Coordinates: 19°01′35″S 135°18′18″E / 19.0264°S 135.3049°E / -19.0264; 135.3049

Tablelands, Northern Territory

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Tablelands
Northern Territory
Coordinates19°01′35″S 135°18′18″E / 19.0264°S 135.3049°E / -19.0264; 135.3049[1]
Population210 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density0.00629/km2 (0.0163/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0862 [3]
Area33,393 km2 (12,893.1 sq mi)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location858 km (533 mi) SE of Darwin City
LGA(s)Barkly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Barkly[5]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
33.5 °C
92 °F		 18.7 °C
66 °F		 421.9 mm
16.6 in
Suburbs around Tablelands:
Pamayu Pamayu
Creswell		 Creswell
Pamayu
Tanami East		 Tablelands Creswell
Nicholson
Ranken
Warumungu Warumungu
Costello		 Ranken
FootnotesLocations[3]
Adjoining localities[8][9]

Tablelands is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 858 kilometres (533 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3] The locality consists of the following land (from west to east, then north to south):[10][11]

  1. Banka Banka West pastoral lease
  2. Banka Banka and Bruchilly pastoral leases
  3. Rockhampton Downs pastoral lease and land described as NT Portion 502, and
  4. Brunette Downs pastoral lease, NT Portion 4472, and Alroy Downs and Dalmopre Downs pastoral leases.

The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Barkly Tableland.[8][1] As of 2020, it has an area of 33,393 square kilometres (12,893 sq mi).[4] The Barkly Highway passes from west to east along the southern side of the locality forming part of its southern boundary at its eastern end.[8] Tablelands includes the homestead known as the Banka Banka Mud Hut which was listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register on 30 August 2006.[12] The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Tablelands had 210 people living within its boundaries.[2] Tablelands is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.[6][5][9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Place Names Register Extract for Tablelands". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tablelands (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Tablelands Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tablelands". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics BRUNETTE DOWNS (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Tablelands". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Localities within Barkly Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Localities within Barkly North sub-region (CP 5086)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Banka Banka Mud Hut". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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