| Nyirripi Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Nyirripi | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°38′51″S 130°32′58″E / 22.64750°S 130.54944°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 251 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0872 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Central Desert Region | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[2][a] | ||||||||||||||
Nyirripi is a community in the Southern Tanami Ward of the Central Desert Region in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is approximately 440 kilometres from Alice Springs, with the drive taking 5 to 6 hours.[4] As of 2021, the town's population was 251 people.[5]
[6]== History == Nyirripi was first established in the late 1970s, when several families including Tiger Japaljari Morris, Charlie Jampinjinpas, Molly Napurula Martins, Phylis Napurula, Leo Japurula and others decided to leave the pressures of the growing population of Yuendumu. Two men (Edwin and George) were sent into town to secure a pastor for the outstation and Pastor John Henwood returned with them to take up ministry. The community was officially recognised as an outstation after the former Federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs was pressed in a public forum by community members to define the population numbers that would constitute an outstation. This enabled the securing of much needed funds for infrastructure.[7]
Later the community was recognised as a major community and campaigned for resources, which led to the construction of a school. In 1985, the community became incorporated under the Aboriginal Council Association Act.[7]
- ^ "2021 Nyirripi Census All Persons".
- ^ "Nyirripi". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Localities within the Tanami sub-region (CP 5083)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Abhi. "Central Desert Regional Council - Nyirripi". centraldesert.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "2021 Nyirripi (L), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Rev Dennis Jacobsen ex Pastor Alice Springs United Pentecostal Church (Deceased)
- ^ a b "Nyrippi- Community Profile" (PDF). Remote Area Health Corps. 2010. p. 5.
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