Kalkarindji

Kalkarindji
Northern Territory
Map showing location of Kalkarindji in red on white.
Kalkarindji is located in Northern Territory
Kalkarindji
Kalkarindji
Coordinates17°26′54″S 130°49′59″E / 17.4484°S 130.833°E / -17.4484; 130.833[1]
Population334 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density56/km2 (144/sq mi)
Established1972 (community)
5 October 1976 (town)
4 April 2007 (locality)[1][3]
Postcode(s)0852[4]
Elevation196 m (643 ft)weather station[5]
Area6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)[6]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location
LGA(s)Victoria Daly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Gwoja[8]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[9]
Mean max temp[5] Mean min temp[5] Annual rainfall[5]
34.3 °C
94 °F
19.0 °C
66 °F
694.8 mm
27.4 in
Suburbs around Kalkarindji:
Daguragu Daguragu
Gurindji
Gurindji
Daguragu
Gurindji
Kalkarindji Gurindji
Gurindji Gurindji Gurindji
FootnotesLocations[4]
Adjoining localities[10][11]

Kalkarindji (formerly Wave Hill Welfare Settlement, also spelt Kalkaringi) is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia, located on the Buntine Highway about 554 kilometres (344 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin and located about 460 kilometres (290 mi) south of the municipal seat in Katherine.

  1. ^ a b c "Place Names Register Extract for Kalkarindji (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kalkarindji (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 August 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Adermann, Evan (5 October 1976). "THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Crown Lands Ordinance PROCLAMATION". Australian Government Gazette. p. 2. Retrieved 23 March 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ a b c "Kalkarindji Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Summary statistics Wave Hill (nearest weather station with current data)". Bureau of Meteorology, Australian government. Retrieved 25 January 2020. Wave Hill refers to Wave Hill Station which is 26 kilometres (16 mi) away from Kalkarindji.
  6. ^ "Kalkarindji". Australia's Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  7. ^ "OUR COMMUNITIES: Kalkarindji / Daguragu". Victoria Daly Region. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Division of Stuart". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Communities of Kalkarindji & Daguragu (CP5158)". Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Localities within Victoria-Daly Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.