How Karama voted
SA2 area in Northern Territory · federal division: Solomon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Karama favoured Labor 52.9% (v Coalition 47.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 8.3 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 34.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 57.3 | Lab 61.2 | Lab 52.9 | Coal +8.3 |
| Labor | 46.0% | 41.9% | 34.4% | -7.5 |
| Coalition | 33.5% | 23.1% | 34.7% | +11.6 |
| Greens | 10.2% | 13.7% | 9.6% | -4.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 5.4% | 5.9% | +0.5 |
| Independents | 5.0% | 0.0% | 14.8% | +14.8 |
| Others | 5.2% | 15.9% | 0.7% | -15.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Karama | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,783 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 17.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 37.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 38.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 19.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 33.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 29.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,803 (3,494 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton SOLOMON PPVC | PPVC | 42% | |
| Karama | Ordinary | 16% | yes |
| Karama East | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 6% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Darwin SOLOMON PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Palmerston SOLOMON PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Special Hospital Team 1 | Special Hospital Team | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Solomon
- Darwin Airport
- Darwin City
- Fannie Bay - The Gardens
- Larrakeyah
- Ludmilla - The Narrows
- Parap
- Stuart Park
- Woolner - Bayview - Winnellie
- Alawa
- Anula
- Brinkin - Nakara
- Charles Darwin
- Coconut Grove
- East Arm
- Jingili
- Leanyer
- Lyons (NT)
- Malak - Marrara
- Millner
- Moil
- Nightcliff
- Rapid Creek
- Tiwi
- Wagaman
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.