Tennant Creek Town

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats

Geography type Indigenous Areas

Area code IARE707005

Total population 3,060

Total dwellings 1,259

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	1,591
Male	777
Female	813
Median age	25

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households	336
Average people per household	4.1
Median weekly household income	$1,067
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$910
Median weekly rent	$113

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People

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Demographics & education

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People	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Aboriginal	1,566	98.4	54,571	96.1	495,757	90.4
Torres Strait Islander	8	0.5	673	1.2	31,407	5.7
Both Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	17	1.1	1,533	2.7	21,206	3.9
Total	1,591	--	56,777	--	548,370	--
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Male	777	48.9	28,035	49.4	270,331	49.3
Female	813	51.1	28,741	50.6	278,037	50.7

In Tennant Creek Town, there were 1,591 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 777 (or 48.9%) were male and 813 (or 51.1%) were female.

Age	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
0-4 years	166	10.4	6,118	10.8	67,415	12.3
5-14 years	317	19.9	12,745	22.4	129,670	23.6
15-24 years	310	19.5	10,963	19.3	105,652	19.3
25-54 years	627	39.4	22,057	38.8	192,627	35.1
55-64 years	97	6.1	2,992	5.3	32,232	5.9
65 years and over	74	4.7	1,903	3.4	20,772	3.8
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Median age	25	--	23	--	21	--

In Tennant Creek Town the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Married	424	38.3	15,602	41.2	85,741	24.4
Separated	43	3.9	1,313	3.5	14,925	4.2
Divorced	50	4.5	1,373	3.6	23,126	6.6
Widowed	70	6.3	1,955	5.2	12,142	3.5
Never married	521	47.0	17,669	46.6	215,347	61.3

In Tennant Creek Town 38.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Married	37	--	36	--	44	--
Separated	41	--	41	--	46	--
Divorced	42	--	49	--	51	--
Widowed	63	--	60	--	65	--
Never married	27	--	26	--	26	--

In Tennant Creek Town for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 37 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Registered marriage	229	24.7	10,601	32.6	71,575	23.3
De facto marriage	134	14.4	3,429	10.5	48,600	15.8
Not married	565	60.9	18,487	56.9	187,097	60.9

In Tennant Creek Town 24.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Registered marriage	39	--	37	--	45	--
De facto marriage	38	--	34	--	34	--
Not married	32	--	29	--	28	--

In Tennant Creek Town for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 39 years and in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Pre-school	28	4.2	1,195	5.6	13,977	6.2
Primary	177	26.3	8,353	39.0	81,554	36.4
Secondary	101	15.0	4,274	20.0	50,986	22.8
Technical or further education institution	7	1.0	497	2.3	13,211	5.9
University or tertiary institution	8	1.2	481	2.2	10,125	4.5
Other	9	1.3	459	2.1	3,662	1.6
Not stated	344	51.0	6,164	28.8	50,410	22.5
Total	674	--	21,423	--	223,925	--

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tennant Creek Town, 42.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.3% were attending a primary school, 15.0% were attending a secondary school and 2.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

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Australian Indigenous language, top responses	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Warumungu	188	11.8	273	0.5	287	0.1
Alyawarr	75	4.7	1,809	3.2	1,845	0.3
Warlpiri	74	4.6	2,373	4.2	2,509	0.5
Wambaya	28	1.8	53	0.1	57	0.0
Warlmanpa	19	1.2	19	0.0	19	0.0
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English only spoken at home	782	49.1	18,243	32.1	453,895	82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 49.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tennant Creek Town. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Warumungu 11.8%, Alyawarr 4.7%, Warlpiri 4.6%, Wambaya 1.8% and Warlmanpa 1.2%.

Employment

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Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Worked full-time	175	44.5	6,668	43.0	86,714	48.7
Worked part-time	97	24.7	4,338	28.0	47,035	26.4
Away from work	48	12.2	1,559	10.0	13,959	7.8
Unemployed	73	18.6	2,948	19.0	30,462	17.1
Total in labour force	393	--	15,513	--	178,170	--

There were 393 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tennant Creek Town. Of these 44.5% were employed full time, 24.7% were employed part-time and 18.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status Labour force, people aged 15 years and over	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Employed full-time	43	--	38	--	37	--
Employed part-time	33	--	35	--	34	--

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tennant Creek Town who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 33 years.

Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Personal	287	--	269	--	362	--
Household	1,067	--	1,099	--	991	--

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tennant Creek Town was $287 and the median weekly household income was $1,067.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling characteristics

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Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Average number of people per household	4.1	--	4.2	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.8	--	1.7	--	1.2	--
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling	1.1	--	1.1	--	1.5	--

In Tennant Creek Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1, with 1.8 persons per bedroom and 1.1 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Median weekly rent	113	--	75	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	910	--	1,963	--	1,647	--

In Tennant Creek Town, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $113 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $910.

Dwelling structure

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Separate house	249	74.6	9,376	78.8	168,749	80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	25	7.5	690	5.8	16,437	7.9
Flat, unit or apartment	28	8.4	1,205	10.1	20,640	9.9
Other dwelling	19	5.7	573	4.8	2,949	1.4
Total	334	--	11,892	--	209,047	--

In Tennant Creek Town there were 334 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 74.6% were separate houses, 7.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.4% were flats, unit or apartments and 5.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Tennant Creek Town	% Tennant Creek Town	Northern Territory	% Northern Territory	Australia	% Australia
Owned outright	17	5.1	571	4.8	23,333	11.2
Owned with a mortgage	45	13.4	1,822	15.3	51,761	24.8
Rented	236	70.2	8,531	71.7	124,099	59.4
Other tenure type	5	1.5	168	1.4	1,516	0.7
Tenure type not stated	33	9.8	799	6.7	8,338	4.0

In Tennant Creek Town, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 5.1% were owned outright, 13.4% were owned with a mortgage and 70.2% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.