Namatjira,_Northern_Territory

Namatjira, Northern Territory

Namatjira, Northern Territory

Suburb of MacDonnell Region, the Northern Territory, Australia

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]

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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

The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 3 April 2007. It is named after the Arrente painter Albert Namatjira.[2] As of 2020, it has an area of 4,325.736 square kilometres (1,670.176 sq mi).[4]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Australian census, 164 people resided in Namatjira,[1] 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.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Namatjira (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Place Names Register Extract for Namatjira". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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    "Namatjira Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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    "Namatjira". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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    "Division of Namatjira". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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    "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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    "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.
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    "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.
  10. [10]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Namatjira (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 June 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
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