NT · Darwin Council
Tiwi, NT, 0810
Current weather
28.1°CMainly clear
65% humidity · 3.3 km/h wind · 28.1° / 23.2° today · 1 mm rain
Desirability index
#12 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Tiwi is a smaller suburban community in the Darwin area, home to around 2,511 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and a solid spread of nearby amenities and everyday services. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 2,511
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $2,022
- Dwelling vacancy
- 7.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 61 of 859
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 56.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 64 / 0 / 205
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 944
- Dripstone Secondary CollegeSecondary
- Henbury SchoolSpecial
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
20 public transport stops in this suburb
- 75 Henbury Avenue
- 8 Willeroo Street
- Darwin Private Hospital
- Delamere Street before Wangalara Street
- Royal Darwin Hospital
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
36 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bbq
- Bicycle Parking
- Creswell StreetBus stop
- Darwin Hospital Precinct (967)Bus stop
- Darwin Hospital Precinct (968)Bus stop
- Darwin Hospital Precinct (984)Bus stop
- Delamere Street (005)Bus stop
- Diabeties Australia - Tiwi Shops (012)Bus stop
- Erldunda Street (013)Bus stop
- Erldunda Street (401)Bus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
5 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Calvert ParkPark
- Dorisvale ParkPark
- Glencoe ParkPark
- Koolpinyah ParkPark
- Marraki ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- On site
- Darwin Private Hospitalhospital
- Royal Darwin Hospitalhospital
- Tiwi Medical ClinicTiwi Gardens Roadclinic
- carpentariaclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Goodstart Early Learningkindergarten
- Top End Early Learning Centre Inckindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 15
- Parks (OSM)
- 9
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 80.9/100
- Cohort rank
- #12 among Metro Darwin suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Goodstart Early Learningchildcarekindergarten
- Top End Early Learning Centre Incchildcarekindergarten
- Darwin Private Hospitalhealthhospital
- Royal Darwin Hospitalhealthhospital
- Tiwi Medical ClinichealthTiwi Gardens Roadclinic
- carpentariahealthclinic
- Calvert Parkgovernmentpark
- Dorisvale Parkgovernmentpark
- Glencoe Parkgovernmentpark
- Koolpinyah Parkgovernmentpark
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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