How Nightcliff voted
SA2 area in Northern Territory · federal division: Solomon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Nightcliff favoured Labor 56.2% (v Coalition 43.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 7.1 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 33.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 57.0 | Lab 63.3 | Lab 56.2 | Coal +7.1 |
| Labor | 40.2% | 40.0% | 33.5% | -6.5 |
| Coalition | 35.4% | 22.9% | 32.2% | +9.3 |
| Greens | 15.6% | 19.0% | 12.0% | -7.0 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.5% | 5.8% | +1.4 |
| Independents | 4.2% | 0.0% | 16.1% | +16.1 |
| Others | 4.7% | 13.7% | 0.5% | -13.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Nightcliff | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,051 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 45.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 44.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 55.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 19.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 37.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 30.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,884 (3,104 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 | 37% | |
| Rapid Creek | Ordinary | 23% | |
| Darwin SOLOMON PPVC | PPVC | 11% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 9% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Millner | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Parap | Ordinary | 2% | |
| 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
- Karama
- Leanyer
- Lyons (NT)
- Malak - Marrara
- Millner
- Moil
- 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.