How South Hedland voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Durack · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of South Hedland favoured Coalition 50.4% (v Labor 49.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.3 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 33.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 54.4 | Lab 55.0 | Coal 50.4 | Coal +5.3 |
| Labor | 29.7% | 33.8% | 28.8% | -4.9 |
| Coalition | 42.0% | 32.2% | 33.9% | +1.7 |
| Greens | 8.7% | 9.7% | 9.3% | -0.4 |
| One Nation | 12.7% | 7.9% | 11.7% | +3.7 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 6.9% | 16.4% | 16.3% | -0.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | South Hedland | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,586 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 68.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 7.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 24.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 14.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 11,046 (7,885 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 | 40% | yes |
| South Hedland East | Ordinary | 20% | yes |
| South Hedland | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 7% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Port Hedland | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 9 | Remote Mobile Team | 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
- Port 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.