Division Profile
| Division Name |
HINKLER |
| State |
Queensland |
| Elected Member |
Pitt, K (LNP) 2013- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Bert Hinkler 1892-1933, pioneer aviator. First person to fly solo from England to Australia 1928. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1984 |
| Area |
3504 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Provincial |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Safe |
| Seat Status |
Fairly Safe |
| Enrolment |
94,495 |
| Turnout |
94.53% |
| Informal |
4.92% |
| Location |
Hinkler covers an area of approximately 3,504 sq km starting at the Burnett River at Burnett Heads in the north, continuing west along the Burnett River following the Bundaberg Regional Council boundary, bordering the locality Duckinwilla in the south and following the Susan River to River Heads at the mouth of the Mary River. The major population centres are Bundaberg and Hervey Bay. Other towns include Bargara, Childers and Burrum Heads. |
| Products and Industry |
Sugar, a myriad of small crops including tomatoes, avocados and macadamia nuts, rum, fishing, seafood industries and tourism. |
Members
| Pitt, K (LNP) 2013- |
| Neville, P (NP/LNP) 1993-2013 |
| Courtice, B W (ALP) 1987-1993 |
| Conquest, B J (NP) 1984-1987 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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