How Torres Strait Islands voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Leichhardt · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Torres Strait Islands favoured Labor 79.2% (v Coalition 20.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 28.7 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 60.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 63.4 | Lab 50.5 | Lab 79.2 | Lab +28.7 |
| Labor | 52.7% | 36.2% | 60.1% | +23.9 |
| Coalition | 29.8% | 32.9% | 10.8% | -22.1 |
| Greens | 4.6% | 4.0% | 4.0% | +0.0 |
| One Nation | 3.5% | 1.8% | 3.8% | +2.0 |
| Independents | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | +1.5 |
| Others | 7.9% | 25.1% | 19.8% | -5.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Torres Strait Islands | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $976 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 3.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 13.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 91.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 6.3% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 3.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,124 (2,685 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 | 36% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 2 | Remote Mobile Team | 21% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 7 | Remote Mobile Team | 16% | |
| Thursday Island PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| Cairns CBD LEICHHARDT PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Thursday Island | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% |
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
- Northern Peninsula
- Torres
- 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.