Elliott, Northern Territory

History

The area is the home of the Jingili people and the traditional name of the town is Kulumindini. The town began at the site of Number 8 Bore on Newcastle Waters Station as an Australian Army camp during World War II. It is named after Army Captain R.D (Snow) Elliott MBE.

Geography

Elliott is on the edge of the Newcastle Waters Station and is 23 km from Newcastle Waters, a town near the station homestead and at the junction of three important stock routes. It lies close to the seasonal Lake Woods and is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.

Climate

Elliott experiences a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh), being a little too dry to be classified as a tropical savanna climate (Aw), with a wet season from late November to March and a dry season from April to late October.

|Jan record high C = 45.8 |Feb record high C = 44.9 |Mar record high C = 43.0 |Apr record high C = 40.3 |May record high C = 38.5 |Jun record high C = 36.4 |Jul record high C = 36.2 |Aug record high C = 38.6 |Sep record high C = 42.0 |Oct record high C = 44.4 |Nov record high C = 45.0 |Dec record high C = 46.5 |Jan record low C = 16.0 |Feb record low C = 15.7 |Mar record low C = 12.2 |Apr record low C = 9.0 |May record low C = 6.2 |Jun record low C = 2.5 |Jul record low C = 1.5 |Aug record low C = 1.8 |Sep record low C = 7.2 |Oct record low C = 7.5 |Nov record low C = 12.3 |Dec record low C = 14.4

Demographics

|2011|348 |2016|339 |2021|287 Since the township was officially recognised in 2007, its population has consistently declined.

As of the 2021 census, Aboriginal Australians make up 85% of the town's population, a proportional decrease from the 2016 census (87.2%) but an increase from 2011 (82.7%).

The most common level of highest educational attainment is Year 10 (21.1%) with Year 9 or below in second place (16.2%). The most common level of tertiary education, as well as third most common level overall, is Certificate level III (13.7%). This represents a drop in the level of educational attainment since 2016 when Certificate III was the top response (24.3%) and a decrease of the proportion of educational attainment past high school dropping 8.7% between 2016 (37.2%) and 2021 (28.5%).

Community Services

Barkly Regional Council, with the support of Library & Archives NT, delivers public library and information services in Elliott through the Tennant Creek Public Library. The Library has a range of services available to all residents & visitors to the region. Visitors to the region can also access temporary membership for the duration of their stay. The Library has a range of services available including computer access, Wi-Fi, printing and scanning. For resources not available through Tennant Creek Public Library's print or eResource collection the Inter-Library Loans service can attempt to source for you from another library in the Northern Territory.

Library members have access to additional benefits including borrowing of a large collection of resources (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Large Print and Picture books; Comics & Graphic Novels; Movies and TV Series; Music CDs; Audiobooks; Magazines) from nearly and public library in NT, free Internet, online resources like BorrowBox and Busythings.

Industry

Elliott is the proposed site of a very large solar panel installation that is part of the Sun Cable project.

Notable people

• Beetaloo Jangari Bill.
• The members of the Kulumindini Band.
• Elliot McAdam.
• Jake Neade, an AFL footballer.
• Stuart Joel Nugget

References

References

1. "Place Names Register Extract for "Elliott" (town)". Northern Territory Government.
2. {{Census 2016 AUS
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7. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission.
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10. (2 April 2007). "Localities within Barkly Shire (map)". Northern Territory Government.
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18. Nash, David. "Beetaloo Jangari Bill (1910–1983)". National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
19. (2024-08-06). "Former NT Labor minister Elliot McAdam remembered as a 'fierce advocate' for Barkly community". ABC News.
20. [https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/elliott-express-jake-neade-making-his-mark-at-the-top-level/news-story/205faabd1eeeeb1955284b38ff6e2f42 'Elliott Express' Jake Neade making his mark at the top level] by David Wood for news.com 10 May 2023
21. [https://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/afl/port-adelaide-goalsneak-jake-neade-the-toast-of-elliott-in-his-return-to-the-red-centre/news-story/d6fa136a7a402a1fe1869e337d7ec268 Port Adelaide goalsneak Jake Neade the toast of Elliott in his return to the Red Centre] by Grey Morris 27 May 2016