How Tanami voted
SA2 area in Northern Territory · federal division: Lingiari · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Tanami favoured Labor 84.1% (v Coalition 15.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 18.6 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 74.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 77.7 | Lab 65.5 | Lab 84.1 | Lab +18.6 |
| Labor | 71.1% | 54.5% | 74.1% | +19.6 |
| Coalition | 19.1% | 26.1% | 11.6% | -14.5 |
| Greens | 5.5% | 8.1% | 6.2% | -1.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 1.5% | 2.4% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 1.3% | 4.7% | 0.0% | -4.7 |
| Others | 3.0% | 5.1% | 5.7% | +0.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Tanami | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,277 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 5.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 16.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 73.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 1.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 3.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 2.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,839 (2,002 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 21 | Remote Mobile Team | 54% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 20 | Remote Mobile Team | 11% | |
| Alice Springs PPVC | PPVC | 7% | |
| Other Mobile Team 2 | Other Mobile Team | 7% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 18 | Remote Mobile Team | 6% | |
| Special Hospital Team 1 | Special Hospital Team | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Alice Springs | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Lingiari
- Berrimah
- Howard Springs
- Humpty Doo
- Koolpinyah
- Virginia
- Weddell
- Charles
- East Side
- Flynn (NT)
- Larapinta
- Mount Johns
- Petermann - Simpson
- Ross
- Sandover - Plenty
- Yuendumu - Anmatjere
- Barkly
- Tennant Creek
- Alligator
- Daly
- Thamarrurr
- Tiwi Islands
- West Arnhem
- Anindilyakwa
- East Arnhem
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.