How Elsey voted
SA2 area in Northern Territory · federal division: Lingiari · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Elsey favoured Labor 64.8% (v Coalition 35.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 6.1 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 54.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 66.5 | Lab 58.7 | Lab 64.8 | Lab +6.1 |
| Labor | 56.5% | 50.0% | 54.6% | +4.7 |
| Coalition | 26.2% | 30.4% | 28.0% | -2.4 |
| Greens | 4.8% | 6.0% | 5.8% | -0.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.4% | 4.9% | +2.5 |
| Independents | 4.6% | 2.0% | 0.0% | -2.0 |
| Others | 7.9% | 9.3% | 6.7% | -2.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Elsey | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,389 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 6.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 39.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 62.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 13.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 5.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,283 (1,655 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 9 | Remote Mobile Team | 64% | |
| Katherine PPVC | PPVC | 12% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 6% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Other Mobile Team 1 | Other Mobile Team | 2% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Katherine North | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 13 | Remote Mobile Team | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Lingiari
- Berrimah
- Howard Springs
- Humpty Doo
- Koolpinyah
- Virginia
- Weddell
- Charles
- East Side
- Flynn (NT)
- Larapinta
- Mount Johns
- Petermann - Simpson
- Ross
- Sandover - Plenty
- Tanami
- Yuendumu - Anmatjere
- Barkly
- Tennant Creek
- Alligator
- Daly
- Thamarrurr
- Tiwi Islands
- West Arnhem
- Anindilyakwa
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.