Anmatjere, Northern Territory

Anmatjere is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 1,088 kilometres (676 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]

Anmatjere
Northern Territory
Sculpture at the Aileron Roadhouse on the Stuart Highway
Anmatjere
Coordinates21°44′47″S 133°19′08″E[1]
Population477 (2016 census)[2] [lower-alpha 1]
 • Density0.008758/km2 (0.022684/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0872[3]
Elevation566 m (1,857 ft)(weather station) [4]
Area54,462 km2 (21,027.9 sq mi)[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location1,088 km (676 mi) S of Darwin City[3]
LGA(s)
Territory electorate(s)Stuart[7]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[8]
Mean max temp[4] Mean min temp[4] Annual rainfall[4]
31.0 °C
88 °F		 14.4 °C
58 °F		 315.8 mm
12.4 in
Suburbs around Anmatjere:
Tanami Warumunga
Davenport		 Sandover
Lake Mackay
Chilla Well		 Anmatjere Sandover
Hart
Mount Zeil Mount Zeil
Burt Plain
Hart		 Hart
FootnotesAdjoining localities[9][10][6]

The locality was named after the former Anmatjere Community Government Council whose seat was located in the town of Ti-Tree. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[9][1]

The following sites located within Anmatjere are listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register - Aileron Homestead No. 1, Alcoota Fossil Beds, Anna's Reservoir Conservation Reserve, the Old Mount Riddock Homestead – Gemtree and Ryan Well Historical Reserve. [11][12][13][14][15]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Anmatjere had 477 people living within its boundaries of which 47.3% were male, 52.7% were female and 87.9% identified as “Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.”[2]

Anmatjere is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government areas of the Barkly Shire and the Central Desert Region.[8][7][10][6][1]

Anmatjere is the location of two sculptures, Anmatjere Man and Anmatjere Woman and Child.[16][17]

References

Notes
  1. For the 2016 census, the population of the State Suburb of Anmatjere (whose boundaries align with those of the locality of Anmatjere), does not include the population of the following communities which are fully surrounded by the locality – Engawala, Laramba, Ti-Tree, Willora, Willowra and Yuelamu

Citations
  1. "Place Names Register Extract for Anmatjere". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Anmatjere (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. "Anmatjere Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Territory Grape Farm (nearest weather station with recent published data)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  5. "Anmatjere". Australias Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. "Localities within Central Desert Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  7. "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  8. "Profile of the electoral division of Lingiari (NT)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  9. "Anmatjere". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  10. "Localities within Barkly Region (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  11. "Aileron Homestead No 1". Heritage Register. Northern Territory. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  12. "Alcoota Fossil Beds". Heritage Register. Northern Territory. 8 February 1995. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  13. "Anna's Reservoir Conservation Reserve". Heritage Register. Northern Territory. 8 February 1995. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  14. "Old Mount Riddock Homestead - Gemtree". Heritage Register. Northern Territory. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  15. "Ryan Well Historical Reserve". Heritage Register. Northern Territory. 8 February 1995. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  16. "The World Today - Sculpture of Anmatjere man unveiled in Aileron". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  17. "'Anmatjere Woman and Child' Airelon Sculpture NT | The Stone Family in Australia". www.stonefamilyinaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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