Balgo, Western Australia

Balgo
Western Australia
an aerial view of a small settlement, showing about seventy rooftops, red dirt roads and a dirt oval, with dry scrubland receding into the distance
Balgo viewed from the air
Balgo is located in Western Australia
Balgo
Balgo
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Coordinates20°08′24″S 127°59′06″E / 20.14°S 127.985°E / -20.14; 127.985
Population
Time zoneAWST (UTC+8)
LGA(s)Shire of Halls Creek

Balgo, previously Balgo Hills and Balgo Mission, is a community in Western Australia that is linked with both the Great Sandy Desert and the Tanami Desert. The community is in the Shire of Halls Creek, off the Tanami Road, and was established by German missionaries in 1939. In the 2021 census Balgo's population numbered 430.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Balgo (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Balgo (Indigenous Location)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c Bureau of Meteorology max