Yuendumu

Yuendumu
Northern Territory
Yuendumu is located in Northern Territory
Yuendumu
Yuendumu
Coordinates22°15′18″S 131°47′43″E / 22.25500°S 131.79528°E / -22.25500; 131.79528[1]
Population759 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density108/km2 (281/sq mi)
Established1946 (Yendumu Aboriginal Reserve)
4 April 2007 (locality)[1]
Postcode(s)0872[3]
Elevation667 m (2,188 ft)(weather station)[4]
Area7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)[citation needed]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location
LGA(s)Central Desert Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Gwoja[5]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[4] Mean min temp[4] Annual rainfall[4]
30.3 °C
87 °F		 15.4 °C
60 °F		 365.2 mm
14.4 in
Localities around Yuendumu:
Chilla Well Chilla Well Chilla Well
Chilla Well Yuendumu Chilla Well
Chilla Well Chilla Well Chilla Well
FootnotesLocations[3]
Adjoining locality[7][8]

Yuendumu is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia, 293 km (182 mi) northwest of Alice Springs on the Tanami Road, within the Central Desert Region local government area. It ranks as one of the larger remote communities in central Australia, and has a thriving community of Aboriginal artists. It is home to Pintubi Anmatjere Warlpiri (PAW) Media, which produced the TV series Bush Mechanics.

  1. ^ a b c "Place Names Register Extract for Yuendumu". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yuendumu (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 June 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Yuendumu Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference climate was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Division of Gwoja". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Yeundumu". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. February 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Localities within Central Desert Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2019.