How Aurukun voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Leichhardt · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Aurukun favoured Labor 73.4% (v Coalition 26.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 32.7 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 54.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 75.2 | Coal 59.3 | Lab 73.4 | Lab +32.7 |
| Labor | 53.0% | 21.8% | 54.5% | +32.7 |
| Coalition | 17.7% | 21.4% | 17.2% | -4.2 |
| Greens | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.6% | -0.2 |
| One Nation | 4.2% | 1.9% | 2.8% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 2.1% | 0.0% | 1.6% | +1.6 |
| Others | 18.2% | 50.0% | 19.4% | -30.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Aurukun | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,069 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 2.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 33.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 97.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 0.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 1.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 0.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 1,101 (756 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote Mobile Team 6 | Remote Mobile Team | 80% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Cairns CBD LEICHHARDT PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| Cairns South LEICHHARDT PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| Weipa PPVC | PPVC | 1% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 1% | |
| Pormpuraaw | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Leichhardt
- Brinsmead
- Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach
- Freshwater - Stratford
- Redlynch
- Trinity Beach - Smithfield
- Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach
- Cairns City
- Earlville - Bayview Heights
- Kanimbla - Mooroobool
- Lamb Range
- Manoora
- Manunda
- Westcourt - Bungalow
- White Rock
- Whitfield - Edge Hill
- Woree
- Daintree
- Port Douglas
- Cape York
- Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw
- Northern Peninsula
- Torres
- Torres Strait Islands
- Weipa
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.