Tiwi Demographics (NT) Local Stats

Tiwi (0810) is a suburb of Northern Territory, Darwin, Northern Territory. It is about 12 kms from NT's capital city of Darwin. Tiwi is in the federal electorate of Solomon.

In the 2011 census the population of Tiwi was 2,510 and is comprised of approximately 51.8% females and 48.2% males.

The median/average age of the population of Tiwi is 37 years of age.

59.0% of people living in the suburb of Tiwi were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.8% England, 3.2% India, 2.7% Philippines, 2.4% New Zealand, 2.0% Greece, 1.9% Timor-Leste, 1.4% Zimbabwe, 1.2% Malaysia, 0.9% Germany, 0.8% Scotland, 0.7% Indonesia, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Papua New Guinea, 0.5% Canada.

66.9% of people living in Tiwi speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 5.3% Other, 4.2% Greek, 1.4% Australian Indigenous Languages , 1.2% Portuguese, 1.1% Filipino , 1.1% German, 0.9% Mandarin, 0.9% Indonesian.

The religious makeup of Tiwi is 25.5% Catholic, 21.4% No religion, 11.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 11.5% Anglican, 5.8% Uniting Church, 5.1% Eastern Orthodox, 2.4% Buddhism, 2.2% Islam, 2.1% Hinduism, 2.0% Christian, nfd.

45.7% of people are married, 34.7% have never married and 9.6% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 146 widowed people living in Tiwi.

69.0% of the people living in Tiwi over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 20.1% are working on a part time basis. Tiwi has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Tiwi are 35.8% Professionals, 14.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.6% Technicians & trades workers, 10.8% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Managers, 7.0% Labourers, 5.1% Sales workers, 4.7% Machinery operators & drivers, 1.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Tiwi work in are 24.0% Health care and social assistance, 17.8% Public administration and safety, 11.4% Education and training, 6.3% Construction, 6.2% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.1% Retail trade, 4.8% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.7% Administrative and support services, 3.5% Accommodation and food services.

21.5% of homes are fully owned, and 34.1% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 37.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $822 per week and the median household income is $1704 per week.

The median rent in Tiwi is $350 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Tiwi postcode 0810