Flood Risk in Tiwi, NT: 2026 Assessment

Tiwi, located in Northern Territory, has a notable flood risk profile based on available data including proximity to waterways, elevation, and historical flood events. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) maintains river height and flood warning data for catchments across Northern Territory.

Tiwi's proximity to the Arafura Sea and low elevation make it susceptible to coastal flooding during storm surges and king tides.

Tiwi faces a moderate risk of flooding, primarily due to its low-lying coastal location and proximity to waterways. Intense rainfall events can lead to stormwater runoff and riverine flooding.

For a comprehensive property-specific flood assessment including address-level elevation data, flood overlay mapping, and insurance cost estimates, use the ClimateNest full analysis tool. General suburb data cannot replace a site-specific evaluation.

Tiwi sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 9% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 76.5% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in Tiwi.

Tiwi (postcode 0810) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are bushfire (20.4% of land in high-risk zones), tropical cyclone (9.8% of land in high-risk zones), extreme wind (9.1% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Tiwi — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.