Ngaanyatjarraku, Western Australia
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The Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku is a remote local government area in Western Australia
near Northern Territory
/South Australia
n border. It is 1,542 km from Perth
.
It was formed on 1 July 1993 following a report of the Local Government Boundaries Commission in 1992. The Shire of Wiluna
was divided with the eastern area becoming the new Shire.
It is a community of interest within the traditional lands of the Ngaanyatjarra
people of the Central Desert of Western Australia. The 99-year leases held by the Ngaanyatjarra Land Council on behalf of the traditional owners also form the boundaries of the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.
The Shire has 560 km of gravel road and is far from bitumen roads.
The Federal Court of Australia
on 29 June 2005 consented to the Native Title
claim over approximately 187,700 square kilometres of land in the Central Desert Region in the Shires of Laverton and Ngaanyatjarraku.
Ngaanyatjarra
is the first language of most residents (65%, see below) with the other language significantly represented being Pitjantjatjara.
indicated that the region's 1,335 residents comprised 46.9% males and 87.3% Indigenous Australians
.
Like other indigenous Australian communities in the Outback, the Ngaanyatjarraku community has a greater proportion of younger people than the overall Australian population and a lesser proportion of older people, reflected by the median age of 27 years of age compared with 37 Australia-wide.
Some other statistics:
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
near Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
/South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n border. It is 1,542 km from Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
It was formed on 1 July 1993 following a report of the Local Government Boundaries Commission in 1992. The Shire of Wiluna
Wiluna, Western Australia
Wiluna is a complex town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is situated on the edge of the Western Desert at the gateway to the Canning Stock Route and Gunbarrel Highway. It is the service centre of the local area for the local Aboriginal people, the pastoral industry, mining, and...
was divided with the eastern area becoming the new Shire.
It is a community of interest within the traditional lands of the Ngaanyatjarra
Ngaanyatjarra
Ngaanyatjarra is an Indigenous Australian cultural group in the Western Desert, Central Australia.-Meaning and origin of the name:Ngaanya literally means 'this' and -tjarra means 'with/having' ; the compound term means 'those that use "ngaanya" to say "this"'...
people of the Central Desert of Western Australia. The 99-year leases held by the Ngaanyatjarra Land Council on behalf of the traditional owners also form the boundaries of the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.
The Shire has 560 km of gravel road and is far from bitumen roads.
The Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
The Federal Court of Australia is an Australian superior court of record which has jurisdiction to deal with most civil disputes governed by federal law , along with some summary criminal matters. Cases are heard at first instance by single Judges...
on 29 June 2005 consented to the Native Title
Native title
Native title is the Australian version of the common law doctrine of aboriginal title.Native title is "the recognition by Australian law that some Indigenous people have rights and interests to their land that come from their traditional laws and customs"...
claim over approximately 187,700 square kilometres of land in the Central Desert Region in the Shires of Laverton and Ngaanyatjarraku.
Ngaanyatjarra
Ngaanyatjarra language
Ngaanyatjarra is an Australian Aboriginal language. It is one of the Wati languages of the large Southwest branch of the Pama–Nyungan family...
is the first language of most residents (65%, see below) with the other language significantly represented being Pitjantjatjara.
Population
The 2006 ABS CensusAustralian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
indicated that the region's 1,335 residents comprised 46.9% males and 87.3% Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
.
Like other indigenous Australian communities in the Outback, the Ngaanyatjarraku community has a greater proportion of younger people than the overall Australian population and a lesser proportion of older people, reflected by the median age of 27 years of age compared with 37 Australia-wide.
Some other statistics:
- 98.8% are Australian citizens(compared with 86.1% nationwide)
- 65.9% speak NgaanyatjarraNgaanyatjarraNgaanyatjarra is an Indigenous Australian cultural group in the Western Desert, Central Australia.-Meaning and origin of the name:Ngaanya literally means 'this' and -tjarra means 'with/having' ; the compound term means 'those that use "ngaanya" to say "this"'...
at home (cf 0.0006% nw) - 880 of the 1000 speakers of this language live in this LGA - 18.8% speak English only at home (cf 78.5% nw)
- 26.3% affiliate with the Churches of Christ (0.3% nw)
- median weekly income is $196 per week (cf $466/wk nw)
- median family income is $452 per week (cf $1,171/wk nw)
- 32.0% single-parent families (cf 15.8% nw)
- 4.1 persons in average household size (cf 2.6 nw)
- 94.2% renting (cf 27.2% nw)
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Council Statistics
- Location: GibsonGibson DesertThe Gibson Desert covers a large dry area in the state of Western Australia and is still largely in an almost "pristine" state. It is about in size, making it the 5th largest desert in Australia, after the Great Sandy, Great Victoria, Tanami and Simpson deserts.-Location and description:The Gibson...
/ Great Victoria DesertGreat Victoria DesertThe Great Victoria Desert is a barren and sparsely populated desert area of southern Australia.-Location and description:The Great Victoria is the biggest desert in Australia and consists of many small sandhills, grassland plains, areas with a closely packed surface of pebbles and salt lakes...
s - Length of Sealed Roads (km): 12.6
- Length of Unsealed Roads (km): 1,444
- Population: 1,335 (2006 Census)
- Educational Institutions
- Colleges 1
- Primary & High Schools (K -10) 8
Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation)
The associated Ngaanyatjarra Council operates- Air services (contracted to Missionary Aviation Fellowship (MAF))
- Tertiary educationTertiary educationTertiary education, also referred to as third stage, third level, and post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, university-preparatory school...
(Ngaanyatjarra Community College, Warburton) - Communities
- Land Management
- Native TitleNative titleNative title is the Australian version of the common law doctrine of aboriginal title.Native title is "the recognition by Australian law that some Indigenous people have rights and interests to their land that come from their traditional laws and customs"...
Representative Body - Ngaanyatjarra Agencies and Transport Services Inc (NATS)
- Ngaanyatjarra Services (Aboriginal Corporation)
- Roadhouses
- Tjukayirla
- Warakurna
- Warburton
- Service Stations
- CaltexChevron CorporationChevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
Alice Springs fuel franchise supplies Caltex fuel and petroleum products to all Ngaanyatjarra communities, workshops and roadhouse facilities at a fair price, and operates the Caltex fuel dealership throughout Central Australia. - Caltex Roadhouse – Alice Springs
- Caltex