The Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku is a remote local government area in Western Australia near the Northern Territory/ South Australian border. It is 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 The Ngaanyatjarra, also known (along with the Pini) as the Nana, are an Indigenous Australian cultural group of Western Australia. They are located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, as well as Northern Territory. Language Ngaanyatjarra is a ...

on behalf of the traditional owners also form the boundaries of the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku. The Shire has of gravel road and is far from bitumen roads. The

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on 29 June 2005 consented to the Native Title claim over approximately (about the size of

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) 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.

Population

The 2021 ABS Census indicated that the region's 1,358 residents comprised 48.5% males and 51.5% females, with 84.5% of the population being Indigenous Australians. 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 30 years of age compared with 38 Australia-wide. Some other statistics: * 84.5% of the population identify as Aboriginal Australian * 71.4% (970) speak Ngaanyatjarra at home * 9.9% speak English only at home (cf 72.0% nationwide)

Communities

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responsible for the provision of services to the communities. There are 10 small local centres within the Ngaanyatyarra Lands: * Irrunytju (Wingellina) * Papulankutja (Blackstone) * Mantamaru (Jameson) * Warburton * Wanarn *

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* Tjukurla * Tjirrkarli * Patjarr * Kanpa

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and Yilka (Cosmo Newbery) lie outside the Lands, but are served by the Shire. Giles Weather Station is also within the Shire.

Council statistics

*Location:

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/ Great Victoria Deserts *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

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(MAF)) * Tertiary education (

Ngaanyatjarra Community College The Ngaanyatjarra, also known (along with the Pini) as the Nana, are an Indigenous Australian cultural group of Western Australia. They are located in the Goldfields-Esperance region, as well as Northern Territory. Language Ngaanyatjarra is a ...

, Warburton) *Communities *Land Management * Native Title Representative Body *Ngaanyatjarra Agencies and Transport Services Inc (NATS) *Ngaanyatjarra Services (Aboriginal Corporation) *Roadhouses ** Tjukayirla **Warakurna **Warburton *Service Stations **

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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

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, two places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku, the

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and the Warakurna Multi-Function Police Facility, neither of which are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shire Of Ngaanyatjarraku Ngaanyatjarraku, Shire of Aboriginal communities in Goldfields-Esperance