Tiwi Islands is a sparsely populated locality in Northern Territory within the Tiwi Islands local government area (postcode 0822). The area has roughly 194 residents and a young demographic, with a median age of 17. Households earn a median income of $85K per year, with an average household size of 3.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.4% year-on-year at the LGA level. NT employment has moved +3.3% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NT also had 4 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 3 underway, and 4 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are community & personal service, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward education and arts & recreation. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Australian, English.
The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Tiwi Islands is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 738, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Tiwi Islands LGA is higher than average at 145,360 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.4% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.