Hart, Northern Territory

Hart
Northern Territory
Hart is located in Northern Territory
Hart
Hart
Coordinates23°02′06″S 135°06′29″E / 23.0351°S 135.108°E / -23.0351; 135.108[1]
Population169 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density0.009306/km2 (0.02410/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0872[3]
Elevation661 m (2,169 ft)(weather station) [4]
Area18,161 km2 (7,012.0 sq mi)[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location1,259 km (782 mi) S of Darwin[3]
LGA(s)Central Desert Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Namatjira[6]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[7]
Mean max temp[4] Mean min temp[4] Annual rainfall[4]
28.8 °C
84 °F		 13.2 °C
56 °F		 297.3 mm
11.7 in
Suburbs around Hart:
Anmatjere Anmatjere
Sandover		 Anatye
Anmatjere
Burt Plain		 Hart Anatye
Burt Plain Hale
Anatye		 Anatye
FootnotesAdjoining localities[8][9]

Hart is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's south-east about 1,259 kilometres (782 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]

The locality consists of the following land (from west to east, then north to south):[10][9]

  1. Delny and McDonald Downs (south part) pastoral leases, the Dulcie Range National Park and the Dneiper and Jinka pastoral leases,
  2. The Mount Riddock Station pastoral lease and the southern parts of the Dneiper and Jinka pastoral leases, and
  3. The Garden pastoral lease, the Trephina Gorge Nature Park, and the Ambalindum and Indiana pastoral leases

It fully surrounds the community of Atitjere.[9] As of 2020, it has an area of 18,161 square kilometres (7,012 sq mi).[5]

The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Harts Range which was itself named in 1870 after John Hart who served as the Premier of South Australia for three terms between 1865 and 1871.[1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Hart had a population of 169 of which 107 (61.8%) identified as “Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.”[2]

Hart is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Namatjira and the local government area of the Central Desert Region.[7][6][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Place Names Register Extract for Hart". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hart (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 March 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Hart Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ARLTUNGA (nearest weather station that has current data)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Hart". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Division of Namatjira". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Hart". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Localities within Petermann-Simpson sub-region (CP 5080)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.