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Living in the NT

Living and working in the Northern Territory offers the chance to enhance both your career and your lifestyle.

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Learn more about living and working in the NT

See and treat acute conditions not seen in other parts of Australia and help improve health outcomes in the NT while living a relaxed, outdoor lifestyle. Find out more about things to do and see in the NT.

Familiarise yourself with remote communities in the NT

BushTel profiles 76 remote communities in the Northern Territory. Learn about things like languages, demographics, and health services in that community. BushTel also has reduced profiles for Homelands (also known as ‘Family Outstations’), which are small communities of Aboriginal people – usually fewer than 100 – in permanent or semi-permanent residence. Download a map of remote clinics and organisations.

See NT Government’s Aboriginal language map for locations of major language groups in the NT.

Use this toolkit before heading out to a community

Before heading out to a remote community, take a look at this online toolkit for cultural advice and general tips.

Learn about local Government councils in the NT

See a full list of local NT councils.

NT regions

Learn more about the diverse regions of the NT:

Darwin

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Top End

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East Arnhem

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Big Rivers

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Barkly

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Central Australia

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Current vacancies

See current vacancies in the NT

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the country on which we work and live and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to elders past, present, and future.

While the Australian Government Department of Health has contributed to the funding of this material, the information contained in it does not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government and is not advice that is provided, or information that is endorsed, by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is not responsible in negligence or otherwise for any injury, loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided herein.