Ranken, Northern Territory

Ranken
Northern Territory
Ranken is located in Northern Territory
Ranken
Ranken
Coordinates20°05′22″S 137°13′08″E / 20.0895°S 137.2189°E / -20.0895; 137.2189[1]
Population44 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density0.002217/km2 (0.00574/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)4825[3]
Area19,844 km2 (7,661.8 sq mi)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location1,098 km (682 mi) SE of Darwin[3]
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]
32.9 °C
91 °F		 17.7 °C
64 °F		 398.9 mm
15.7 in
Suburbs around Ranken:
Tablelands Nicholson Queensland
Tablelands
Costello		 Ranken Queensland
Costello Costello Queensland
FootnotesAdjoining localities[8][9]

Ranken is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east adjoining the border with the state of Queensland about 1,098 kilometres (682 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]

The locality consists of the following land (from west to east, then north to south):[10][9]

  1. The West Ranken pastoral lease
  2. The East Ranken and Soudan pastoral leases
  3. The Adder, Avon Downs and Burramurra pastoral leases. and
  4. The Rocklands and Austral Downs pastoral leases.

As of 2020, it has an area of 19,844 square kilometres (7,662 sq mi).[4]

The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Ranken River which was named in the 1860s after John LC Ranken, the pastoralist who first established Lorne Creek, which is now known as the Avon Downs Station.[1]

Ranken includes the following places listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – Avon Downs Pastoral Station, the Eldo Rocket Shelter Austral Downs and the Eldo Rocket Shelters Argadargada.[11][12][13]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Ranken had a population of 44 people.[2]

Ranken 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][1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Place Names Register Extract for Ranken". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ranken (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Ranken Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Ranken". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Division of Barkly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Camooweal Township (nearest weather station that has current data)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Ranken". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Localities within Barkly South sub-region (CP 5086)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Avon Downs Pastoral Station". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 29 October 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Eldo Rocket Shelter Austral Downs". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Eldo Rocket Shelter Burramurra". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2020.