How Weddell voted
SA2 area in Northern Territory · federal division: Lingiari · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Weddell favoured Coalition 61.6% (v Labor 38.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.5 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 43.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 59.4 | Coal 61.1 | Coal 61.6 | Coal +0.5 |
| Labor | 29.0% | 24.1% | 27.3% | +3.2 |
| Coalition | 47.1% | 40.2% | 43.4% | +3.2 |
| Greens | 8.1% | 8.4% | 7.8% | -0.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 8.7% | 16.6% | +7.9 |
| Independents | 7.7% | 4.0% | 0.0% | -4.0 |
| Others | 8.2% | 14.7% | 5.0% | -9.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Weddell | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,969 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 58.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 16.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 29.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 15.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,289 (3,278 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolalinga LINGIARI PPVC | PPVC | 47% | |
| Berry Springs | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Humpty Doo | Ordinary | 6% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Coolalinga | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Palmerston LINGIARI PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% |
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
- Charles
- East Side
- Flynn (NT)
- Larapinta
- Mount Johns
- Petermann - Simpson
- Ross
- Sandover - Plenty
- Tanami
- 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.