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Tiwi Islands Region

FieldValue
nameTiwi Islands Regional Council
statent
imageTiwi Islands Shire.jpg
image_upright0.81
pop2753
pop_year2018
pop_footnotes
area7483
area_footnotes
est2014
seatMilikapiti
mayorPirrawayingi Puruntatameri
regionTiwi Islands
logoTiwi Islands Council Logo.svg
urlhttps://tiwiislands.org.au/
stategovArafura
fedgovLingiari
near-nwTimor Sea
near-nTimor Sea
near-neArafura Sea
near-eWest Arnhem
near-seWest Arnhem
near-sDarwin
near-swWagait
near-wTimor Sea

| near-nw = Timor Sea | near-n = Timor Sea | near-ne = Arafura Sea | near-e = West Arnhem | near-se = West Arnhem | near-s = Darwin | near-sw = Wagait | near-w = Timor Sea The Tiwi Islands Region is a local government area (LGA) of the Northern Territory, Australia. The LGA covers an area of 7,483 km2 and had an estimated population of 2,753 in June 2018, and is governed by the Tiwi Islands Regional Council, formerly Tiwi Islands Shire Council.

History

In October 2006 the Northern Territory Government announced the reform of local government areas. The intention of the reform was to improve and expand the delivery of services to towns and communities across the Northern Territory by establishing eleven new shires. The Tiwi Islands Shire Council was created on 1 July 2008 as were the remaining ten shires.

The Tiwi Islands Shire Council became the Tiwi Islands Regional Council under legislation passed by the Northern Territory Government in January 2014.

Description and governance

The local government area covers an area of 7,483 km2 and had an estimated population of 2,753 in June 2018.

The most recent council elections (which also elected the Mayor) were held on 10 September 2021. The current mayor is Pirrawayingi Puruntatameri (an independent) and the current Deputy Mayor is Leslie Tungatalum (a member of the Country Liberal Party).

Wards

The Tiwi Islands Regional Council is divided into three wards: Bathurst, Milikapiti and Pirlangimpi. The council is governed by 12 councillors, six from Bathurst Ward and three each from the Milikapiti and Pirlangimpi Wards:

Bathurst (6)Milikapiti (3)Pirlangimpi (3)

Localities and communities

Land within the Tiwi Islands Region was divided during 2007 into bounded areas for the purpose of creating an address for a property. The bounded areas are called "localities" with those localities associated with existing Aboriginal communities being called "communities".

Localities

  • Tiwi Islands

Communities

CommunityPopulationMap
Milikapiti
Pirlangimpi (Garden Point)
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu)

Demographics

The demographics of the region are shown in the tables below.

Ancestry

AncestryNumberPercentage
[[File:Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg25px]] Aboriginal2,02382.3%
Australia Australian1747.1%
England English893.6%
Ireland Irish311.3%
Scotland Scottish220.9%
Fiji Fijian200.8%
Philippines Filipino120.5%
Torres Strait Islander110.4%
New Zealand New Zealander80.3%
Greece Greek60.2%
Estonia Estonian60.2%
Japan Japanese60.2%
China Chinese50.2%
Samoa Samoan40.2%
Tonga Tongan40.2%
Vietnam Vietnamese40.2%
Netherlands Dutch40.2%
Germany German30.1%
[[File:Australian South Sea Islanders flag.svg25px]] South Sea Islander30.1%
Afghanistan Afghan30.1%
Italy Italian30.1%
Indonesia Indonesian30.1%

Birthplace

Before 2016, all Tiwi Islanders who stated their country of birth were born in Australia. Between 2011 and 2016, however, over ten arrivals each from the Philippines, the United Kingdom and Fiji arrived in the islands.

CountryNumberPercentageChange since 2011
Australia2,31994.5%-233
Philippines150.6%+15
United Kingdom130.5%+13
Fiji120.5%+12

Language

Language spoken at home

LanguageNumberPercentageChange since 2011
Australian Aboriginal languages (primarily Tiwi)2,02282.4%-3
English27211.1%-204
Fijian150.6%+15
Only English27211.1%-204
Language other than English2,06384.1%+19

Proficiency in English

ProficiencyNumberPercentageChange since 2011
Speaks another language and English well or very well1,85675.7%-22
Speaks only English27211.1%-205
Speaks another language, but speaks English not well or not at all1024.2%-62

Religion

ReligionNumberPercentageChange since 2011
Roman Catholicism2,08084.4%-117
No religion1365.6%-22
Christianity (not further defined)241.0%-3
Uniting Church150.6%-14
Christianity2,15688.1%-156
No religion1365.6%-22
Not stated1435.9%+61

Notes

References

References

  1. (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
  2. "Council Members | Tiwi Islands Regional Council".
  3. (18 December 2013). "Local Government Act: Changes to local government areas and councils". Northern Territory Government.
  4. "2021 Local Government Elections".
  5. (October 2024). "Unknown}}{{Dead link".
  6. "Northern Territory localities and suburbs". Northern Territory Government.
  7. "Tiwi Islands Shire (sic)". Northern Territory Government.
  8. (11 April 2017). "About the profile areas - Tiwi Islands Regional Council LGA".
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