Canteen Creek, Northern Territory

Canteen Creek
Northern Territory
Canteen Creek is located in Northern Territory
Canteen Creek
Canteen Creek
Coordinates20°38′41.3154″S 135°35′10.3308″E / 20.644809833°S 135.586203000°E / -20.644809833; 135.586203000
Population147 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)0872
LGA(s)Barkly Region
Territory electorate(s)Barkly
Federal division(s)Lingiari

Canteen Creek, also known as Owairtilla,[1] is an Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory of Australia, located about 183 km southeast of Tennant Creek, on Alyawarr land.[2] At the time of the 2021 census, it had a population of 147.[3] The community is accessible by road, and is also serviced by a small airstrip located about 500 metres northeast of the settlement.[1] Community facilities include a general store, a church, a health centre, and a coeducational P-12 school.

Canteen Creek is a dry community, meaning no alcohol can be brought into the community.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Community Profile Canteen Creek" (PDF). Remore Area Health Corps. March 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "BushTel - Canteen Creek profile". Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Canteen Creek". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata