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Tiwi Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Tiwi Islands

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Only 2.3% of people in the Tiwi Islands were born overseas, making it one of the most Australian-born areas in the country. This reflects a community with very few overseas arrivals compared to the rest of the Northern Territory and Australia.

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📍 Tiwi Islands, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Tiwi Islands sits — People born overseas

2.3% ▲ +1355.4%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Tiwi Islands — lower than 99% of areas.

Tiwi Islands2.3%
0822, NT 5.3%
Northern Territory 21.8%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

The most common ancestries reported are English at 4.4% and Australian at 3.7%, followed by Irish, Scottish and German backgrounds.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

While 91.9% of residents were born in Australia, the proportion of people born overseas rose slightly from 0.2% in 2011 to 2.3% in 2021. This figure is far below the national average of 27.7%.

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2.3% ▲ +1355.4%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Country of birth

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In Tiwi Islands, Australia is the majority at 99%; England is next at 0%.

Australia 91.9% England 0.4% New Zealand 0.3% India 0.3% Philippines 0.2% Vietnam 0.2%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031060/tiwi-islands/topic/ancestry-heritage