How Carpentaria voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal divisions: Kennedy, Leichhardt · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Carpentaria favoured Coalition 52.4% (v Labor 47.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.0 points to Labor since 2022. Others led first preferences with 55.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 55.5 | Coal 56.4 | Coal 52.4 | Lab +4.0 |
| Labor | 16.2% | 14.6% | 14.0% | -0.6 |
| Coalition | 12.6% | 15.2% | 16.7% | +1.6 |
| Greens | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.6% | +1.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.5% | +6.5 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 2.3% | 1.6% | -0.7 |
| Others | 67.8% | 63.5% | 55.6% | -7.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Carpentaria | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,279 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 7.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 49.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 66.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 18.3% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 5.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,921 (3,538 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normanton PPVC | PPVC | 23% | yes |
| Doomadgee | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Mornington Island | Ordinary | 16% | yes |
| Karumba | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Normanton | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Remote Mobile Team 1 | Remote Mobile Team | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Kennedy
- Bentley Park
- Edmonton
- Gordonvale - Trinity
- Mount Sheridan
- Babinda
- Innisfail
- Johnstone
- Tully
- Yarrabah
- Atherton
- Herberton
- Kuranda
- Malanda - Yungaburra
- Mareeba
- Croydon - Etheridge
- Tablelands
- Mount Isa
- Mount Isa Surrounds
- Northern Highlands
- Far Central West
- Charters Towers
- Dalrymple
- Ingham
- Ingham Surrounds
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.