Tiwi Islands Region

The Tiwi Islands Regional Council is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The local government area covers an area of 7,483 km² and had an estimated population of 2,753 in June 2018.[1]

Tiwi Islands Regional Council
Northern Territory
Population2,753 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.36790/km2 (0.95286/sq mi)
Established2014
Area7,483 km2 (2,889.2 sq mi)[1]
MayorGawin Tipiloura
Council seatMilikapiti
RegionTiwi Islands
Federal Division(s)Solomon
WebsiteTiwi 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.

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

Elections of Councillors were held on 26 August 2017. The current Mayor of the Tiwi Islands Region is Gawin Tipiloura.

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".[3][4]

Localities
  • Tiwi Islands

Communities

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. TOLLNER, DAVID WILLIAM (18 December 2013). "Local Government Act CHANGES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND COUNCILS" (PDF). Northern Territory Government Gazette. Northern Territory Government. p. 3. Retrieved 26 April 2019. with effect from 1 January 2014:
  3. "Northern Territory localities and suburbs". Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. "Tiwi Islands Shire (sic)". Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

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