How Cairns City voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Leichhardt · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Cairns City favoured Labor 57.6% (v Coalition 42.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 9.4 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 37.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 53.9 | Coal 51.8 | Lab 57.6 | Lab +9.4 |
| Labor | 28.4% | 28.0% | 37.1% | +9.1 |
| Coalition | 37.9% | 36.1% | 26.6% | -9.5 |
| Greens | 11.9% | 11.4% | 11.2% | -0.2 |
| One Nation | 5.1% | 7.1% | 7.6% | +0.5 |
| Independents | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.0% | +2.0 |
| Others | 13.8% | 17.4% | 15.5% | -2.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Cairns City | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,375 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 23.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 50.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 61.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 18.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 41.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 30.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,567 (11,012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns CBD LEICHHARDT PPVC | PPVC | 32% | yes |
| Cairns LEICHHARDT PPVC | PPVC | 21% | |
| Cairns City | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Parramatta Park | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 6% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Northern Beaches PPVC | PPVC | 2% |
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
- Earlville - Bayview Heights
- Kanimbla - Mooroobool
- Lamb Range
- Manoora
- Manunda
- Westcourt - Bungalow
- White Rock
- Whitfield - Edge Hill
- Woree
- Daintree
- Port Douglas
- Aurukun
- 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.