How Cape York voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Leichhardt · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Cape York favoured Labor 56.7% (v Coalition 43.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 14.2 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 34.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 52.2 | Coal 57.6 | Lab 56.7 | Lab +14.2 |
| Labor | 29.7% | 23.8% | 34.0% | +10.2 |
| Coalition | 35.7% | 34.4% | 22.2% | -12.2 |
| Greens | 9.2% | 8.2% | 6.7% | -1.5 |
| One Nation | 7.5% | 7.8% | 10.1% | +2.3 |
| Independents | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.0% | +2.0 |
| Others | 15.3% | 25.9% | 25.0% | -0.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Cape York | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,063 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 41.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 54.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 26.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 7,803 (5,782 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooktown PPVC | PPVC | 29% | yes |
| Cooktown | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Hope Vale | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Remote Mobile Team 4 | Remote Mobile Team | 6% | |
| Lockhart River | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Bloomfield | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% |
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
- Aurukun
- 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.