Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku
The Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku is a remote local government area in Western Australia near the Northern Territory/South Australian border. It is 1,542 km (958 mi) from Perth.
| Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,358 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 160,732.9 km2 (62,059.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Damian McLean | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warburton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Goldfields-Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West Central | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku | ||||||||||||||
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It was formed on 1 July 1993 following a report of the Local Government Boundaries Commission in 1992. The Shire of Wiluna was divided with the eastern area becoming the new Shire.
It is a community of interest within the traditional lands of the Ngaanyatjarra people of the Central Desert of Western Australia. The 99-year leases held by the Ngaanyatjarra Land Council on behalf of the traditional owners also form the boundaries of the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.
The Shire has 560 km (350 mi) of gravel road and is far from bitumen roads.
The Federal Court of Australia on 29 June 2005 consented to the Native Title claim over approximately 187,700 km2 (72,500 sq mi) (about the size of Syria) of land in the Central Desert Region in the Shires of Laverton and Ngaanyatjarraku.
Ngaanyatjarra is the first language of most residents (65%, see below) with the other language significantly represented being Pitjantjatjara.