Tennant Creek
NT 0860 · Barkly
3,080 (2021) → 3,164 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Tennant Creek is a stable suburb in Barkly, NT 0860, about 876km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Tennant Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 482km inland. Tennant Creek has an overall score of 14/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Philippines (2.08%), India (1.75%), England (1.53%), New Zealand (1.36%), Nepal (0.91%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (23.67%), Malayalam (1.2%), Tagalog (0.94%), Nepali (0.88%), Filipino (0.75%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
NTdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: NT Police (regional) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 730 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Tennant Creek High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 745
- Tennant Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 715
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Tennant Creek
Is Tennant Creek safe?
Tennant Creek has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 13,423 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Tennant Creek from Darwin CBD?
Tennant Creek is about 875.6 km from Darwin CBD.
What schools are in Tennant Creek?
Tennant Creek has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 730 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Tennant Creek?
Tennant Creek has a transport score of 0/100.