Delamere, Northern Territory

Delamere is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia about 369 kilometres (229 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3][10]

Delamere
Northern Territory
Delamere is located in Northern Territory
Delamere
Delamere
Coordinates15°19′45″S 131°36′12″E / 15.3292°S 131.6033°E / -15.3292; 131.6033[1]
Population37 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density0.00324/km2 (0.00840/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0852[3]
Elevation221 m (725 ft)(weather station) [4]
Area11,404 km2 (4,403.1 sq mi)[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location369 km (229 mi) S of Darwin[3]
LGA(s)Victoria Daly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Stuart[6]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[7]
Mean max temp[4] Mean min temp[4] Annual rainfall[4]
34.0 °C
93 °F
20.9 °C
70 °F
854.4 mm
33.6 in
Suburbs around Delamere:
Claravale Claravale
Florina
Florina
Bradshaw
Gregory
Delamere Florina
Manbulloo
Sturt Plateau
Victoria River Victoria River Sturt Plateau
FootnotesAdjoining localities[8][9]

The locality consists of the following land (from north to south):[8][10]

  1. The Aroona and Scott Creek pastoral leases,
  2. The Willeroo, Mathison Station, Stapleton Station and Dixie Station pastoral leases, and
  3. The Delamere pastoral lease, the Delamere Air Weapons Range and land identified as NT Portion 2119.

As of 2020, it has an area of 11,404 square kilometres (4,403 sq mi).[5]

The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Delamere Station and ultimately from the name of the South Australian home of Dr WJ Browne, a former leaseholder.[1]

The Victoria Highway passes through the locality from the Stuart Highway in the east to the Western Australian border in the west. The Buntine Highway passes through the locality from the south and terminates at the Victoria Highway near the Willeroo homestead.[10][9]

The Delamere Air Weapons Range occupies land in the locality's south-east corner on the east side of the Buntine Highway.[11] The following aboriginal communities are located within Delamere – Djarrung which is located on Scott Creek Station in the locality's north and Dillinya which is located in NT Portion 2119 in the locality's south-east.[12][13][14]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Delamere had a population of 37 people.[2]

Delamere is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the Victoria Daly Region.[7][6][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Place Names Register Extract for Delamere (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Delamere (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 March 2020.  
  3. ^ a b c "Delamere Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Monthly climate statistics: Delamere Weapons Range (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Delamere". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Division of Namatjira". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Delamere". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Localities within Victoria River sub-region (CP 5096)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "Northern Territory Pastoral Properties" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Delamere Air Weapons Range Redevelopment, Delamere Air Weapons Range, Northern Territory, Statement of Evidence to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works". Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Australian Government, Department of Defence. August 2015. p. 35, i.e. Attachment 1. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2020. Attachment 1 is a site plan
  12. ^ "Place Names Register Extract for Djarrung (Aboriginal Community)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Place Names Register Extract for Delamere (Aboriginal Community)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  14. ^ "House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs" (PDF). Parliament of Australia. Commonwealth of Australia. 4 May 1999. p. 2/14. Retrieved 7 March 2020.