How Tiwi Islands voted
SA2 area in Northern Territory · federal division: Lingiari · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Tiwi Islands favoured Labor 76.3% (v Coalition 23.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.2 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 71.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 75.0 | Lab 79.5 | Lab 76.3 | Coal +3.2 |
| Labor | 69.7% | 73.9% | 71.9% | -2.0 |
| Coalition | 22.2% | 15.2% | 20.8% | +5.6 |
| Greens | 3.2% | 5.3% | 2.5% | -2.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% | +0.4 |
| Independents | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | -1.2 |
| Others | 3.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% | +0.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Tiwi Islands | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $757 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 5.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 10.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 83.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 4.3% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 2.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 1.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,348 (1,650 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 1 | Remote Mobile Team | 87% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Other Mobile Team 1 | Other Mobile Team | 2% | |
| Eaton LINGIARI PPVC | PPVC | 1% | |
| Darwin LINGIARI PPVC | PPVC | 1% | |
| Palmerston LINGIARI PPVC | PPVC | 1% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 1% | |
| Special Hospital Team 1 | Special Hospital Team | 0% |
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
- Tanami
- Yuendumu - Anmatjere
- Barkly
- Tennant Creek
- Alligator
- Daly
- Thamarrurr
- 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.