Yuendumu

Yuendumu Northern Territory
Yuendumu
Coordinates	22°15′0″S 131°47′0″E / 22.25000°S 131.78333°E / -22.25000; 131.78333
Population	687 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Established	1946
Postcode(s)	0872
Elevation	748 m (2,454 ft)
Area	7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	293 km (182 mi) from Alice Springs
LGA(s)	Southern Tanami Ward, Central Desert Shire Council
Territory electorate(s)	Stuart
Federal division(s)	Lingiari

Yuendumu is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia.^[2] It is one of the larger remote communities in central Australia. It is 293 km northwest of Alice Springs. There are about 817 people living at Yuendumu; most are Warlpiri and Anmatyerre Aboriginal people.^[3] The town is within the Yuendumu Aboriginal Lands Trust area on traditional homelands and includes many outstations.^[4][5]

Yuendumu was established in 1946. In 1947, a Baptist mission was started there.^[6] By 1955, many Warlpiri families had settled in the town. In 2006, Yuendumu has three community stores, a school,^[7] airstrip, swimming pool,^[8] a large community of Aboriginal artists, a media organisation, a church, an old people's centre, women's centre and safe house.

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Yuendumu (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
2. ↑ DLGH - Bushtel | Community Search Display
3. ↑ National Regional Profile : Yuendumu (CGC) (Statistical Local Area)
4. ↑ DLGH - Bushtel | Community Search Display
5. ↑ DLGH - Bushtel | Community Search Display
6. ↑ "Baptists in Australia". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
7. ↑ Yuendumu CEC
8. ↑ Macklin gets out the scissors as Yuendumu pool opens | Crikey