How Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Leichhardt · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw favoured Labor 69.5% (v Coalition 30.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 32.9 points to Labor since 2022. Others led first preferences with 39.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 63.6 | Coal 63.4 | Lab 69.5 | Lab +32.9 |
| Labor | 49.1% | 25.1% | 32.5% | +7.3 |
| Coalition | 27.9% | 45.5% | 17.4% | -28.1 |
| Greens | 4.6% | 3.8% | 3.8% | -0.0 |
| One Nation | 4.3% | 2.1% | 5.2% | +3.1 |
| Independents | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | +1.6 |
| Others | 12.4% | 23.5% | 39.6% | +16.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,104 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 3.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 13.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 86.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 4.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 2.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 0.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 1,691 (1,168 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kowanyama | Ordinary | 46% | yes |
| Pormpuraaw | Ordinary | 35% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% | |
| Lockhart River | Ordinary | 1% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 6 | Remote Mobile Team | 1% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 1% | |
| Cairns City | Ordinary | 1% | |
| Mareeba LEICHHARDT PPVC | PPVC | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Leichhardt
- Brinsmead
- Clifton Beach - Kewarra Beach
- Freshwater - Stratford
- Redlynch
- Trinity Beach - Smithfield
- Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach
- Cairns City
- Earlville - Bayview Heights
- Kanimbla - Mooroobool
- Lamb Range
- Manoora
- Manunda
- Westcourt - Bungalow
- White Rock
- Whitfield - Edge Hill
- Woree
- Daintree
- Port Douglas
- Aurukun
- Cape York
- Northern Peninsula
- Torres
- Torres Strait Islands
- Weipa
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.