Elsey, Northern Territory

Elsey is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 349 kilometres (217 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]

Elsey
Northern Territory
Elsey
Coordinates15°07′52″S 133°13′58″E[1]
Population39 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density0.00462/km2 (0.01196/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0852 [3]
Area8,447 km2 (3,261.4 sq mi)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location349 km (217 mi) SE of Darwin City
LGA(s)Roper Gulf Region [1]
Territory electorate(s)Barkly[5]
Federal Division(s)Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
33.9 °C
93 °F		 19.6 °C
67 °F		 859.5 mm
33.8 in
Suburbs around Elsey:
Venn
Manbulloo		 Venn
Beswick Creek
Flying Fox		 Flying Fox
Manbulloo
Sturt Plateau		 Elsey Flying Fox
Limmen
Sturt Plateau Sturt Plateau
Larrimah
Birdum		 Limmen
FootnotesLocations[3]
Adjoining localities[8][9][lower-alpha 1]

The locality’s name derived from the Elsey Creek whose watercourse is located within the locality and which was named by the explorer, Augustus Charles Gregory. The name is ultimately derived from John Ravenscroft Elsey, a surgeon and naturalist, who was a member of Gregory’s expedition to Northern Australia during 1856. The locality of Elsey fully surrounds both the community of Jilkminggan and the locality of Mataranka. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[8][1][10]

Elsey includes the following places listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register:

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Elsey had 39 people living within its boundaries.[2]

Elsey is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Roper Gulf Region.[6][5][9]

References

Notes
  1. The locality of Elsey fully surrounds both the community of Jilkminggan and the locality of Mataranka. [8]

Citations
  1. "Place Names Register Extract for Elsey". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Elsey (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. "Elsey Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. "Elsey". Australias Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. "Summary statistics LARRIMAH (nearest weather station)". Bureau of Meteorology, Australian government. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. "Elsey (locality)". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  9. "Roper Gulf Shire (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  10. Chisholm, H. "Elsey, Joseph Ravenscroft (1834–1857)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  11. "Elsey Memorial Cemetery". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 14 March 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  12. "WWII Gorrie Airfield Precinct". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  13. "Warloch Ponds Railway Bridge". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  14. "Warloch Ponds Road Bridge". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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