A view of the main street of Tennant Creek
Population

3,000

Climate

Winter (May to October) is dry with cool nights and mornings, summer (November to April) is hot and dry with occasional rainfall.

Shopping

Supermarket, chemist, hairdresser, hardware and a range of variety stores stock all day-to-day needs.

Education

Childcare, preschool, primary and secondary school and training and other adult education facilities including Charles Darwin University.

Health

Tennant Creek Hospital, visiting specialists and dentists, general practitioner, health
clinics and health professionals.

Transport

Connected to Adelaide and Darwin by the Stuart Highway and the AustralAsia Railway (The Ghan and freight services). First-class all weather roads to Tennant Creek from Queensland linking with the Stuart Highway, allowing road access from north and south. Regular coach services and an all-weather airstrip for regional air services.

Housing

Range of units and houses to buy or rent.

Media

The Tennant and District Times is published weekly. The daily NT News and other newspapers are available on a regular basis. ABC and commercial radio. ABC television, Seven Central and Imparja.