How Whitfield - Edge Hill voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Leichhardt · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Whitfield - Edge Hill favoured Labor 56.1% (v Coalition 43.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 8.0 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 36.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 53.8 | Coal 51.9 | Lab 56.1 | Lab +8.0 |
| Labor | 28.5% | 28.0% | 36.6% | +8.6 |
| Coalition | 37.6% | 36.6% | 28.2% | -8.5 |
| Greens | 11.9% | 11.2% | 10.4% | -0.8 |
| One Nation | 5.2% | 7.2% | 7.5% | +0.3 |
| Independents | 3.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | +2.1 |
| Others | 13.8% | 16.9% | 15.3% | -1.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Whitfield - Edge Hill | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,677 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 30.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 33.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 32.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 24.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 13.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 8,353 (6,557 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns LEICHHARDT PPVC | PPVC | 31% | |
| Cairns CBD LEICHHARDT PPVC | PPVC | 14% | |
| Edge Hill | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Whitfield | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Northern Beaches PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| 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
- Woree
- Daintree
- Port Douglas
- Aurukun
- Cape York
- Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw
- Northern Peninsula
- Torres
- Torres Strait Islands
- 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.