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The Tiwi Islands Region is a local government area (LGA) of the Northern Territory, Australia. The LGA covers an area of 7,483 square kilometres (2,889 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,753 in June 2018, and is governed by the Tiwi Islands Regional Council, formerly Tiwi Islands Shire Council.

Tiwi Islands Regional Council Northern Territory
Population	2,753 (2018)[1]
• Density	0.36790/km2 (0.95286/sq mi)
Established	2014
Area	7,483 km2 (2,889.2 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Gawin Tipiloura
Council seat	Milikapiti
Region	Tiwi Islands
Federal division(s)	Solomon
Website	Tiwi Islands Regional Council
LGAs around Tiwi Islands Regional Council: Timor Sea Timor Sea Arafura Sea Timor Sea Tiwi Islands Regional Council West Arnhem Wagait Darwin West Arnhem

History

In October 2006 the Northern Territory Government announced the reform of local government areas. The intention of the reform was to improve and expand the delivery of services to towns and communities across the Northern Territory by establishing eleven new shires. The Tiwi Islands Shire Council was created on 1 July 2008 as were the remaining ten shires.^{[citation needed]}

The Tiwi Islands Shire Council became the Tiwi Islands Regional Council under legislation passed by the Northern Territory Government in January 2014.[2]

Description and governance

The local government area covers an area of 7,483 square kilometres (2,889 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 2,753 in June 2018.[1]

Elections of Councillors were held on 26 August 2017. The current^[when?] Mayor of the Tiwi Islands Region is Gawin Tipiloura.[3]

Wards

The Tiwi Islands Regional Council is divided into three wards, which is governed by 12 councillors:

• Bathurst (6)
• Milikapiti (3)
• Pirlangimpi (3)

Localities and communities

Land within the Tiwi Islands Region was divided during 2007 into bounded areas for the purpose of creating an address for a property. The bounded areas are called "localities" with those localities associated with existing aboriginal communities being called "communities".[4][5]

Localities

• Tiwi Islands

Communities

• Milikapiti
• Pirlangimpi
• Wurrumiyanga

Demographics

The demographics of the region are shown in the tables below.[6]

Ancestry

Ancestry	Number	Percentage
Aboriginal	2,023	82.3%
Australian	174	7.1%
English	89	3.6%
Irish	31	1.3%
Scottish	22	0.9%
Fijian	20	0.8%
Filipino	12	0.5%
Torres Strait Islander	11	0.4%
New Zealander	8	0.3%
Greek	6	0.2%
Estonian	6	0.2%
Japanese	6	0.2%
Chinese	5	0.2%
Samoan	4	0.2%
Tongan	4	0.2%
Vietnamese	4	0.2%
Dutch	4	0.2%
German	3	0.1%
South Sea Islander	3	0.1%
Afghan	3	0.1%
Italian	3	0.1%
Indonesian	3	0.1%

Birthplace

Before 2016, all Tiwi Islanders who stated their country of birth were born in Australia. Between 2011 and 2016, however, over ten arrivals each from the Philippines, the United Kingdom and Fiji arrived in the islands.

Country	Number	Percentage	Change since 2011
Australia	2,319	94.5%	-233
Philippines	15	0.6%	+15
United Kingdom	13	0.5%	+13
Fiji	12	0.5%	+12

Language

Language spoken at home

Language	Number	Percentage	Change since 2011
Australian Aboriginal languages (primarily Tiwi)	2,022	82.4%	-3
English	272	11.1%	-204
Fijian	15[lower-alpha 1]	0.6%	+15
Only English	272	11.1%	-204
Language other than English	2,063	84.1%	+19

Proficiency in English

Proficiency	Number	Percentage	Change since 2011
Speaks another language and English well or very well	1,856	75.7%	-22
Speaks only English	272	11.1%	-205
Speaks another language, but speaks English not well or not at all	102	4.2%	-62

Religion

Religion	Number	Percentage	Change since 2011
Roman Catholicism	2,080	84.4%	-117
No religion	136	5.6%	-22
Christianity (not further defined)	24	1.0%	-3
Uniting Church	15	0.6%	-14
Christianity	2,156	88.1%	-156
No religion	136	5.6%	-22
Not stated[lower-alpha 2]	143	5.9%	+61

Notes

References

External links

• Tiwi Islands Regional Council website
• Map of LGAs
• Policy details

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