Arumbera, Northern Territory

Arumbera is an outer suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people.[4]

Arumbera
Alice SpringsNorthern Territory
Arumbera is located in Northern Territory
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Coordinates23°46′48″S 133°48′36″E / 23.7801°S 133.81°E / -23.7801; 133.81[1]
Population257 (2021 census)[2]
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0870
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
LGA(s)Town of Alice Springs
Territory electorate(s)Braitling
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Mean max temp[3] Mean min temp[3] Annual rainfall[3]
28.9 °C
84 °F
13.3 °C
56 °F
282.8 mm
11.1 in

Arumbera, in the Town of Alice Springs, is situated in the Arrernte traditional Indigenous Australians country.[5]

Demographics

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As of the 2021 Australian census, 257 people resided in Arumbera,[2] down from 268 in the 2016 census.[6] The median age of persons in Arumbera was 38 years. There were fewer males than females, with 45.8% of the population male and 54.2% female. The average household size was 2.9 people per household.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract for Arumbera". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Arumbera (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 May 2023.  
  3. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ "A Brief History". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "C8: Arrernte". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Federal government. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Arumbera (NT)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2017.