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Tiwi Islands vs Vernon Islands

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 58 km apart · Tiwi Islands profile · Vernon Islands profile

Tiwi Islands Vernon Islands

Tiwi Islands and Vernon Islands are two sparsely populated areas in the Northern Territory. Tiwi Islands is home to 194 people and has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 141 people. It also has far more schools, with five located within 3 km, while Vernon Islands has none.

Both areas are effectively alike in that they have no public transport routes or stops. Because Vernon Islands has no residents, the gaps between these two locations are most visible in the total number of people and available services.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tiwi Islandsin Vernon Islands +194 larger in Tiwi Islands gap widening
194 53rd pct 0 0th pct
  • First area, 2011: 227
  • First area, 2016: 123
  • First area, 2021: 194
  • Second area, 2016: 0
  • Second area, 2021: 0
17 yrs 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 22 yrs
  • First area, 2016: 35 yrs
  • First area, 2021: 17 yrs
72.7% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 78.4%
  • First area, 2016: 56.1%
  • First area, 2021: 72.7%
3.1% 5th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 1.3%
  • First area, 2016: 4.1%
  • First area, 2021: 3.1%
33.0% 99th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 36.4%
  • First area, 2016: 18.7%
  • First area, 2021: 33.0%
24.4% 93rd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 15.2%
  • First area, 2016: 14.5%
  • First area, 2021: 24.4%

Ancestry & Birthplace

8.2% 35th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 13.8%
  • First area, 2021: 8.2%

Language

63.4% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 67.8%
  • First area, 2016: 66.7%
  • First area, 2021: 63.4%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2016: 2.4%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

29.9% 23rd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 10.0%
  • First area, 2016: 18.7%
  • First area, 2021: 29.9%

Education & Qualifications

39.4% 35th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 39.3%
  • First area, 2016: 42.7%
  • First area, 2021: 39.4%
8.3% 23rd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 11.6%
  • First area, 2016: 21.9%
  • First area, 2021: 8.3%
15.63 84th pct —
Schools ≤3 km in Tiwi Islandsin Vernon Islands +5 more in Tiwi Islands
5 73rd pct 0 0th pct
82 22nd pct —
682 0th pct —

Income

$281 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: $254
  • First area, 2016: $612
  • First area, 2021: $281
$1,625 56th pct —
  • First area, 2011: $1,319
  • First area, 2016: $1,416
  • First area, 2021: $1,625
$1,624 34th pct —
  • First area, 2011: $480
  • First area, 2016: $1,416
  • First area, 2021: $1,624
3.0% 24th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 2.1%
  • First area, 2016: 4.2%
  • First area, 2021: 3.0%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%

Health & Disability

10.3% 1st pct —
3.6% 19th pct —
1.5% 22nd pct —
  • First area, 2011: 1.8%
  • First area, 2016: 5.7%
  • First area, 2021: 1.5%

Community Participation

11.4% 17th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 16.4%
  • First area, 2016: 16.7%
  • First area, 2021: 11.4%
9.8% 25th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 13.0%
  • First area, 2016: 8.3%
  • First area, 2021: 9.8%
33.3% 86th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 43.1%
  • First area, 2016: 21.9%
  • First area, 2021: 33.3%
0.0% 0th pct —
3.8% 1st pct —
  • First area, 2011: 13.1%
  • First area, 2016: 15.6%
  • First area, 2021: 3.8%

First Nations

First Nations people in Tiwi Islandsin Vernon Islands +141 larger in Tiwi Islands
141 86th pct 0 0th pct
16 yrs 13th pct —
42.9% 57th pct —
21.2% 87th pct —
$185 0th pct —
$949 16th pct —
Indigenous language in Tiwi Islandsin Vernon Islands
78.0% 98th pct —

Family & Households

3.2 89th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 3.5
  • First area, 2016: 2.6
  • First area, 2021: 3.2
7.0% 28th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 19.3%
  • First area, 2016: 11.8%
  • First area, 2021: 7.0%
22.2% 45th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 14.0%
  • First area, 2016: 14.6%
  • First area, 2021: 22.2%

Housing & Dwellings

$40 0th pct —
$2,167 80th pct —
1.30 100th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 1.50
  • First area, 2016: 1.00
  • First area, 2021: 1.30
38.9% 87th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 75.0%
  • First area, 2016: 58.5%
  • First area, 2021: 38.9%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 6.3%
  • First area, 2016: 7.3%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
38.9% 5th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 87.5%
  • First area, 2016: 100.0%
  • First area, 2021: 38.9%
55.6% 12th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 54.3%
  • First area, 2016: 53.7%
  • First area, 2021: 55.6%

Transport & Vehicles

28.9% 100th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 56.1%
  • First area, 2016: 55.6%
  • First area, 2021: 28.9%
7.8% 19th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 8.2%
  • First area, 2016: 26.1%
  • First area, 2021: 7.8%
0.0% 0th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 0.0%
  • First area, 2016: 0.0%
  • First area, 2021: 0.0%
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct —
0.0 0th pct —
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
— 0 0th pct
— 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

48.1% 89th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 50.7%
  • First area, 2016: 36.2%
  • First area, 2021: 48.1%

Jobs & Industry

15.0% 97th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 5.6%
  • First area, 2016: 15.2%
  • First area, 2021: 15.0%
45.5% 14th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 48.3%
  • First area, 2016: 47.9%
  • First area, 2021: 45.5%
70.6% 88th pct —
  • First area, 2011: 70.1%
  • First area, 2016: 89.1%
  • First area, 2021: 70.6%

Walkability

366.0 99th pct —
Intersections/km² in Tiwi Islandsin Vernon Islands even
0 29th pct 0 0th pct

Compare Tiwi Islands with nearby areas

Compare Vernon Islands with nearby areas

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tiwi Islands vs Vernon Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL70263/tiwi-islands/vs/SAL70272/vernon-islands