The demography of the Territory's 'midtowns': Tennant Creek

RESEARCH AIM This research brief is part of a series on the changing demography of the Northern Territory’s ‘Midtowns’ – Tenant Creek, Katherine, Jabiru and Nhulunbuy. This brief is on the major characteristics and changing nature of the resident population of Tennant Creek from 2006 to 2011 based on Census data and population estimates. We compare and contrast the changing resident population of the town of Tennant Creek and the surrounding Barkly region to other jurisdictions.