Gurindji, Northern Territory

Gurindji
Northern Territory
Gurindji is located in Northern Territory
Gurindji
Gurindji
Coordinates18°09′22″S 130°46′52″E / 18.156°S 130.781°E / -18.156; 130.781[1]
Population17 (2016 census)[2][a]
 • Density0.000525/km2 (0.00136/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0852[5]
Elevation196 m (643 ft)(weather station)[6]
Area32,372 km2 (12,498.9 sq mi)[7]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location549 km (341 mi) S of Darwin
LGA(s)
Territory electorate(s)Gwoja[8]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[9]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
34.3 °C
94 °F		 19.0 °C
66 °F		 694.8 mm
27.4 in
Suburbs around Gurindji:
Gregory Gregory
Victoria River		 Victoria River
Buchanan
Tanami		 Gurindji Tanami East
Tanami Tanami Tanami East
FootnotesAdjoining localities[3]

Gurindji is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 459 kilometres (285 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][5]

The locality consists of the following land (from north to south, then west to east):[10][3]

  1. The Daguragu Aboriginal Land Trust, the Wave Hill and Cattle Creek pastoral leases, and the Wampana-Karlantijpa Aboriginal Land Trust,
  2. The Hooker Creek Aboriginal Land Trust, and
  3. Land at the northern end of the Central Desert Aboriginal Land Trust.

The locality fully surrounds the communities of Daguragu, Kalkarindji and Lajamanu.[3] As of 2020, it has an area of 32,372 square kilometres (12,499 sq mi).[7]

The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its boundaries were altered on 27 August 2014 to gain most of the land in the locality of Lajamanu with exception to that containing the Lajamanu community. Its name is derived from “the Gurindji tribe of Aboriginals who walked off the Wave Hill Pastoral Station in protest of lack of wages.”[1][3][4]

Gurindji includes the historic site, the Gurindji Wave Hill Walk Off Route, which was listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register on 27 October 2006.[11]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Gurindji had 17 people living within its boundaries.[2]

Gurindji is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government areas of the Central Desert Region and the Victoria Daly Region.[9][8][1][4]

Climate

Climate data for Wave Hill, elevation 196 m (643 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1973–2022)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 45.0
(113.0) 		44.5
(112.1) 		43.5
(110.3) 		40.5
(104.9) 		38.3
(100.9) 		36.5
(97.7) 		36.6
(97.9) 		38.0
(100.4) 		41.5
(106.7) 		45.0
(113.0) 		45.6
(114.1) 		45.2
(113.4) 		45.6
(114.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 37.0
(98.6) 		36.0
(96.8) 		35.6
(96.1) 		34.9
(94.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.8
(83.8) 		31.3
(88.3) 		35.8
(96.4) 		38.0
(100.4) 		38.9
(102.0) 		37.9
(100.2) 		34.5
(94.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3) 		24.0
(75.2) 		22.3
(72.1) 		19.2
(66.6) 		15.1
(59.2) 		11.8
(53.2) 		11.1
(52.0) 		12.5
(54.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		21.8
(71.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.7
(76.5) 		19.1
(66.4)
Record low °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9) 		16.4
(61.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		5.0
(41.0) 		3.4
(38.1) 		1.3
(34.3) 		0.0
(32.0) 		0.1
(32.2) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.4
(48.9) 		12.9
(55.2) 		16.1
(61.0) 		0.0
(32.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 159.8
(6.29) 		179.4
(7.06) 		110.6
(4.35) 		18.6
(0.73) 		8.0
(0.31) 		3.5
(0.14) 		3.2
(0.13) 		1.3
(0.05) 		12.8
(0.50) 		24.3
(0.96) 		52.4
(2.06) 		117.2
(4.61) 		691.1
(27.19)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.6 10.8 6.5 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 3.1 5.2 9.3 49.4
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[12]

References

Notes

  1. ^ For the 2016 census, the State Suburb of Gurindji uses the boundaries of the locality of Gurindji in force prior to the alteration of the locality of Lajamanu on 27 August 2014.[3][4]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Place Names Register Extract for Gurindji (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gurindji (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 March 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c d e "Localities within Victoria River sub-region (CP-5459)" (PDF). NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Localities within Victoria-Daly Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Gurindji Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Monthly climate statistics: Summary Wave Hill (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Gurindji (area)". Australias Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Division of Namatjira". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Properties" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Gurindji Wave Hill Walk Off Route". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations- WAVE HILL". 8 April 2024.