST
Grandchester Grandchester State School, School Rd, GRANDCHESTER QLD 4340 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:40:09 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:40:39 PM AEST
Haigslea Haigslea State School, 760 Thagoona-Haigslea Rd, HAIGSLEA QLD 4306 Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:24:05 AM AEST Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:24:05 AM AEST
Ipswich BLAIR PPVC WG Hayden Humanities Centre, Cnr South & Nicholas Sts, IPSWICH QLD 4305 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 12:59:44 AM AEST Sun, 03 Jul 2016 1:38:36 AM AEST
Ipswich Central Ipswich Central State School, 2A Griffith Rd, IPSWICH QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:22:17 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:39:40 PM AEST
Ipswich South PPVC Yamanto Shopping Village, Shop 29, 512 Warwick Rd, YAMANTO QLD 4305 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 5:25:51 PM AEST Sun, 03 Jul 2016 5:25:51 PM AEST
Karalee Karalee State School, 77 Arthur Summerville Rd, KARALEE QLD 4306 Tue, 05 Jul 2016 2:33:02 PM AEST Tue, 05 Jul 2016 2:33:02 PM AEST
Kilcoy Kilcoy Memorial Hall, McCauley Street, KILCOY QLD 4515 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:28:07 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:44:58 PM AEST
Leichhardt Leichhardt State School, 72 Samford Rd, LEICHHARDT QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:05:35 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:06:46 PM AEST
Lowood Lowood State High School, Prospect St, LOWOOD QLD 4311 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 9:05:29 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 9:06:04 PM AEST
Marburg Marburg State School, Louisa St, MARBURG QLD 4346 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:30:50 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:34:22 PM AEST
Minden Minden State School, Lowood-Minden Rd, MINDEN QLD 4340 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:32:19 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:50:52 PM AEST
Moore Moore Soldiers Memorial Hall, D'Aguilar Hwy, MOORE QLD 4306 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:08:54 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:10:12 PM AEST
Mount Kilcoy Mount Kilcoy State School, 251 Jenkinsons Rd, MOUNT KILCOY QLD 4515 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 6:58:44 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:33:30 PM AEST
Mount Tarampa Mount Tarampa State School, Profkes Rd, MOUNT TARAMPA QLD 4311 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 6:57:13 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 6:58:33 PM AEST
North Booval Trinity Uniting Church, 114 Jacaranda St, NORTH BOOVAL QLD 4304 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:24:24 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:25:01 PM AEST
North Ipswich Ipswich North State School, Lawrence St, NORTH IPSWICH QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:46:42 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:47:35 PM AEST
One Mile Immaculate Heart School, 24 Old Toowoomba Rd, ONE MILE QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:07:50 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:34:55 PM AEST
Peak Crossing (Blair) Peak Crossing State School, 1323 Ipswich-Boonah Rd, PEAK CROSSING QLD 4306 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 6:39:10 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 6:42:35 PM AEST
Pine Mountain Pine Mountain Public Hall, 840 Pine Mountain Rd, PINE MOUNTAIN QLD 4306 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:20:10 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:43:50 PM AEST
Raceview Raceview State School, 96 Wildey St, RACEVIEW QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 9:36:33 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 9:37:23 PM AEST
Raceview West Whitehill Church of Christ, 219 Whitehill Road, RACEVIEW QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:13:03 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:42:18 PM AEST
Redbank Plains (Blair) Redbank Plains State School, 39-53 School Rd, REDBANK PLAINS QLD 4301 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 9:13:56 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 9:21:17 PM AEST
Redbank Plains East (Blair) Redbank Plains State High School, Willow Road, REDBANK PLAINS QLD 4301 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:01:43 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:14:57 PM AEST
Riverview Riverview State School, 131 Old Ipswich Rd, RIVERVIEW QLD 4303 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:37:56 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:10:33 PM AEST
Rosewood Rosewood State High School, Lanefield Rd, ROSEWOOD QLD 4340 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:10:34 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:20:02 PM AEST
Sadliers Crossing Blair State School, Burnett St, SADLIERS CROSSING QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:35:55 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:36:33 PM AEST
Silkstone Silkstone State School, Molloy St, SILKSTONE QLD 4304 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:37:45 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:38:52 PM AEST
Special Hospital Team 1 Multiple sites, QLD Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:08:18 PM AEST Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:08:18 PM AEST
Special Hospital Team 2 Multiple sites, QLD 4305 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 12:09:47 PM AEST Sun, 03 Jul 2016 12:09:47 PM AEST
Special Hospital Team 3 Multiple sites, QLD Sun, 03 Jul 2016 1:52:25 PM AEST Sun, 03 Jul 2016 1:52:25 PM AEST
Special Hospital Team 4 Multiple sites, QLD Sun, 03 Jul 2016 5:15:49 PM AEST Sun, 03 Jul 2016 5:15:49 PM AEST
Springfield Central Springfield Central State High School, 90 Parkland Drive, SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL QLD 4300 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:20:52 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:22:20 PM AEST
Tarampa Tarampa State School, Manthey Rd, TARAMPA QLD 4311 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:23:52 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:29:29 PM AEST
Tivoli Tivoli State School, 108 Mt Crosby Rd, TIVOLI QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:16:06 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:43:05 PM AEST
Toogoolawah Toogoolawah State School, Gardner St, TOOGOOLAWAH QLD 4313 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:03:15 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:16:24 PM AEST
Walloon Walloon State School, Karrabin-Rosewood Rd, WALLOON QLD 4306 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:54:11 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:55:45 PM AEST
West Ipswich Ipswich West State School, Cnr Omar and Keogh Street, WEST IPSWICH QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 6:54:33 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 7:14:14 PM AEST
Yamanto Amberley District State School, 37 Deebing Creek Road, YAMANTO QLD 4305 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:14:10 PM AEST Sat, 02 Jul 2016 8:26:18 PM AEST

This table provides the current two candidate preferred (TCP) count for each polling place in the division. The data includes swing - a comparison of the percentage of TCP votes received at the previous federal election compared to the current federal election.

This table is sortable by selecting on column headers and you can find polling place results by selecting on the name of the polling place.

Notes:

  1. Two candidate preferred or TCP is a count of the two leading candidates only - votes are recorded for a particular candidate if the preference on the ballot paper for that candidate is higher than the alternative TCP candidate, regardless of other preferences. The TCP count ultimately determines who wins the seat.
  2. These results are not final.
Two candidate preferred by polling place
Polling place Formal NEUMANN, Shayne
Australian Labor Party		 HARDING, Teresa
Liberal National Party of Queensland		 Swing
Votes % Votes %
BLV Blair PPVC 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 -66.67
Brassall 1,979 1,180 59.63 799 40.37 5.12
Brassall North 2,886 1,897 65.73 989 34.27 6.80
Brisbane City (Blair) 51 37 72.55 14 27.45 35.88
Bundamba 1,566 1,044 66.67 522 33.33 4.68
Bundamba South 2,021 1,367 67.64 654 32.36 3.38
Churchill 1,319 857 64.97 462 35.03 6.36
Chuwar 199 100 50.25 99 49.75 3.08
Collingwood Park (Blair) 1,091 718 65.81 373 34.19 2.24
Collingwood Park South 426 312 73.24 114 26.76 4.82
Coominya 710 372 52.39 338 47.61 3.58
Divisional Office (PREPOLL) 790 463 58.61 327 41.39 58.61
East Ipswich 1,284 856 66.67 428 33.33 -0.18
Eastern Heights 1,639 995 60.71 644 39.29 3.90
Esk 1,107 500 45.17 607 54.83 -1.62
Fernvale 1,633 843 51.62 790 48.38 3.29
Flinders View 1,120 607 54.20 513 45.80 3.67
Glamorgan Vale 454 225 49.56 229 50.44 12.66
Grandchester 269 117 43.49 152 56.51 2.68
Haigslea 308 127 41.23 181 58.77 3.06
Ipswich BLAIR PPVC 7,025 3,681 52.40 3,344 47.60 -0.79
Ipswich Central 1,106 584 52.80 522 47.20 -6.16
Ipswich South PPVC 4,611 2,539 55.06 2,072 44.94 1.24
Karalee 2,424 1,175 48.47 1,249 51.53 3.64
Kilcoy 1,216 515 42.35 701 57.65 2.43
Leichhardt 1,221 867 71.01 354 28.99 4.11
Lowood 1,450 859 59.24 591 40.76 8.48
Marburg 435 214 49.20 221 50.80 9.15
Minden 739 354 47.90 385 52.10 -0.08
Moore 288 124 43.06 164 56.94 8.11
Mount Kilcoy 349 137 39.26 212 60.74 6.64
Mount Tarampa 253 121 47.83 132 52.17 -0.13
North Booval 1,158 825 71.24 333 28.76 7.28
North Ipswich 1,154 831 72.01 323 27.99 3.33
One Mile 1,024 724 70.70 300 29.30 3.35
Peak Crossing (Blair) 141 68 48.23 73 51.77 12.56
Pine Mountain 626 273 43.61 353 56.39 -4.03
Raceview 2,436 1,593 65.39 843 34.61 5.48
Raceview West 1,399 906 64.76 493 35.24 6.66
Redbank Plains (Blair) 1,605 1,130 70.40 475 29.60 2.37
Redbank Plains East (Blair) 1,177 853 72.47 324 27.53 6.95
Riverview 982 749 76.27 233 23.73 3.63
Rosewood 1,795 977 54.43 818 45.57 6.52
Sadliers Crossing 1,622 982 60.54 640 39.46 -0.11
Silkstone 2,624 1,784 67.99 840 32.01 3.63
Special Hospital Team 1 189 119 62.96 70 37.04 6.75
Special Hospital Team 2 95 45 47.37 50 52.63 -8.97
Special Hospital Team 3 311 181 58.20 130 41.80 1.98
Special Hospital Team 4 36 24 66.67 12 33.33 11.83
Springfield Central 1,151 732 63.60 419 36.40 5.06
Tarampa 573 257 44.85 316 55.15 2.21
Tivoli 1,359 778 57.25 581 42.75 2.53
Toogoolawah 987 460 46.61 527 53.39 6.74
Walloon 1,582 853 53.92 729 46.08 2.88
West Ipswich 412 271 65.78 141 34.22 6.85
Yamanto 2,389 1,322 55.34 1,067 44.66 4.47
ABSENT 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
PRE_POLL 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
POSTAL 494 299 60.53 195 39.47 0.00
PROVISIONAL 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
Division Total 69,290 40,823 58.92 28,467 41.08 3.66

This table shows the progress of Declaration vote scrutiny for a particular division. In this table you will find...

  • The number declaration vote envelopes issued for the division.
  • The number of declaration vote envelopes received by the division.
  • The number of envelopes rejected at preliminary scrutiny.
  • The number of declaration vote ballot papers counted.

Notes:

  1. These results are not final.
Declaration vote scrutiny progress
Absent Provisional Declaration pre-poll Postal Total
Envelopes issued 3,858 1,017 1,730 10,688 17,293
Envelopes received 0 1,017 89 10,295 11,401
Ballot papers counted 0 0 0 499 499
Ballot papers not returned by voter 0 0 0 1 1
Ballot papers disallowed 0 0 0 0 0
Envelopes rejected at preliminary scrutiny 0 0 0 67 67
Envelopes processed 0 0 0 567 567
Envelopes awaiting processing 0 1,017 89 9,728 10,834

Profile of division of Blair (QLD)
Elected member Neumann, S (ALP). Elected 2007.
Name derivation Named after Harold Blair AO 1924-76. A noted Australian tenor and Aboriginal activist.
First proclaimed / election 1997/1998
Area 6409 sq. kms
Demographic Provincial
Pre-Election seat status Marginal
Seat status Undefined
Location Blair covers an area of approximately 6,409 sq km west of Brisbane. Containing most of the City of Ipswich and all of the Somerset Regional Council. The division stretches from Riverview and Redbank Plains in the east to the boundary of the Ipswich City Council in the south and west, and the boundary of the Somerset Regional Council to the north. Main towns include Kilcoy, Toogoolawah, Esk, Cominya, Lowood, Fernvale, Ipswich, Minden, Marburg, Rosewood, and Walloon.
Products and Industry Dairy and beef cattle farming, small crop production, commercial, construction and infrastructure industries, tourism and defence.