Nhulunbuy

Nhulunbuy
Northern Territory
Nhulunbuy is located in Northern Territory
Nhulunbuy
Nhulunbuy
Map
Coordinates12°10′57″S 136°46′55″E / 12.18250°S 136.78194°E / -12.18250; 136.78194
Population3,350 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density470.5/km2 (1,218.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)0881, 0880
Elevation20 m (66 ft)
Area7.12 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Unincorporated area
Territory electorate(s)Mulka
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
30.8 °C
87 °F
23.3 °C
74 °F
1,305.3 mm
51.4 in
Alumina plant at Nhulunbuy, June 2000
The old airport terminal at Gove Airport.

Nhulunbuy (/nlənb/) is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia. Founded on the Gove Peninsula in north-east Arnhem Land when a bauxite mine and deep water port were established in the late 1960s, the town's economy largely revolved around its alumina refinery until it closed in May 2014.[2][3]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Nhulunbuy had a population of 3,350 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nhulunbuy (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Milman, Oliver (11 August 2014). "Boom and dust: uncertain future for the mining town run by Rio Tinto". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).