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Key Metrics
Tennant Creek / Rest of NT
LDC Providers
1
27
Total LDC Places
50
1,468
Total Population
3,536
103,573
Persons Per Place
70.7
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Avg Centre Age
14.5 yrs
11 yrs
Population 0-4
332
7,011
0-4 Per LDC Place
6.64
4.9
Workforce Impact
Standard
Standard
School Attendance
488
-
School Per LDC Place
9.76
10.7
Avg LDC Fee ($/day)
$138
$127
Other Places (PSK/OOSH)
62
-
SOURCE: ACECQA, StartingBlocks, ABS data analysed by AreaSearch
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Approvals Pipeline
Childcare development approvals near Tennant Creek
Development applications around Tennant Creek
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CC Approvals
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In the local catchment
Proposed Places
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Where disclosed
Under Assessment
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Awaiting determination
Determined
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Approved or decided
Approvals pipeline
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
Tennant Creek Child Care FAQ
What is the Child Care supply composition of Tennant Creek?
As of our last update on May 24, 2026, there are 4 child care centres in Tennant Creek. Of these, a single centre provides Long Day Care admissions with 50 places, Preschool/Kindergarten is serviced by a facility with 62 places, and 2 centres provide other child care services. The area is also serviced by 2 schools, collectively accommodating 488 enrolments.
What population do these centres in Tennant Creek service?
AreaSearch's latest population estimate for Tennant Creek as at May 2026 stands at a total of 3,536 people, of this 332 are estimated to be children under five years of age.
Why do your population numbers differ from Census figures for Tennant Creek?
Some areas have changed considerably since the 2021 Census was undertaken. At the 2021 Census Tennant Creek was assessed as having 3,080 people with 271 of these (8.8%) being children under 5 years old. Given changes in localised population estimates by the ABS we estimate that Tennant Creek has experienced population growth of approximately 456 people from the 2021 Census.
How does the ratio of children per LDC place in Tennant Creek compare to those in Rest of NT?
In Tennant Creek, our latest analysis shows there are 6.6 resident children under 5yo per LDC place. This figure is considerably higher than the 4.9 children per place across Rest of NT.
How do childcare fees in Tennant Creek relate to those in Rest of NT?
Childcare fees in Tennant Creek average $138, which is slightly higher than the regional average of $127 in Rest of NT.
How does the ratio of school population per LDC place compare in Tennant Creek and Rest of NT?
In Tennant Creek, there are 9.8 students per LDC place. This figure is about the same as the 10.7 students per LDC place in Rest of NT.
What is the average age of Long Daycare Centres in Tennant Creek?
The average LDC in Tennant Creek was approved 14.5 years ago, while across Rest of NT the typical centre approval is 11 years old.
Is the local workforce a significant driver of additional child care demand for Tennant Creek?
Workforce activity is within the standard range and may moderately influence child care demand in this area.
Who would typically use analysis such as this?
Childcare operators, developers, investors and financiers would typically conduct a thorough child care supply and demand analysis (SDA) on Tennant Creek before allocating the significant amount of capital required. Boundary-based analysis such as this is often used as an initial guide however, and analysis would be undertaken on the specific site adopting a radial, travel time, or custom catchment to take into account nearby competition and demand drivers that would influence a centre's performance.
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What will drive demand from here?
Centre supply and current places are an output, not a leading indicator. For the demand-side drivers of this area — population growth, 0–4 cohort trends, dwelling supply, workforce participation and competing development pipeline — open the relevant deep-dive page.