Tanami East, Northern Territory

Tanami East
Northern Territory
Tanami East is located in Northern Territory
Tanami East
Tanami East
Coordinates18°29′17″S 132°48′31″E / 18.4881°S 132.8085°E / -18.4881; 132.8085[1]
Population33 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density0.000625/km2 (0.001617/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0852[3]
Area52,842 km2 (20,402.4 sq mi)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location510 km (317 mi) S of Darwin City
LGA(s)Barkly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Barkly[5]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
30.4 °C
87 °F		 15.4 °C
60 °F		 377.8 mm
14.9 in
Suburbs around Tanami East:
Victoria River Victoria River
Birdum		 Birdum
Gurindji
Tanami		 Tanami East Pamayu
Tablelands
Warumungu
Tanami Tanami
Anmatjere
Warumungu		 Warumungu
FootnotesLocations[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]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Place Names Register Extract for Tanami East". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tanami East (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Tanami East Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Tanami East". Australia's Guide. Australia's Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b c "Tanami East". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Localities within Barkly Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Localities within the Tanami sub-region (CP 5083)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Properties" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Murranji Track". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Murranji Track, Murranji Bore & Waterhole". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Murranji Track, No. 11 Bore". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 June 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2019.