Petermann, Northern Territory

Petermann is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 1,427 kilometres (887 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin in the territory’s south-western corner adjoining the states of South Australia and Western Australia.[1][3]

Petermann
Northern Territory
Petermann
Coordinates25°04′01″S 130°49′30″E[1]
Population185 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density0.002656/km2 (0.006878/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0872[3]
Elevation492 m (1,614 ft)(Yulara airport)[4]
Area69,666 km2 (26,898.2 sq mi)[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location1,427 km (887 mi) S of Darwin[3]
LGA(s)MacDonnell Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Namatjira[6]
Federal Division(s)Lingiari[7]
Mean max temp[4] Mean min temp[4] Annual rainfall[4]
30.2 °C
86 °F
14.1 °C
57 °F
273.8 mm
10.8 in
Suburbs around Petermann:
Western Australia Lake Mackay
Mereenie
Namatjira
Namatjira
Western Australia Petermann Ghan
Western Australia South Australia South Australia
FootnotesAdjoining localities[8][9][lower-alpha 1]

The locality consists of the following land (from west to east) – the Petermann Aboriginal Land Trust, the Katiti Aboriginal Land Trust and the NT Portion 1798 (better known as the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park), the Land Settlement Aboriginal Corporation and NT Portion 6665 (better known as the Watarrka National Park), the Urrampinyi Iltjiltjarri Aboriginal Land Trust and the pastoral leases of Curtin Springs, Angas Downs and Mulga Park. The locality fully surrounds the communities of Kaltukatjara and Mutitjulu, and the locality of Yulara.[9][10]

Petermann is named after the Petermann Ranges, a mountain range partly located within the locality’s boundaries, and which was named after the German cartographer, August Heinrich Petermann by the explorer, Ernest Giles, in 1874.[1] The locality’s boundary and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Petermann had 185 people living within its boundaries.[2]

Petermann is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Namatjira and the local government area of the MacDonnell Region.[7][6][1]

References

Notes

  1. The locality of Petermann fully surrounds the communities of Kaltukatjara and Mutitjulu, and the locality of Yulara.[8]

Citations

  1. "Search results for 'Petermann (Locality)'". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Petermann (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. "Petermann Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. "Climate statistics for Australian locations, Monthly climate statistics for Yulara Airport (sic) (nearest weather station)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. "Petermann". Australias Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. "Division of Namatjira". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  7. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  8. "Petermann". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. "Localities within the Petermann-Simpson sub-region (CP 5080)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  10. "Northern Territory Pastoral Properties" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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