How Port Hedland voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Durack · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Port Hedland favoured Coalition 54.9% (v Labor 45.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 8.0 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 38.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 58.6 | Lab 53.1 | Coal 54.9 | Coal +8.0 |
| Labor | 26.0% | 33.1% | 26.1% | -7.0 |
| Coalition | 46.5% | 34.4% | 38.6% | +4.2 |
| Greens | 8.3% | 9.7% | 9.7% | +0.0 |
| One Nation | 12.1% | 8.0% | 10.5% | +2.5 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 7.1% | 14.9% | 15.1% | +0.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Port Hedland | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $3,402 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 19.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 55.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 68.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 8.3% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 23.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 11.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,253 (3,149 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hedland PPVC | PPVC | 34% | |
| Port Hedland | Ordinary | 33% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 9% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% | |
| South Hedland | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| South Hedland East | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Broome PPVC | PPVC | 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
- South Hedland
- Ashburton (WA)
- Karratha
- 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.