How Northern Peninsula voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Leichhardt · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Northern Peninsula favoured Labor 73.8% (v Coalition 26.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 22.9 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 56.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 63.0 | Lab 50.9 | Lab 73.8 | Lab +22.9 |
| Labor | 50.0% | 28.8% | 56.6% | +27.8 |
| Coalition | 28.3% | 27.6% | 13.7% | -13.8 |
| Greens | 5.1% | 6.5% | 4.3% | -2.2 |
| One Nation | 3.3% | 2.7% | 4.8% | +2.1 |
| Independents | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.1% | +1.1 |
| Others | 11.7% | 34.4% | 19.5% | -15.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Northern Peninsula | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 23 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,331 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 7.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 24.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 95.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 2.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 2.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 1.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,781 (1,674 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote Mobile Team 3 | Remote Mobile Team | 42% | |
| Bamaga | Ordinary | 33% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Weipa PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Weipa | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Cairns CBD LEICHHARDT PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| Cairns 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
- Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw
- 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.