Namatjira, Northern Territory

Namatjira is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia, located about 1,282.5 kilometres (796.9 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.^[3]

Namatjira Northern Territory
Namatjira
Coordinates	23°52′41″S 132°34′59″E
Population	164 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.03791/km2 (0.09819/sq mi)
Established	3 April 2007[2]
Postcode(s)	0872 [3]
Area	4,325.736 km2 (1,670.2 sq mi)[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	1,282.5 km (797 mi) S of Darwin City[3]
LGA(s)	MacDonnell Region[2]
Territory electorate(s)	Namatjira[5]
Federal division(s)	Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 28.9 °C 84 °F 13.3 °C 56 °F 282.8 mm 11.1 in
Suburbs around Namatjira: Mount Zeil Mount Zeil Burt Plain Hugh Mereenie Namatjira Hugh Petermann Ghan Ghan
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[8][9]

Namatjira is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Namatjira and the local government area of the MacDonnell Region.^[6][5][8]

History

The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 3 April 2007. It is named after the Arrente painter Albert Namatjira.^[2] As of 2020, it has an area of 4,325.736 square kilometres (1,670.176 sq mi).^[4]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Australian census, 164 people resided in Namatjira,^[1] down from 175 in the 2016 census.^[10] The median age of persons in Namatjira was 29 years. There were fewer males than females, with 45.5% of the population male and 54.5% female. The average household size was 3.6 people per household.^[1]