Elliott, Northern Territory
| Elliott Northern Territory | |
|---|---|
  Elliott | |
| Coordinates | 17°33′13″S 133°32′41″E / 17.55361°S 133.54472°E |
| Population | 355 (2006 census)[1] |
| Established | 1942 |
| Postcode(s) | 0862 |
| Location |
|
| LGA(s) | Barkly Region |
| Territory electorate(s) | Barkly |
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari |
Elliott is a town in Northern Territory, Australia. It is almost halfway between Darwin and Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway. The town is in the Yapurkulangu ward of the Barkly Region. The area is the home of the Jingili people and the traditional name of the town is Kulumindini. At the 2006 census, Elliott had a population of 355.[1]
The town began at the site of Number 8 Bore on Newcastle Waters Station as an Australian Army camp during World War II. It is named after Army Captain R.D (Snow) Elliott MBE.
Elliott is on the edge of the Newcastle Waters Station and is 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Newcastle Waters, a town near the station homestead and at the junction of three important stockroutes. It lies close to the seasonal Lake Woods.
Climate
| Climate data for Elliott | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 45.8 (114.4) |
44.9 (112.8) |
42.5 (108.5) |
40.3 (104.5) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.6 (101.5) |
42.0 (107.6) |
44.4 (111.9) |
45.0 (113.0) |
46.5 (115.7) |
46.5 (115.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 37.5 (99.5) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.1 (102.4) |
38.7 (101.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 135.8 (5.35) |
160.4 (6.31) |
85.0 (3.35) |
23.8 (0.94) |
7.4 (0.29) |
4.9 (0.19) |
3.0 (0.12) |
1.1 (0.04) |
6.0 (0.24) |
23.3 (0.92) |
46.2 (1.82) |
95.4 (3.76) |
604.3 (23.79) |
| Average rainy days | 10.1 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 49.7 |
| Source: [2] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- The members of the Kulumindini Band.
- Jake Neade, a Port Adelaide footballer.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Elliott (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Elliott". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 26 November 2011.