Oceania, Aotearoa and Australia
Tiwi
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Lands
The Tiwi Islands (Bathurst and Melville Islands), about 80 km north of Darwin in the Arafura Sea, Northern Territory, Australia
Countries Australia
Facts 3
Culture
The Tiwi Land Council listed the 2026 Tiwi Cultural Festival and Football Grand Final for Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July.
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Population
The Tiwi Islands, about 80 km north of Darwin, are home to just over 3,000 people, more than 90 percent of them Tiwi.
As of 2026 Source: Tiwi Land Council, The Tiwi Islands (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
There are eight landowning groups on the Tiwi Islands, and Tiwi people have an unbroken history of occupying and owning their islands.
Source: Tiwi Land Council, Land Ownership (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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