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Tennant Creek NT — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Tennant Creek NT is 3,080 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Tennant Creek is $671 per week ($34,892 per year). Median rent in Tennant Creek is $180 per week ($780 per month). Tennant Creek has a median age of 33 years, younger than the national median of 38. Tennant Creek has a population density of 73.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Tennant Creek is India. The most common religion is No Religion (41% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Tennant Creek is $1,114.

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Tennant Creek Population

residents (Census 2021)

Tennant Creek Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$671/wk

$34,892 per year

#5964 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$180/wk

$780 per month

#7868 of 14,663

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Median Age

33years

5 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,114/mo

Avg household size: 2.7 · 1 per bedroom

Tennant Creek Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.9% (1,567) Female 49.1% (1,512)

Population Density

73.2

people per km²

3,080 people · 42.1 km²

Households

2.7

Avg household size

Persons per bedroom

$1,433

Family income/wk

Tennant Creek Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Tennant Creek Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

47.3% 104 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

52.7% 116 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Tennant Creek Country of Birth

Australia

92.1%

India

2.7%

England

1.5%

Fiji

1.2%

Germany

0.6%

Bangladesh

0.5%

Indonesia

0.5%

China

0.4%

France

0.3%

Afghanistan

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Tennant Creek Religion

No Religion

41.1%

Not stated

18.2%

Catholic

14.5%

Othr Protestnt

9.5%

Christian (other)

5.7%

Baptist

4.6%

Anglican

4.2%

Uniting Church

2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Tennant Creek Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

46.9%

Year 10 or equivalent

27.9%

Year 11 or equivalent

13.9%

Year 9 or equivalent

11.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Tennant Creek Languages Spoken at Home

Other

47.3%

Australian Indigenous

42.3%

IAL Nepali

2.3%

Malayalam

2.2%

SAL Tot

2.2%

IAL Punjabi

1.3%

SAL Tagalog

1.2%

Hindi

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Tennant Creek Employment

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Employed full-time

40.9% 854 people

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Employed part-time

9.5% 198 people

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Unemployed

5.1% 107 people

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Not in labour force

44.5% 930 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Tennant Creek Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

34.5%

Bachelor Degree

26.6%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

19.1%

Postgraduate Degree

11.3%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.7%

Certificate I/II

3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Tennant Creek Occupation

Professionals

29.3%

Community & Personal Service

22.1%

Managers

16.6%

Technicians & Trade Workers

12.5%

Clerical & Administrative

12.3%

Labourers

3.9%

Sales Workers

1.6%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Tennant Creek Field of Study

Society & Culture

20.9%

Health

18.6%

Management & Commerce

17.7%

Engineering

12.1%

Education

11.6%

Architecture & Building

6.8%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

5.1%

Creative Arts

2.7%

Information Technology

1.7%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.6%

Agriculture & Environment

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Tennant Creek Dwelling Types

Separate house

87.6%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

8.2%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Tennant Creek Weekly Household Income

$1-$149/wk

1.7%

$150-$299/wk

4.3%

$300-$399/wk

3.1%

$400-$499/wk

4.9%

$500-$649/wk

3.2%

$650-$799/wk

5.7%

$800-$999/wk

5.6%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.0%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.3%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

7.8%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

14.4%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

6.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

6.2%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

3.2%

$4,000+/wk

9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Tennant Creek Marital Status

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Married

37.3% 896

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Separated

5.9% 141

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Divorced

7.2% 172

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Widowed

4.1% 98

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Never married

45.6% 1,097

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Tennant Creek Ancestry

Aboriginal Australianralian

47.1%

Australian

13.8%

English

13.4%

Other

7.9%

Irish

4.5%

Scottish

3.9%

Filipino

2.6%

German

2.3%

Indian

1.9%

Chinese

1.2%

Italian

0.8%

Maori

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Tennant Creek School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

52.5%

Secondary — Government

26.9%

Pre-school

9.5%

Vocational Education

8.1%

Primary — Catholic

1.8%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Tennant Creek Need for Assistance

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Needs assistance

4.8% 257

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No need for assistance

95.2% 5,145

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Tennant Creek Volunteering

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Volunteer

14.4% 301

—

Not a volunteer

85.6% 1,783

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Tennant Creek Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

11.1%

$300-$449/mo

6.5%

$450-$599/mo

4.6%

$600-$799/mo

7.4%

$800-$999/mo

10.2%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

28.7%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

17.6%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

9.3%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Tennant Creek How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

64.8%

Walked only

13.7%

Car (passenger)

9.6%

Did not go to work

7.0%

Bicycle

3.0%

Other

0.9%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Tennant Creek Car Ownership

0 vehicles

23.6%

1 vehicle

43.5%

2 vehicles

23.1%

3 vehicles

5.9%

4+ vehicles

3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Tennant Creek Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

14.6%

2 bedrooms

19.9%

3 bedrooms

52.9%

4 bedrooms

11.2%

5 bedrooms

0.8%

6+ bedrooms

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Tennant Creek Population Mobility

20.6%

moved in the last year

44.2%

moved in the last 5 years

8.8%

unemployment rate (Census)

51.4%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Tennant Creek Indigenous Population

60.1%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

3,423

Indigenous residents

2,269

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Tennant Creek Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

121

Diabetes

Kidney disease

Heart disease

Asthma

Arthritis

Lung condition

Stroke

Cancer

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Tennant Creek Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.4%

$1-$149/wk

5.1%

$150-$299/wk

17.2%

$300-$399/wk

5.1%

$400-$499/wk

4.2%

$500-$649/wk

2.2%

$650-$799/wk

4.2%

$800-$999/wk

6.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.9%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.2%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

11.1%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.7%

$3,500+/wk

1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Tennant Creek Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

42.3%

One parent — children under 15

22.1%

Couple — no children

20.2%

Couple — no children under 15

9.2%

One parent — no children under 15

6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Tennant Creek Military Service

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.1% 3

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Previously served

2.3% 49

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Never served

97.5% 2,042

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Tennant Creek Unpaid Carers

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Provided unpaid assistance

15.0% 311

—

Did not provide

85.0% 1,758

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Tennant Creek Children Ever Born

No children

34.9%

1 child

15.5%

2 children

21.2%

3 children

15.4%

4 children

8.1%

5+ children

4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Tennant Creek When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Tennant Creek Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

26.1%

5–14 hours

30.3%

15–29 hours

13.7%

30+ hours

4.0%

Did not do domestic work

26.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Tennant Creek Household Size

1 person

35.3%

2 persons

26.6%

3 persons

11.7%

4 persons

9.3%

5 persons

6.2%

6+ persons

10.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Tennant Creek Where Residents Moved From

Same address

2,132

Moved — same area (SA2)

236

Moved from NT

168

Moved from VIC

Moved from QLD

Moved from SA

Moved from NSW

Moved from WA

Moved from overseas

Moved from ACT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Tennant Creek Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

72.4%

Step family — no other children

11.0%

Blended family — no other children

5.7%

Intact family — other children present

4.9%

Step family — other children present

3.3%

Blended family — other children present

1.6%

Other couple — children only

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Tennant Creek Schools

schools nearby

government

743

avg ICSEA score

451

total students

Tennant Creek High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 142 students

754

ICSEA

Tennant Creek Primary School Government

Primary · T-6 · 309 students

732

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Tennant Creek Rent Prices & Affordability

11%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,677/wk

Median Rent $180/wk

Rent-to-Income 10.7%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Tennant Creek

Your weekly income

≈ $7,267/month

Median rent $180/wk

Left after rent $1,497/wk

Rent share 10.7%

Tennant Creek vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NT

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Pop: 1,610 Income: $1,268/wk Rent: $460/wk

Farrar

Pop: 1,650 Income: $1,172/wk Rent: $455/wk

Ludmilla

Pop: 1,667 Income: $924/wk Rent: $300/wk

Girraween (NT)

Pop: 1,668 Income: $1,256/wk Rent: $420/wk

Bayview (NT)

Pop: 1,702 Income: $1,533/wk Rent: $560/wk

Virginia (NT)

Pop: 1,811 Income: $1,167/wk Rent: $460/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Tennant Creek

What is the population of Tennant Creek NT?

The population of Tennant Creek NT is 3,080 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 73.2 people per km².Tennant Creek is ranked #2,366 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Tennant Creek?

The median personal income in Tennant Creek NT is $671 per week, or $34,892 per year.The median household income is $1,677 per week.Family income is $1,433 per week.Tennant Creek is ranked #5,964 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Tennant Creek?

Median rent in Tennant Creek NT is $180 per week ($780 per month).Rent represents 10.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Tennant Creek ranks #7,868 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Tennant Creek?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Tennant Creek NT is $1,114. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Tennant Creek?

The median age in Tennant Creek NT is 33 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Tennant Creek a good suburb to live in?

Tennant Creek is a suburb in Northern Territory with a population of 3,080.The median income is $671/wk, which is below the NT average of $760/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (10.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 70251. All dollar figures in AUD.