Tennant Creek
Tennant Creek is the regional centre of the Barkly Region, and has seven Community Living Areas (CLAs) encircling the town. Tennant Creek has the best quality 4G mobile service and broadband access of all sites visited, including having nbn fixed line services. However, there is currently very low fixed home internet uptake, with the majority of First Nations residents using pre-paid mobile for voice and data.
508km from Alice Springs
Warumungu people
2023 Digital Inclusion score
ADII scores range from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the greater the level of digital inclusion. ADII scores are relative: they allow comparisons across different social groups, different geographic areas, and over time.
Community Outcomes Reports
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Tennant Creek, NT community update report9 Sep 2024 Read PDF online |
Summary
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Tennant Creek, NT community update report17 Nov 2022 Read PDF online |
Summary
Based on 44 surveys and 13 interviews with residents and stakeholders, this report outlines the findings from the researchers’ initial 2022 visit, and highlights the current access and use of media, communications and online services and the digital inclusion challenges in Tennant Creek and across the Barkly region. This report is intended to assist local and regional agencies, including Julalikari, Central Land Council, Northern Land Council and Barkly Regional Council, to better understand the key barriers to digital inclusion in Tennant Creek and the region. It is designed to provide a basis for a local digital inclusion plan.
population (ABS 2021)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders (ABS 2021)
occupied dwellings; 3.7 people per ATSI household (ABS 2021)
Research Partner
Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation
Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation is a leading Indigenous organisation in Tennant Creek and the Barkly region, with over 30 years of service to local Aboriginal communities. The Corporation’s mission is to improve the well-being of Aboriginal people through sustainable social and economic development. Julalikari provides a range of services, including housing and community programs, and is the largest employer in the region. Its leadership is shaped by elected representatives from across 24 language groups, ensuring the Corporation’s work is guided by local community needs and priorities.
Local Research Team
Community co-researchers are employed in each community to support research activities and contribute research findings between site visits. These roles provide local jobs and support capacity building.
Community co-researchers play a central role in the research, liaising between the research team and the local community, providing cultural guidance to the research team, acting as translators, facilitating research activities, identifying possible participants and communicating information to community members.
We’d like to extend our gratitude to the support of our Tennant Creek co-researchers and research partners:
Sheana Sampson
Co-Researcher
Linda (LT) Turner
Co-Researcher
Deb Cain
Co-Researcher
Floyd King
Co-Researcher
Photos from research activities
Mapping the Digital Gap
Mapping the Digital Gap is the first extensive study of digital inclusion and use of media and communications services in remote First Nations communities across Australia. Using qualitative and quantitative research methods, the project is providing data to help measure progress on Closing the Gap Target 17, which aims for equivalent levels of digital inclusion for First Nations people by 2026.
Mapping the Digital Gap is a partnership project between the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) and funding partner Telstra, as part of the Australian Digital Inclusion Index research suite. The research team also partner with local First Nations organisations and co-researchers to undertake on-site research annually in the 11 participating communities.