Wurrumiyanga
NTWurrumiyanga is a stable suburb in NT with 1,421 residents.
- SAL code
- 70295
- SA2
- 702031060
- Population
- 1,421
- LGA
- Tiwi Islands
Wurrumiyanga, NT had 1,421 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 0.9% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 25-34 years, and the median age sits at 32. Households are most often couples with children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $607 a month. Around 10.3% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being rented at 89.7%. Most dwellings are separate houses, making up 83.5% of the suburb's housing stock. There is 1 school located inside the suburb. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Population
?1,421
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+0.9%
3yr: +0.7% · 10yr: -2.8%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$715/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
32
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?1/10
SA2 · more disadvantaged
Unemployment
?14.5%
SA4 · Q4 2025
Schools
1
1 primary
Hospitals
No data for this suburb
Childcare services
No data for this suburb
Parks & green space
OpenStreetMap parks data not yet loaded for NT
Transport stops
public-transport (GTFS) data not yet loaded for NT
Dwelling approvals
?0
Tiwi Islands · Feb 2026
Median Weekly Rent
state rental-bond data not yet loaded for NT
Median House Sale Price
state Valuer-General sale price data not yet loaded for NT
Safety & Crime
2026 Q2Reported incidents from NT police. Offence rates may not reflect all crime.
Population over time — Tiwi Islands (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Wurrumiyanga suburb alone is ~1,421 (Census 2021).
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 2,523 to 2,767 over 24 years, averaging 0.4% per year.
Schools
1 in suburbGovernment school catchment
Catchment data is not yet available for NT.
Source when available: NT Department of Education / NR Maps.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Public housing 57.7%Almost entirely detached houses (83.5%), rental-heavy (89.7% renting), built for families (42% are 3 bed).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire & flood risk
Hazard data is not yet available for NT.
Source when available: NT Bushfires NT Wildfire-Mitigation Areas and NT DEPWS Floodplain Mapping.
Planning zones
Planning-zone data is not yet available for NT.
Source when available: NT Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics — NT Planning Scheme 2020.