How Meekatharra voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal divisions: Durack, O'Connor · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Meekatharra favoured Coalition 64.4% (v Labor 35.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 10.1 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 51.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 64.9 | Coal 54.3 | Coal 64.4 | Coal +10.1 |
| Labor | 22.8% | 30.8% | 20.9% | -9.9 |
| Coalition | 54.7% | 44.6% | 51.5% | +6.8 |
| Greens | 5.8% | 7.7% | 5.8% | -1.8 |
| One Nation | 9.8% | 6.3% | 10.2% | +3.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 6.9% | 10.6% | 11.6% | +1.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Meekatharra | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,202 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 8.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 52.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 44.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 32.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 21.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 10.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,153 (2,650 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meekatharra | Ordinary | 19% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 17% | |
| Mount Magnet | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| Remote Mobile Team 11 | Remote Mobile Team | 14% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 6% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% | |
| Geraldton PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 5 | Remote Mobile Team | 2% |
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)
- Karratha
- Roebourne
- Carnarvon
- Exmouth
- Geraldton
- Geraldton - East
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.