Warumunga is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 902 kilometres (560 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]
| Warumunga Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Warumunga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°08′16″S 133°52′28″E / 20.1379°S 133.8744°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 146 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 4 April 2007[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0852[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 39,870 km2 (15,393.9 sq mi)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 902 km (560 mi) SE of Darwin City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barkly Region[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Barkly[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Locations[3] Adjoining localities[8][9][a] | ||||||||||||||
The locality’s name derived from the "Warumungu Land Trust" [sic], which make up a large part of the locality. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[8][1] As of 2020[update], it has an area of 39,870 square kilometres (15,390 sq mi).[4]
The 2016 Australian census reports that Warumunga had 157 people living within its boundaries, of which 112 (69.6%) identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.[10] The population fell to 146 in the 2021 census.[11]
Warumunga 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][9]
See also
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edit- ^ The locality of Warumunga fully surrounds the locality of Tennant Creek[8]
Citations
edit- ^ a b c d e "Place Names Register Extract for Warumunga". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warumungu (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Warumunga Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Warumungu". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics TENNANT CREEK AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Warumunga". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Localities within Barkly Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Warumunga (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "2021 Warumungu, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
