How Broome voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Durack · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Broome favoured Labor 56.9% (v Coalition 43.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.7 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 32.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 52.0 | Lab 58.6 | Lab 56.9 | Coal +1.7 |
| Labor | 28.0% | 36.4% | 32.6% | -3.8 |
| Coalition | 42.3% | 33.3% | 31.2% | -2.1 |
| Greens | 18.8% | 17.3% | 17.4% | +0.1 |
| One Nation | 6.3% | 4.2% | 7.0% | +2.8 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 4.6% | 8.8% | 11.8% | +3.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Broome | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,222 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 21.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 57.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 52.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 15.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 17.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 10.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,660 (10,717 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broome PPVC | PPVC | 52% | yes |
| Broome | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Cable Beach | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Bilingurr | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 7% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 6 | Remote Mobile Team | 0% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Durack
- Bullsbrook
- Chittering
- Cunderdin
- Dowerin
- Gingin - Dandaragan
- Merredin
- Moora
- Mukinbudin
- Derby - West Kimberley
- Halls Creek
- Kununurra
- Roebuck
- East Pilbara
- Newman
- Port Hedland
- South Hedland
- Ashburton (WA)
- Karratha
- Roebourne
- Carnarvon
- Exmouth
- Geraldton
- Geraldton - East
- Geraldton - North
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.