How Yarrabah voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Kennedy · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Yarrabah favoured Labor 71.7% (v Coalition 28.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.6 points to Labor since 2022. Others led first preferences with 50.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 72.7 | Lab 67.1 | Lab 71.7 | Lab +4.6 |
| Labor | 49.5% | 32.0% | 36.6% | +4.6 |
| Coalition | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.3% | +0.2 |
| Greens | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | +0.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% | +2.3 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% | -0.0 |
| Others | 41.5% | 57.9% | 50.4% | -7.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Yarrabah | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,254 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 2.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 10.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 81.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 10.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 0.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 0.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,505 (1,604 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarrabah | Ordinary | 53% | yes |
| Yarrabah PPVC | PPVC | 33% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Cairns South KENNEDY PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Gordonvale | Ordinary | 1% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 1% | |
| Provisional | Declaration: Provisional | 1% | |
| Townsville KENNEDY PPVC | PPVC | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Kennedy
- Bentley Park
- Edmonton
- Gordonvale - Trinity
- Mount Sheridan
- Babinda
- Innisfail
- Johnstone
- Tully
- Atherton
- Herberton
- Kuranda
- Malanda - Yungaburra
- Mareeba
- Croydon - Etheridge
- Tablelands
- Carpentaria
- Mount Isa
- Mount Isa Surrounds
- Northern Highlands
- Far Central West
- Charters Towers
- Dalrymple
- Ingham
- Ingham Surrounds
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.