Tanami East, Northern Territory
| Tanami East Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Tanami East | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°29′17″S 132°48′31″E / 18.4881°S 132.8085°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 33 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000625/km2 (0.001617/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 4 April 2007[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0852[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 52,842 km2 (20,402.4 sq mi)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 510 km (317 mi) S of Darwin City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barkly Region[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Barkly[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Locations[3] Adjoining localities[8][9] | ||||||||||||||
Tanami East is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 510 kilometres (320 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]
The locality consists of the following land in the north eastern portion of the Tanami Desert - the Karlantijpa North Aboriginal Land Trust, the Murranji Aboriginal Land Trust and the Murranji pastoral lease.[10][11] It has an area of 52,842 square kilometres (20,402 sq mi).[4] Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[8][1]
The Adelaide-Darwin Railway passes from south to north through parts of the eastern side of the locality.[8]
Tanami East includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Murranji Track, the Murranji Track, Murranji Bore & Waterhole and the Murranji Track, No. 11 Bore.[12][13][14]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Tanami East had 33 people living within its boundaries.[2]
Tanami East is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.[6][5][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Place Names Register Extract for Tanami East". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tanami East (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tanami East Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Tanami East". Australia,s Guide. Australias Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics YUENDUMU (nearest weather station with recent published data)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Tanami East". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Localities within Barkly Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Localities within the Tanami sub-region (CP 5083)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Properties" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Murranji Track". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Murranji Track, Murranji Bore & Waterhole". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Murranji Track, No. 11 Bore". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
