Tiwi, Darwin

The languages of Tiwi

The 2021 Census found about 620 people in Tiwi, part of Darwin, speaking a language other than English at home. The Northern Territory has a higher share than Tiwi. For the wider picture, Darwin has a page of its own.

Residents
2,458
Speak another language
25.1%-3.7%
Languages spoken
35
Born overseas
27.7%

Which languages lead in Tiwi?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Greek
    1070%
  2. 02
    Malayalam
    96-15.8%
  3. 03
    Filipino
    38+11.8%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    34+78.9%
  5. 05
    Tagalog
    34+6.3%
  6. 06
    Portuguese
    25+38.9%
  7. 07
    German
    22+4.8%
  8. 08
    Indonesian
    21-12.5%
  9. 09
    Cantonese
    16+6.7%
  10. 10
    Urdu
    15+200%

Where were Tiwi's residents born?

India is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    India
    113-9.6%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    92+17.9%
  3. 03
    England
    81-8.0%
  4. 04
    Greece
    45+21.6%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    40-16.7%
  6. 06
    Sri Lanka
    28+55.6%
  7. 07
    Timor-Leste
    27-10.0%
  8. 08
    Pakistan
    24+84.6%
  9. 09
    Malaysia
    22-21.4%
  10. 10
    Canada
    170%

Where does Tiwi sit against Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a lower share than Tiwi.

Tiwi
25.1%
Northern Territory
32.1%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Tiwi's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,132-10.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    904+27.7%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    75+1.4%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    54-41.9%
  5. 05
    Islam
    33-23.3%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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Tiwi is part of Darwin, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.