Tiwi Islands Region
The Tiwi Islands Region is a local government area (LGA) of the Northern Territory, Australia. The LGA covers an area of 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. 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. Description and governance. The local government area covers an area of and had an estimated population of 2,753 in June 2018. 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: 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". Demographics. The demographics of the region are shown in the tables below. 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.