194 ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 227
- 2016: 123
- 2021: 194
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tiwi Islands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tiwi Islands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Some of the youngest residents in the country live in the Tiwi Islands, where the typical age is only 17. This area is far younger than the national figure, with a high proportion of children and a very small number of seniors.
194
▼ -14.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tiwi Islands — higher than 53% of areas.
| Tiwi Islands | 194 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | 25,304 |
| Northern Territory | 232,605 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is just 17 years old, which is far younger than the national figure of 38. The total population is 194 people.
17 yrs ▼ -22.7%
Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 17 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 33% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 18.2%. This explains why the area is so young, with only 3.1% of people aged 65 and over.
3.1% ▲ +132.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
33.0% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tiwi Islands, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 33%, followed by Youth (15–24) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 72.7% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here at 24.4% compared to 11.5% across Australia.
72.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.4%
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.4% ▲ +60.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tiwi Islands, Never married is the majority at 58%; Married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70263/tiwi-islands/topic/demographics-identity