| Tiwi Islands Regional Council Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,753 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.36790/km2 (0.95286/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,483 km2 (2,889.2 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Pirrawayingi Puruntatameri[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Milikapiti | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Tiwi Islands | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Arafura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Tiwi Islands Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
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The Tiwi Islands Region is a local government area (LGA) of the Northern Territory, Australia. The LGA covers an area of 7,483 square kilometres (2,889 sq mi) 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Council Members | Tiwi Islands Regional Council".