How Kalgoorlie voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: O'Connor · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Kalgoorlie favoured Coalition 58.7% (v Labor 41.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 7.3 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 39.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 62.2 | Coal 51.4 | Coal 58.7 | Coal +7.3 |
| Labor | 23.0% | 32.5% | 26.4% | -6.1 |
| Coalition | 49.4% | 39.0% | 39.2% | +0.2 |
| Greens | 6.0% | 7.7% | 7.7% | -0.0 |
| One Nation | 13.5% | 8.6% | 14.7% | +6.1 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 8.1% | 12.2% | 12.1% | -0.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Kalgoorlie | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,374 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 14.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 47.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 39.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 17.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 29.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 16.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 13,213 (9,862 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie PPVC | PPVC | 45% | |
| Somerville | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Kalgoorlie | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Kalgoorlie South | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Boulder | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in O'Connor
- Collie
- Bridgetown - Boyup Brook
- Donnybrook - Balingup
- Manjimup
- Pemberton
- Albany
- Albany Surrounds
- Bayonet Head - Lower King
- Denmark
- Gnowangerup
- Katanning
- Kojonup
- Little Grove - Elleker
- McKail - Willyung
- Plantagenet
- Stirling Range National Park
- Brookton
- Kulin
- Narrogin
- Wagin
- Esperance
- Esperance Surrounds
- Boulder
- Kalgoorlie - 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.