Mount Zeil, Northern Territory

Mount Zeil is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 1,248 kilometres (775 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.

Mount Zeil
Northern Territory
Mount Zeil
Coordinates23°16′56″S 132°21′43″E
Population83 (2016 census)
 • Density0.01240/km2 (0.03212/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007
Postcode(s)0872
Area6,692 km2 (2,583.8 sq mi)
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location1,248 km (775 mi) S of Darwin City
LGA(s)MacDonnell Region
Territory electorate(s)Stuart
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
28.9 °C
84 °F
13.3 °C
56 °F
282.8 mm
11.1 in
Suburbs around Mount Zeil:
Lake Mackay Lake Mackay
Anmatjere
Anmatjere
Kunparrka
Mereenie
Mount Zeil Burt Plain
Mereenie Mereenie
Namatjira
Burt Plain
FootnotesAdjoining localities

The locality consists of the following land:

  1. The Derwent pastoral lease in the north-west
  2. The Narwietooma pastoral lease in the north-east
  3. The Glen Helen pastoral lease in the south-west, and
  4. The north-west part of the West MacDonnell National Park in the south-east.

The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. It is named after the mountain of the same name which is located within its boundaries. As of 2020, it has an area of 6,692 square kilometres (2,584 sq mi).

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Mount Zeil had 83 people living within its boundaries.

Mount Zeil is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the MacDonnell Region.

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