Mount Zeil is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 1,248 kilometres (775 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]
| Mount Zeil Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Mount Zeil | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°16′56″S 132°21′43″E / 23.2821°S 132.362°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 83 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.01240/km2 (0.03212/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 4 April 2007[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0872[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,692 km2 (2,583.8 sq mi)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 1,248 km (775 mi) S of Darwin City[3] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | MacDonnell Region[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Stuart[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[8][9] | ||||||||||||||
The locality consists of the following land:[10][9]
- The Derwent pastoral lease in the north-west
- The Narwietooma pastoral lease in the north-east
- The Glen Helen pastoral lease in the south-west, and
- The north-west part of the West MacDonnell National Park in the south-east.
The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. It is named after the mountain of the same name which is located within its boundaries.[1] As of 2020, it has an area of 6,692 square kilometres (2,584 sq mi).[4]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Mount Zeil had 83 people living within its boundaries.[2]
Mount Zeil is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the MacDonnell Region.[6][5][8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Place Names Register Extract for Mount Zeil (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Zeil (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mount Zeil Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Mount Zeil". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Division of Stuart". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Localities within McDonnell Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Localities within Petermann-Simpson sub-region (CP 5080)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
