Batchelor is located 98 kilometres south of Darwin, just off the Stuart Highway. the community is best known as the gateway to Litchfield National Park.
Tourism is Batchelor's biggest industry due to its close proximity to Litchfield National Park as well as other tourist attractions like The Batchelor Butterfly and Bird Farm.
The Batchelor Institute is also located in the community, a tertiary education provider that offers a number of courses catered mainly to Indigenous students.