Tennant Creek
People | 3,062 |
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Male | 1,525 |
Female | 1,537 |
Median age | 32 |
Families | 650 |
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Average children per family | 2.2 |
All private dwellings | 1,260 |
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Average people per household | 2.9 |
Median weekly household income | $1,398 |
Median monthly mortgage repayments | $1,000 |
Median weekly rent | $123 |
Average motor vehicles per dwelling | 1.5 |
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People
demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employmentDemographics & education
People | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Total | 3,062 | -- | 211,945 | -- | 21,507,717 | -- |
Male | 1,525 | 49.8 | 109,517 | 51.7 | 10,634,013 | 49.4 |
Female | 1,537 | 50.2 | 102,428 | 48.3 | 10,873,704 | 50.6 |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people | 1,593 | 52.1 | 56,776 | 26.8 | 548,369 | 2.5 |
In the 2011 Census, there were 3,062 people in Tennant Creek of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 52.1% of the population.
Age People | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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0-4 years | 261 | 8.5 | 17,119 | 8.1 | 1,421,050 | 6.6 |
5-9 years | 267 | 8.7 | 16,415 | 7.7 | 1,351,921 | 6.3 |
10-14 years | 197 | 6.4 | 15,608 | 7.4 | 1,371,054 | 6.4 |
15-19 years | 213 | 7.0 | 14,820 | 7.0 | 1,405,798 | 6.5 |
20-24 years | 248 | 8.1 | 16,839 | 7.9 | 1,460,673 | 6.8 |
25-29 years | 231 | 7.5 | 19,213 | 9.1 | 1,513,236 | 7.0 |
30-34 years | 215 | 7.0 | 17,345 | 8.2 | 1,453,775 | 6.8 |
35-39 years | 231 | 7.5 | 16,829 | 7.9 | 1,520,138 | 7.1 |
40-44 years | 217 | 7.1 | 16,331 | 7.7 | 1,542,879 | 7.2 |
45-49 years | 204 | 6.7 | 14,799 | 7.0 | 1,504,142 | 7.0 |
50-54 years | 214 | 7.0 | 13,775 | 6.5 | 1,447,404 | 6.7 |
55-59 years | 190 | 6.2 | 11,632 | 5.5 | 1,297,244 | 6.0 |
60-64 years | 167 | 5.5 | 9,121 | 4.3 | 1,206,116 | 5.6 |
65-69 years | 88 | 2.9 | 5,286 | 2.5 | 919,319 | 4.3 |
70-74 years | 70 | 2.3 | 3,280 | 1.5 | 708,090 | 3.3 |
75-79 years | 20 | 0.7 | 1,726 | 0.8 | 545,263 | 2.5 |
80-84 years | 14 | 0.5 | 1,112 | 0.5 | 436,936 | 2.0 |
85 years and over | 14 | 0.5 | 694 | 0.3 | 402,681 | 1.9 |
Median age | 32 | -- | 31 | -- | 37 | -- |
The median age of people in Tennant Creek was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.8% of the population.
Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Married | 941 | 40.4 | 70,154 | 43.1 | 8,461,114 | 48.7 |
Separated | 88 | 3.8 | 5,526 | 3.4 | 529,280 | 3.0 |
Divorced | 210 | 9.0 | 13,273 | 8.2 | 1,460,899 | 8.4 |
Widowed | 120 | 5.1 | 5,202 | 3.2 | 949,634 | 5.5 |
Never married | 972 | 41.7 | 68,647 | 42.2 | 5,962,769 | 34.3 |
Of people in Tennant Creek aged 15 years and over, 40.4% were married and 12.9% were either divorced or separated.
Median age by registered marital status People aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Married | 44 | -- | 44 | -- | 50 | -- |
Separated | 49 | -- | 47 | -- | 49 | -- |
Divorced | 54 | -- | 53 | -- | 54 | -- |
Widowed | 63 | -- | 65 | -- | 78 | -- |
Never married | 29 | -- | 27 | -- | 25 | -- |
The median age of married people in Tennant Creek was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.
Social marital status People aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Registered marriage | 607 | 32.3 | 54,563 | 41.5 | 7,647,042 | 49.2 |
De facto marriage | 306 | 16.3 | 19,532 | 14.9 | 1,476,369 | 9.5 |
Not married | 965 | 51.4 | 57,233 | 43.6 | 6,413,399 | 41.3 |
In Tennant Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.3% were in a de facto marriage.
Median age by social marital status People aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Registered marriage | 45 | -- | 44 | -- | 50 | -- |
De facto marriage | 38 | -- | 35 | -- | 35 | -- |
Not married | 37 | -- | 32 | -- | 33 | -- |
The median age of people in a registered marriage in Tennant Creek was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.
Education | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Pre-school | 42 | 3.7 | 3,339 | 4.6 | 332,844 | 5.1 |
Primary - Government | 258 | 22.6 | 15,171 | 20.7 | 1,181,787 | 18.2 |
Primary - Catholic | 0 | 0.0 | 2,586 | 3.5 | 359,062 | 5.5 |
Primary - Other Non Government | 7 | 0.6 | 2,150 | 2.9 | 214,359 | 3.3 |
Secondary - Government | 121 | 10.6 | 8,003 | 10.9 | 774,074 | 11.9 |
Secondary - Catholic | 3 | 0.3 | 1,780 | 2.4 | 307,142 | 4.7 |
Secondary - Other Non Government | 6 | 0.5 | 2,823 | 3.9 | 254,828 | 3.9 |
Technical or further education institution | 41 | 3.6 | 2,726 | 3.7 | 473,606 | 7.3 |
University or tertiary institution | 49 | 4.3 | 6,682 | 9.1 | 932,524 | 14.3 |
Other | 19 | 1.7 | 1,627 | 2.2 | 161,660 | 2.5 |
Not Stated | 597 | 52.2 | 26,242 | 35.9 | 1,511,694 | 23.2 |
Total | 1,143 | -- | 73,129 | -- | 6,503,580 | -- |
In Tennant Creek 37.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.1% were in primary school, 11.4% in secondary school and 7.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.
Cultural & language diversity
Ancestry, top responses | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Australian Aboriginal | 854 | 23.4 | 39,192 | 14.7 | 127,668 | 0.5 |
Australian | 759 | 20.8 | 63,886 | 23.9 | 7,098,486 | 25.4 |
English | 565 | 15.5 | 51,667 | 19.4 | 7,238,533 | 25.9 |
Irish | 194 | 5.3 | 16,500 | 6.2 | 2,087,758 | 7.5 |
Scottish | 145 | 4.0 | 13,610 | 5.1 | 1,792,622 | 6.4 |
The most common ancestries in Tennant Creek were Australian Aboriginal 23.4%, Australian 20.8%, English 15.5%, Irish 5.3% and Scottish 4.0%.
Country of birth | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Australia | 2,441 | 79.8 | 158,031 | 74.6 | 15,017,847 | 69.8 |
Other top responses: | null | null | null | null | null | null |
England | 54 | 1.8 | 5,322 | 2.5 | 911,593 | 4.2 |
New Zealand | 50 | 1.6 | 3,969 | 1.9 | 483,398 | 2.2 |
Philippines | 44 | 1.4 | 3,586 | 1.7 | 171,234 | 0.8 |
Germany | 16 | 0.5 | 971 | 0.5 | 108,002 | 0.5 |
Scotland | 14 | 0.5 | 804 | 0.4 | 133,432 | 0.6 |
In Tennant Creek, 79.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.6%, Philippines 1.4%, Germany 0.5% and Scotland 0.5%.
Birthplace of parents, stated responses | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Both parents born overseas | 373 | 14.9 | 42,606 | 22.7 | 6,876,586 | 34.3 |
Father only born overseas | 119 | 4.8 | 10,807 | 5.8 | 1,407,270 | 7.0 |
Mother only born overseas | 67 | 2.7 | 9,131 | 4.9 | 989,220 | 4.9 |
Both parents born in Australia | 1,939 | 77.6 | 125,126 | 66.7 | 10,757,087 | 53.7 |
In Tennant Creek, 77.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.9% of people had both parents born overseas.
Religious affiliation, top responses | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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No Religion | 882 | 28.8 | 50,639 | 23.9 | 4,796,787 | 22.3 |
Catholic | 473 | 15.4 | 45,763 | 21.6 | 5,439,268 | 25.3 |
Anglican | 219 | 7.2 | 24,147 | 11.4 | 3,679,907 | 17.1 |
Other Protestant | 192 | 6.3 | 2,320 | 1.1 | 60,241 | 0.3 |
Uniting Church | 119 | 3.9 | 14,701 | 6.9 | 1,065,795 | 5.0 |
The most common responses for religion in Tennant Creek were No Religion 28.8%, Catholic 15.4%, Anglican 7.2%, Other Protestant 6.3% and Uniting Church 3.9%.
Language, top responses (other than English) | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Warumungu | 190 | 6.2 | 275 | 0.1 | 286 | 0.0 |
Warlpiri | 78 | 2.6 | 2,409 | 1.1 | 2,554 | 0.0 |
Alyawarr | 76 | 2.5 | 1,813 | 0.9 | 1,860 | 0.0 |
Wambaya | 29 | 0.9 | 53 | 0.0 | 56 | 0.0 |
Tagalog | 28 | 0.9 | 1,764 | 0.8 | 81,457 | 0.4 |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
English only spoken at home | 1,846 | 60.4 | 133,014 | 62.8 | 16,509,291 | 76.8 |
Households where two or more languages are spoken | 205 | 24.2 | 14,870 | 24.4 | 1,579,949 | 20.4 |
In Tennant Creek 60.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Warumungu 6.2%, Warlpiri 2.6%, Alyawarr 2.5%, Wambaya 0.9% and Tagalog 0.9%.
Employment
Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Worked full-time | 832 | 65.7 | 69,544 | 66.9 | 6,367,554 | 59.7 |
Worked part-time | 228 | 18.0 | 20,878 | 20.1 | 3,062,976 | 28.7 |
Away from work | 117 | 9.2 | 8,056 | 7.7 | 627,797 | 5.9 |
Unemployed | 89 | 7.0 | 5,489 | 5.3 | 600,133 | 5.6 |
Total in labour force | 1,266 | -- | 103,967 | -- | 10,658,460 | -- |
There were 1,266 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tennant Creek. Of these 65.7% were employed full time, 18.0% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.
View the labour force fact sheet Employment - hours worked Labour force, people aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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1-15 hours per week | 66 | 5.6 | 6,588 | 6.7 | 1,087,799 | 10.8 |
16-24 hours per week | 81 | 6.9 | 6,344 | 6.4 | 947,792 | 9.4 |
25-34 hours per week | 76 | 6.5 | 7,952 | 8.1 | 1,027,380 | 10.2 |
35-39 hours per week | 296 | 25.2 | 19,470 | 19.8 | 1,808,879 | 18.0 |
40 hours or more per week | 538 | 45.7 | 50,076 | 50.8 | 4,558,678 | 45.3 |
Of employed people in Tennant Creek, 5.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.7% worked 40 hours or more.
Median age by employment status Labour force, people aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Employed full-time | 45 | -- | 39 | -- | 40 | -- |
Employed part-time | 40 | -- | 37 | -- | 40 | -- |
The median age of people employed full-time in Tennant Creek was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.
Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Professionals | 227 | 19.3 | 19,643 | 19.9 | 2,145,442 | 21.3 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | 194 | 16.5 | 13,185 | 13.4 | 971,897 | 9.7 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | 174 | 14.8 | 14,472 | 14.7 | 1,483,558 | 14.7 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | 162 | 13.8 | 14,904 | 15.1 | 1,425,146 | 14.2 |
Managers | 144 | 12.2 | 11,837 | 12.0 | 1,293,970 | 12.9 |
Labourers | 126 | 10.7 | 9,424 | 9.6 | 947,608 | 9.4 |
Sales Workers | 58 | 4.9 | 6,677 | 6.8 | 942,140 | 9.4 |
Machinery Operators And Drivers | 37 | 3.1 | 5,966 | 6.1 | 659,551 | 6.6 |
The most common occupations in Tennant Creek included Professionals 19.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Managers 12.2%, Labourers 10.7%, Sales Workers 4.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.1%.
Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Local Government Administration | 122 | 10.4 | 3,721 | 3.8 | 136,792 | 1.4 |
School Education | 98 | 8.3 | 5,558 | 5.6 | 467,373 | 4.6 |
State Government Administration | 96 | 8.2 | 6,663 | 6.8 | 157,644 | 1.6 |
Public Order and Safety Services | 47 | 4.0 | 2,731 | 2.8 | 156,404 | 1.6 |
Building Installation Services | 37 | 3.1 | 1,817 | 1.8 | 177,159 | 1.8 |
Of the employed people in Tennant Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 10.4%, School Education 8.3%, State Government Administration 8.2%, Public Order and Safety Services 4.0% and Building Installation Services 3.1%.
Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Personal | 632 | -- | 745 | -- | 577 | -- |
Family | 1,392 | -- | 1,759 | -- | 1,481 | -- |
Household | 1,398 | -- | 1,674 | -- | 1,234 | -- |
The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tennant Creek was $632.
View the income fact sheet Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Car, as driver | 606 | 51.5 | 55,435 | 56.3 | 6,059,972 | 60.2 |
Walked only | 218 | 18.5 | 10,863 | 11.0 | 377,043 | 3.7 |
Car, as passenger | 107 | 9.1 | 7,749 | 7.9 | 537,638 | 5.3 |
Bicycle | 48 | 4.1 | 2,742 | 2.8 | 103,914 | 1.0 |
Motorbike/scooter | 12 | 1.0 | 1,417 | 1.4 | 64,342 | 0.6 |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
People who travelled to work by public transport | 9 | 0.8 | 3,916 | 4.0 | 1,046,721 | 10.4 |
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger | 719 | 61.1 | 63,538 | 64.5 | 6,620,840 | 65.8 |
In Tennant Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.5%, Walked only 18.5%, Car, as passenger 9.1%, Bicycle 4.1% and Motorbike/scooter 1.0%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).
Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Did unpaid domestic work (last week) | 1,321 | 56.6 | 108,531 | 66.7 | 12,149,347 | 70.0 |
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) | 628 | 26.9 | 49,616 | 30.5 | 4,827,808 | 27.8 |
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) | 207 | 8.9 | 14,566 | 8.9 | 1,896,957 | 10.9 |
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) | 387 | 16.6 | 27,050 | 16.6 | 3,090,874 | 17.8 |
In Tennant Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 8.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.
Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Less than 5 hours per week | 567 | 24.3 | 37,795 | 23.2 | 3,883,357 | 22.4 |
5 to 14 hours per week | 503 | 21.6 | 42,817 | 26.3 | 4,444,640 | 25.6 |
15 to 29 hours per week | 146 | 6.3 | 16,605 | 10.2 | 2,075,154 | 12.0 |
30 hours or more per week | 100 | 4.3 | 11,314 | 6.9 | 1,746,196 | 10.1 |
Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tennant Creek, 21.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.3% worked 30 hours or more.
Families
family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple familiesFamily composition
Family composition | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Couple family without children | 230 | 35.6 | 16,310 | 34.0 | 2,150,301 | 37.8 |
Couple family with children | 239 | 37.0 | 22,245 | 46.3 | 2,534,399 | 44.6 |
One parent family | 160 | 24.8 | 8,610 | 17.9 | 901,637 | 15.9 |
Other family | 17 | 2.6 | 866 | 1.8 | 97,722 | 1.7 |
Of the families in Tennant Creek, 37.0% were couple families with children, 35.6% were couple families without children and 24.8% were one parent families.
Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Male | -- | 14.8 | -- | 19.5 | -- | 17.6 |
Female | -- | 85.2 | -- | 80.5 | -- | 82.4 |
In Tennant Creek 14.8% of single parents were male and 85.2% were female.
Weekly incomes
Median family income, couple families with two incomes | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Families without children | 2,120 | -- | 2,300 | -- | 2,081 | -- |
Families with children | 2,234 | -- | 2,475 | -- | 2,310 | -- |
In Tennant Creek, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,234 and those without children was $2,120.
View the income fact sheetEmployment status of couple families
Employment status of couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Both employed, worked full-time | 147 | 31.2 | 12,591 | 32.7 | 1,015,165 | 21.7 |
Both employed, worked part-time | 14 | 3.0 | 1,326 | 3.4 | 174,795 | 3.7 |
One employed full-time, one part-time | 46 | 9.8 | 5,984 | 15.5 | 1,001,907 | 21.4 |
One employed full-time, other not working | 53 | 11.3 | 5,205 | 13.5 | 736,322 | 15.7 |
One employed part-time, other not working | 23 | 4.9 | 1,552 | 4.0 | 251,191 | 5.4 |
Both not working | 73 | 15.5 | 4,773 | 12.4 | 899,598 | 19.2 |
Other | 47 | 10.0 | 3,327 | 8.6 | 291,196 | 6.2 |
Labour force status not stated | 68 | 14.4 | 3,801 | 9.9 | 314,529 | 6.7 |
In Tennant Creek, of couple families with children, 31.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 9.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.
Dwellings
dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehiclesDwelling structure
Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households
Dwelling type | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occupied private dwellings | 846 | 79.7 | 60,889 | 87.6 | 7,760,320 | 89.3 |
Unoccupied private dwellings | 215 | 20.3 | 8,595 | 12.4 | 934,470 | 10.7 |
In Tennant Creek, 79.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.3% were unoccupied.
Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Separate house | 612 | 72.4 | 41,186 | 67.6 | 5,864,574 | 75.6 |
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc | 68 | 8.0 | 6,880 | 11.3 | 765,980 | 9.9 |
Flat, unit or apartment | 98 | 11.6 | 10,087 | 16.6 | 1,056,237 | 13.6 |
Other dwelling | 55 | 6.5 | 2,471 | 4.1 | 66,666 | 0.9 |
Of occupied private dwellings in Tennant Creek, 72.4% were separate houses, 8.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.6% were flats, units or apartments and 6.5% were other dwellings.
Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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None (includes bedsitters) | 20 | 2.4 | 999 | 1.6 | 42,160 | 0.5 |
1 bedroom | 94 | 11.1 | 4,536 | 7.4 | 363,129 | 4.7 |
2 bedrooms | 137 | 16.2 | 13,275 | 21.8 | 1,481,577 | 19.1 |
3 bedrooms | 446 | 52.8 | 27,268 | 44.8 | 3,379,930 | 43.6 |
4 or more bedrooms | 89 | 10.5 | 12,789 | 21.0 | 2,350,132 | 30.3 |
Number of bedrooms not stated | 58 | 6.9 | 2,024 | 3.3 | 143,394 | 1.8 |
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling | 2.6 | -- | 2.8 | -- | 3.1 | -- |
Average number of people per household | 2.9 | -- | 2.9 | -- | 2.6 | -- |
In Tennant Creek, of occupied private dwellings 11.1% had 1 bedroom, 16.2% had 2 bedrooms and 52.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.9 people.
Tenure Occupied private dwellings | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Owned outright | 121 | 14.3 | 9,530 | 15.7 | 2,488,149 | 32.1 |
Owned with a mortgage | 173 | 20.4 | 18,630 | 30.6 | 2,709,433 | 34.9 |
Rented | 482 | 56.8 | 29,903 | 49.1 | 2,297,458 | 29.6 |
Other tenure type | 8 | 0.9 | 580 | 1.0 | 70,069 | 0.9 |
Tenure type not stated | 64 | 7.5 | 2,248 | 3.7 | 195,213 | 2.5 |
Of occupied private dwellings in Tennant Creek, 14.3% were owned outright, 20.4% were owned with a mortgage and 56.8% were rented.
Household composition
Household composition | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Family households | 560 | 66.2 | 44,046 | 72.3 | 5,550,614 | 71.5 |
Single (or lone) person households | 243 | 28.7 | 13,317 | 21.9 | 1,888,698 | 24.3 |
Group households | 43 | 5.1 | 3,528 | 5.8 | 321,007 | 4.1 |
In Tennant Creek, of all households, 66.2% were family households, 28.7% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.
Household income | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Less than $600 gross weekly income | -- | 16.5 | -- | 14.6 | -- | 23.7 |
More than $3,000 gross weekly income | -- | 8.7 | -- | 16.3 | -- | 11.2 |
In Tennant Creek, 16.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.
View the income fact sheetMortgage & rent
Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.
Rent weekly payments | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Median rent | 123 | -- | 225 | -- | 285 | -- |
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income | -- | 91.2 | -- | 91.0 | -- | 89.6 |
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income | -- | 8.8 | -- | 9.0 | -- | 10.4 |
Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.
View the income fact sheetMortgage monthly repayments | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Median mortgage repayments | 1,000 | -- | 2,058 | -- | 1,800 | -- |
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income | -- | 98.3 | -- | 92.3 | -- | 90.1 |
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income | -- | 1.7 | -- | 7.7 | -- | 9.9 |
Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.
View the income fact sheetNumber of motor vehicles
Number of registered motor vehicles | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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None | 145 | 17.2 | 7,153 | 11.7 | 665,852 | 8.6 |
1 motor vehicle | 291 | 34.5 | 20,289 | 33.3 | 2,778,576 | 35.8 |
2 motor vehicles | 218 | 25.9 | 20,488 | 33.6 | 2,802,468 | 36.1 |
3 or more vehicles | 111 | 13.2 | 10,184 | 16.7 | 1,279,134 | 16.5 |
Number of motor vehicles not stated | 78 | 9.3 | 2,776 | 4.6 | 234,292 | 3.0 |
In Tennant Creek, 34.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
selected people & dwelling characteristicsPeople characteristics
People characteristics | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 1,590 | -- | 56,776 | -- | 548,368 | -- |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Male | 777 | 48.9 | 28,035 | 49.4 | 270,331 | 49.3 |
Female | 813 | 51.1 | 28,741 | 50.6 | 278,037 | 50.7 |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Median age | 25 | -- | 23 | -- | 21 | -- |
In Tennant Creek, there were 1,590 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 777 (or 48.9%) were male and 813 (or 51.1%) were female. The median age was 25 years.
Dwelling characteristics
Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.
Dwelling characteristics | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Average number of people per household | 4.1 | -- | 4.2 | -- | 3.3 | -- |
Average number of people per bedroom | 1.8 | -- | 1.7 | -- | 1.2 | -- |
Median household income | 1,081 | -- | 1,099 | -- | 991 | -- |
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.
In Tennant Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1, with 1.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,081.
Mortgage and rent | Tennant Creek | % Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | % Northern Territory | Australia | % Australia |
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Median weekly rent | 113 | -- | 75 | -- | 195 | -- |
Median monthly mortgage repayments | 910 | -- | 1,963 | -- | 1,647 | -- |
In Tennant Creek, 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.
Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.