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Tiwi NT 0810

963 addresses · 27 streets

Solomon Electorate › Darwin LGA › Tiwi · 12 km from Darwin

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Living Here

Tiwi is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 2,511 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $2,022 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 36% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

2,511Population
40Median age
$2,022Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tiwi statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tiwi itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Darwin International Airport, 5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 39.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tiwi

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Tiwi NT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202039.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202145.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 58.7%

Population by age in Tiwi
Population by age, Tiwi NT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4139
5-14307
15-19107
20-24119
25-34388
35-44385
45-54296
55-64281
65-74246
75-84156
85+84
Dwelling types in Tiwi
Dwelling types, Tiwi NT (ABS Census 2021)
House592
Townhouse0
Apartment205
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tiwi
Households by weekly income, Tiwi NT (ABS Census 2021)
<$65099
$650-1,499189
$1,500-2,999238
$3,000+207
Top ancestries in Tiwi
Top ancestries, Tiwi NT (ABS Census 2021)
Australian726
English610
Other379
Ancestry NS279
Aboriginal245
Irish182
Housing tenure in Tiwi
Housing tenure, Tiwi NT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned195
Mortgage274
Rented281
Other29
Cars per household in Tiwi
Cars per household, Tiwi NT (ABS Census 2021)
058
1295
2282
3116
4+49
Commute to work in Tiwi
Commute to work, Tiwi NT (ABS Census 2021)
Car804
Train0
Bus18
Tram/ferry0
Walked68
Bicycle27
Home46
Top countries of birth in Tiwi
Top countries of birth, Tiwi NT (ABS Census 2021)
India116
Philippines99
England83
Greece48
New Zealand37
Sri Lanka25
Languages used at home in Tiwi
Languages used at home, Tiwi NT (ABS Census 2021)
Greek108
Malayalam95
Tagalog39
Filipino37
Australian Indigenous32
Mandarin31

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

254,559 bird observations recorded near Tiwi — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tiwi

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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