Namatjira, Northern Territory
| Namatjira Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Namatjira | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°52′41″S 132°34′59″E / 23.87806°S 132.58306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 164 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.03791/km2 (0.09819/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 3 April 2007[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0872 [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,325.736 km2 (1,670.2 sq mi)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 1,282.5 km (797 mi) S of Darwin City[3] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | MacDonnell Region[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Namatjira[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[8][9] | ||||||||||||||
Namatjira is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia, located about 1,282.5 kilometres (796.9 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[3]
Namatjira is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Namatjira and the local government area of the MacDonnell Region.[6][5][8]
History
[edit]The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 3 April 2007. It is named after the Arrente painter Albert Namatjira.[1] As of 2020, it has an area of 4,325.736 square kilometres (1,670.176 sq mi).[4]
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2021 Australian census, 164 people resided in Namatjira,[2] down from 175 in the 2016 census.[10] The median age of persons in Namatjira was 29 years. There were fewer males than females, with 45.5% of the population male and 54.5% female. The average household size was 3.6 people per household.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Place Names Register Extract for Namatjira". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Namatjira (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Namatjira Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Namatjira". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Division of Namatjira". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Localities within McDonnell Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Localities within the Alice Springs Sub-region (CP5075)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Namatjira (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
