Tiwi Islands NT
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Living Here
Tiwi Islands is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 194 people, with a median age of 17. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $40 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 42% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2011 → 2021
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Socio-economic Standing
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: 71.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 71.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 84.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 18.3% · Labour-force participation 45.8%
Population by age in Tiwi Islands
| 0-4 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 52 |
| 15-19 | 43 |
| 20-24 | 9 |
| 25-34 | 29 |
| 35-44 | 25 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 10 |
| 65-74 | 3 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Tiwi Islands
| House | 14 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 9 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 15 |
Households by weekly income in Tiwi Islands
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 9 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 15 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Tiwi Islands
| Aboriginal | 135 |
|---|---|
| Other | 26 |
| Australian | 22 |
| English | 21 |
| Ancestry NS | 16 |
| German | 5 |
Housing tenure in Tiwi Islands
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 14 |
| Other | 19 |
Cars per household in Tiwi Islands
| 0 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Tiwi Islands
| Car | 16 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 24 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Tiwi Islands
| Fiji | 9 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Tiwi Islands
| Australian Indigenous | 115 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
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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