How Karratha voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Durack · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Karratha favoured Coalition 54.9% (v Labor 45.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.4 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 40.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 59.5 | Lab 50.5 | Coal 54.9 | Coal +5.4 |
| Labor | 22.9% | 32.9% | 26.8% | -6.0 |
| Coalition | 49.9% | 37.1% | 40.1% | +2.9 |
| Greens | 8.8% | 9.7% | 9.2% | -0.5 |
| One Nation | 11.3% | 10.6% | 11.7% | +1.0 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 7.1% | 9.7% | 12.2% | +2.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Karratha | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $3,194 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 16.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 57.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 61.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 6.3% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 23.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 12.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 17,013 (11,895 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dampier PPVC | PPVC | 32% | |
| Nickol | Ordinary | 19% | yes |
| Millars Well | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Karratha | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 6% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 9 | Remote Mobile Team | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Durack
- Bullsbrook
- Chittering
- Cunderdin
- Dowerin
- Gingin - Dandaragan
- Merredin
- Moora
- Mukinbudin
- Broome
- Derby - West Kimberley
- Halls Creek
- Kununurra
- Roebuck
- East Pilbara
- Newman
- Port Hedland
- South Hedland
- Ashburton (WA)
- Roebourne
- Carnarvon
- Exmouth
- Geraldton
- Geraldton - East
- Geraldton - 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.