Tennant Creek

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Regions
Area code IREG707
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,302
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 819
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 753
Average number of people per household 4
Median weekly household income $1,086
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,062
Median weekly rent (a) $100

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 3,302 62.5 61,115 26.3 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 3,272 61.9 58,566 25.2 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 7 0.1 692 0.3 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 16 0.3 1,852 0.8 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 1,655 31.3 152,705 65.6 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 337 6.4 18,775 8.1 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 26 N/A 26 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 348 10.5 5,365 8.8 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 688 20.8 11,809 19.3 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 511 15.5 11,436 18.7 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 565 17.1 10,180 16.7 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 418 12.7 8,173 13.4 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 345 10.4 6,858 11.2 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 257 7.8 4,458 7.3 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 176 5.3 2,846 4.7 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 920 40.5 15,538 35.4 127,525 23.3
Separated 131 5.8 1,527 3.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 49 2.2 1,451 3.3 37,473 6.8
Widowed 102 4.5 2,043 4.6 16,329 3.0
Never married 1,062 46.8 23,389 53.2 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 711 34.0 11,406 30.0 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 225 10.8 4,659 12.2 81,295 16.6
Not married 1,158 55.4 22,023 57.8 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 76 7.3 1,325 6.5 25,485 8.0
Primary 510 48.8 7,964 38.8 120,864 37.9
Secondary 205 19.6 4,658 22.7 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 13 1.2 536 2.6 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 11 1.1 626 3.1 21,149 6.6
Other 7 0.7 350 1.7 7,310 2.3
Not stated 219 21.0 5,064 24.7 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 41 1.8 1,305 3.0 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 53 2.3 1,139 2.6 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 41 1.8 1,019 2.3 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 148 6.5 3,334 7.6 84,821 15.5
Year 12 195 8.6 5,976 13.6 82,998 15.2
Year 11 218 9.6 5,100 11.6 43,335 7.9
Year 10 518 22.8 9,124 20.8 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 11 0.5 130 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 3 0.1 90 0.2 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 697 30.7 9,421 21.4 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 46 2.0 733 1.7 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 80 3.5 1,387 3.2 5,242 1.0
Not stated 228 10.0 5,179 11.8 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Alyawarr 908 27.5 1,896 3.1 1,942 0.2
Warumungu 342 10.4 384 0.6 415 0.1
Warlpiri 298 9.0 2,455 4.0 2,592 0.3
Mudburra 117 3.5 125 0.2 125 0.0
Kaytetye 48 1.5 106 0.2 110 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 1,884 57.1 35,782 58.5 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 1,215 36.8 20,390 33.4 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 3,144 95.2 56,364 92.2 695,359 85.6
Australian 178 5.4 6,423 10.5 277,467 34.1
English 75 2.3 2,685 4.4 131,618 16.2
Scottish 36 1.1 715 1.2 24,549 3.0
Torres Strait Islander 23 0.7 2,203 3.6 57,353 7.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 742 32.7 15,568 35.4 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 1,436 63.3 26,214 59.7 234,314 42.8
Not stated 93 4.1 2,164 4.9 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 298 40.2 7,324 47.0 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 188 25.3 3,712 23.8 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 39 5.3 1,302 8.4 28,075 9.5
Total employed 532 71.7 12,329 79.2 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 210 28.3 3,239 20.8 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 167 31.4 2,747 22.3 45,221 17.4
Professionals 88 16.5 2,289 18.6 36,013 13.9
Labourers 81 15.2 1,388 11.3 37,003 14.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 63 11.8 1,765 14.3 30,731 11.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 37 7.0 1,300 10.5 35,333 13.6
Managers 35 6.6 947 7.7 21,218 8.2
Sales Workers 27 5.1 638 5.2 22,365 8.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 22 4.1 690 5.6 23,291 9.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 83 15.6 1,025 8.3 6,639 2.6
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 36 6.8 653 5.3 3,592 1.4
Primary Education 32 6.0 397 3.2 6,313 2.4
Other Social Assistance Services 31 5.8 456 3.7 10,154 3.9
Other Allied Health Services 29 5.5 223 1.8 1,556 0.6

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 334 N/A 323 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 813 N/A 947 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,086 N/A 1,318 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,661 73.2 28,806 65.6 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,187 52.3 19,556 44.5 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 292 12.9 5,874 13.4 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 119 5.2 2,551 5.8 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 42 1.3 1,151 1.9 50,807 6.3
Asthma 111 3.4 3,178 5.2 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 16 0.5 376 0.6 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 24 0.7 306 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 335 10.1 4,258 7.0 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 222 6.7 3,161 5.2 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 94 2.8 1,216 2.0 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 27 0.8 673 1.1 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 63 1.9 2,237 3.7 107,776 13.3
Stroke 17 0.5 322 0.5 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 140 4.2 3,562 5.8 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 2,241 67.9 41,155 67.3 462,348 56.9
Not stated 297 9.0 5,339 8.7 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,343 71.0 43,456 71.1 493,110 60.7
One condition 466 14.1 9,255 15.1 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 122 3.7 2,063 3.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 69 2.1 1,000 1.6 32,701 4.0
Not stated 297 9.0 5,339 8.7 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 250 33.2 4,385 28.7 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 4 N/A 3.8 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 N/A 1.4 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 N/A 1.2 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $100 N/A $130 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,062 N/A $2,000 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 89 11.8 2,082 13.6 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 227 30.1 4,322 28.3 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 142 18.9 3,021 19.8 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 24 3.2 471 3.1 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 6 0.8 249 1.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 74 9.8 1,276 8.4 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 61 8.1 973 6.4 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 10 1.3 100 0.7 412 0.1
Other household 122 16.2 2,768 18.1 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 679 90.2 11,789 77.3 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 43 5.7 1,916 12.6 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 19 2.5 1,286 8.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 6 0.8 160 1.0 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Tennant Creek % Tennant Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 24 3.2 960 6.3 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 49 6.5 2,459 16.1 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 552 73.3 10,583 69.4 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 99 13.1 774 5.1 5,582 1.6
Not stated 20 2.7 475 3.1 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.