Electoral district of Pumicestone
Pumicestone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.
| Pumicestone Queensland—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Electoral map of Pumicestone 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| Dates current | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Ali King | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Pumicestone Passage | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 38,286 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 337 km2 (130.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer-metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°3′S 153°3′E | ||||||||||||||
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The district was first created for the 2001 state election. Located in the corridor between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, it includes the urbanised areas of Bribie Island, as well as parts of Caboolture. It is named after the Pumicestone Channel, the strait which divides Bribie Island from the mainland.
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