NT · Tiwi Islands Council
Wurrumiyanga, 0822
Current weather
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55% humidity · 9.3 km/h wind · 29.2° / 22.1° today · 1.7 mm rain
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Desirability score
- Coastal
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
Wurrumiyanga wears its coastal identity openly, a smaller community built around sand, sea and an easy outdoor rhythm. Remote from the metro area in the best sense: quiet streets, big skies and a town that runs on its own timetable. Sea breezes and coastal air are part of everyday life, especially on warmer evenings.
A younger crowd gives the area energy, with family life visible on every street. Homes are relatively affordable, which helps families and first-time residents put down roots.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is around average, weighed down by weaker community and employment and local dining and lifestyle amenities against similar coastal suburbs, even with transport and access and safety holding up better.
Population
- Population
- 1,421
- Median age
- 32
- Median household income / week
- $715
- Dwelling vacancy
- 10.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 41 of 403
- Median monthly mortgage
- $607
- Employment rate
- 24.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 17 / 19 / 39
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 684
- Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
2 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Fast food
- Piliyamanyirra SupermarketSupermarket
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 4
- Emergency department
- On site
- Julanimawu Health Care Centreclinic
- Julanimawu Health Care Centreclinic
- Julanimawu Health Care Centrehospital
- Wurrumiyanga Well Being Centreclinic
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- kindergartenkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 45.6/100 — Average
- State standing
- Top 17% of Northern Territory's suburbs
- National rank
- 2355th in Australia
- State rank
- 27th in NT
- Peer rank
- #1 among Coastal & beach · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #1 among Coastal & beach suburbs
- Data confidence
- 55%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Julanimawu Health Care Centrehealthclinic
- Julanimawu Health Care Centrehealthclinic
- Julanimawu Health Care Centrehealthhospital
- Wurrumiyanga Well Being Centrehealthclinic
- Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary SchoolschoolsPrimary
- Fast foodamenitiesfast_food
- Piliyamanyirra Supermarketamenitiessupermarket
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
More in Tiwi Islands Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Northern Territory.