$40 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tiwi Islands · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Tiwi Islands
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Other dwelling types are the most common form of housing in the Tiwi Islands, making up 41.7% of homes. This area has a very unusual housing market where no homes are owned outright and typical weekly rents are just $40, far below the national figure.
$40
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tiwi Islands — lower than 99% of areas.
| Tiwi Islands | $40 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | $80 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the lowest in the country at $40, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $325. However, the typical monthly home loan payment is $2,167, a little above the Australian figure of $1,863.
$2,167 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Tiwi Islands, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No one in the area owns their home outright, a figure far below the national average of 31%. While 38.9% of households rent, which is well above the Australian figure, over half the population (52.8%) fall into other tenure categories.
38.9% ▼ -48.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.0%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Tiwi Islands, Other tenure is the majority at 58%; Rented is next at 42%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in the Tiwi Islands are more crowded than most, with 1.3 people per bedroom. This is consistent with the fact that separate houses are far less common here than across the country, and the share of homes with three or more bedrooms is far below the national figure.
1.30 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.50
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 1.30
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
38.9% ▼ -55.6%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.5%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 38.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
55.6% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →Tiwi Islands splits fairly evenly between Other dwelling (39%) and Separate house (37%), with Townhouse / semi-detached at 24%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Tiwi Islands, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 31%, followed by 3 bedrooms (26%) and 1 bedroom (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70263/tiwi-islands/topic/housing-dwellings