Type: | town |
Canteen Creek | |
State: | nt |
Pop: | 147 |
Postcode: | 0872 |
Lga: | Barkly Region |
Stategov: | Barkly |
Fedgov: | 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, it had a population of 147. The community is accessible by road, and is also serviced by a small airstrip located about 500 metres northeast of the settlement. 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.