| West Daly Regional Council Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 14°14′S 129°31′E / 14.233°S 129.517°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,649 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.25935/km2 (0.6717/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 July 2014[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14,070 km2 (5,432.5 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | March 2022 Election | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wadeye | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Top End | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Daly | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | West Daly Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
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The West Daly Regional Council is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. The shire covers an area of 14,070 square kilometres (5,430 sq mi) and had a population of 3,649 in June 2018, with over 90% identifying as Aboriginal.[3] During the wet season between late November and early May, travel between the three main communities of Nganmarriyanga, Peppimenarti and Wadeye is limited to air as roads are cut by flooding.[4]
- ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ Tollner, D.W. (27 June 2014). "Northern Territory of Australia Local Government Act Restructuring Order" (PDF). Government Gazettes. Northern Territory Government. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "West Daly (R)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Living in West Daly". West Daly Regional Council. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
