Pamayu, Northern Territory

Pamayu is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 725 kilometres (450 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.^[1][3]

Pamayu Northern Territory
Pamayu
Coordinates	17°36′05″S 134°08′40″E[1]
Population	33 (2016 census)[2]
Established	4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)	0862[3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	725 km (450 mi) SE of Darwin City
LGA(s)	Barkly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)	Barkly[4]
Federal division(s)	Lingiari[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6] 34.5 °C 94 °F 19.1 °C 66 °F 601.8 mm 23.7 in
Suburbs around Pamayu: Tanami East Tanami East Arnolds Mcarthur Mcarthur Tanami East Pamayu Mcarthur Creswell Tablelands Tanami East Tanami East Tablelands Tablelands
Footnotes	Locations[3] Adjoining localities[7][8][a]

The locality’s name which is pronounced as "Bama-yu" is derived from the local Djingli aboriginal people’s name for the site where the Powell Creek Telegraph Station was located. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007 and fully surrounds the localities of Elliott and Newcastle Waters. Its boundary with the locality of Elliott was amended on 20 January 2016.^[7][1][9]

The Stuart Highway and the Adelaide-Darwin Railway both pass from south to north on the western side of the locality.^[7]

Pamayu includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Powell Creek Telegraph Station and the Ucharonidge Station No. 1 Bore & Windmill.^[10][11]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Pamayu had 33 people living within its boundaries.^[2]

Pamayu is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.^[5][4][8]

References

Notes

1. the locality of Pamayu fully surrounds the localities of Elliott and Newcastle Waters.^[7]

Citations

1. "Place Names Register Extract for Pamayu". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pamayu (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
3. "Pamayu Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
4. "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
5. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ELLIOT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
7. "Pamayu". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
8. "Localities within Barkly Shire (sic) (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
9. Lewis, Tom. "Place Names Act, Change of Boundaries, Elliott and Pamayu" (PDF). Northern Territory Government Gazette. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
10. "Powell Creek Telegraph Station". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 20 December 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
11. "Ucharonidge Station No. 1 Bore & Windmill". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2019.