Yunyarinyi is an Aboriginal homeland on the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. It is located about south of the border with the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...

, south of Alice Springs. Yunyarinyi started as a

cattle station In Australia and New Zealand, a cattle station is a large farm ( station is equivalent to the American ranch), the main activity of which is the rearing of cattle. The owner of a cattle station is called a '' grazier''. The largest cattle stat ...

called Kenmore Park. It officially became an Indigenous community when the land rights were granted in 1981 by the '' Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981''.

Location and population

Yunyarinyi is located in South Australia about south of the Northern Territory border. It lies about directly south of Alice Springs (longer by road), and about from the larger community of

Pukatja Pukatja (formerly Ernabella) is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Amata, Pipalyatjara, Fregon/Kaltjiti, ...

. The population fluctuates around 50 people, with many children among them. Residents travel to use the shop and services at Pukatja.

Facilities

Kenmore Park Anangu School caters for children from birth to Year 12. There is a

community centre Community centres, community centers, or community halls are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole co ...

with a shared kitchen, a community office, a local garage (repair shop), and

community garden A community garden is a piece of land gardened or cultivated by a group of people individually or collectively. Normally in community gardens, the land is divided into individual plots. Each individual gardener is responsible for their own plo ...

patch.

References

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* {{authority control Aboriginal communities in South Australia Towns in South Australia Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara