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.[1][3]

Mount Zeil
Northern Territory
Mount Zeil is located in Northern Territory
Mount Zeil
Mount Zeil
Coordinates23°16′56″S 132°21′43″E[1]
Population83 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density0.01240/km2 (0.03212/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0872[3]
Area6,692 km2 (2,583.8 sq mi)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location1,248 km (775 mi) S of Darwin City[3]
LGA(s)MacDonnell Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Stuart[5]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
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[8][9]

The locality consists of the following land:[10][9]

  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.[1] As of 2020, it has an area of 6,692 square kilometres (2,584 sq mi).[4]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Mount Zeil had 83 people living within its boundaries.[2]

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.[6][5][8]

References
  1. "Place Names Register Extract for Mount Zeil (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Zeil (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. "Mount Zeil Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. "Mount Zeil". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  5. "Division of Stuart". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  8. "Localities within McDonnell Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  9. "Localities within Petermann-Simpson sub-region (CP 5080)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  10. "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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