Mutitjulu

town in the Northern Territory, Australia

Muṯitjulu is an Indigenous Australian town in the Northern Territory. It is inside Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, just east of Uluṟu. It is named after a knee-shaped waterhole at the base of Uluṟu. Its people are mostly Pitjantjatjara. There are also some Yankunytjnatjara, Luritja and Ngaanyatjarra families living there. Almost everybody works in the national park.

Mutitjulu
Northern Territory
Mutitjulu is located in Northern Territory
Mutitjulu
Mutitjulu
Coordinates25°21′03″S 131°03′59″E / 25.35083°S 131.06639°E / -25.35083; 131.06639
Population296 (2011 census)
Postcode(s)0872
Elevation523 m (1,716 ft)
Location
LGA(s)MacDonnell Shire
Territory electorate(s)Namatjira
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
38.5 °C
101 °F
4.7 °C
40 °F
217 mm
8.5 in

The community had a population of 283 in the 2006 census.[1] It was reported to have dropped to around 150 in 2012, after alcohol was banned.[2]

References change

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mutitjulu (Indigenous Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. Rothwell, Nicolas (4 August 2012). "Revolution's mosaic of success and failure". The Australian. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

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