Yuendumu - NT

  Aboriginal Community

Position

DEG: -22.255539 131.802948
DMS: 22º 15' 19.94" S 131º 48' 10.61" E
UTM: 52 K 7536210mN 788884mE
Altitude: 670m

Description

Place Type

Population - Aboriginal Community

Location

105.69kms North of Papunya - Driving 261 km (6 Stunden
149.4kms East of Nirrippi
266.49kms NorthWest of Alice Springs - Driving 293 km (4 Stunden
380.93kms SouthWest of Tennant Creek - Driving 761 km (9 Stunden

Address & Contact

Yuendumu Rd
Yuendumu NT 0872
Phone: (08) 8956 4006
Email: N/A
Web: https://fuelprice.io/station/independent-yuendumu-store

Information

Yuendumu is located on the Tanami track. It is one of the largest Aboriginal communities in central Australia with around 1000 Warlpiri people.

This region is known worldwide for producing some of the finest Aboriginal artists such as Judy Watson Napangardi and Dorothy Robinson Napangardi. Yuendumu is also known famously in the art world for the Yuendumu school doors which were created by senior men with the intention for Warlpiri kids to continue having a strong link with their culture. In 1995 a series of these doors was acquired South Australian Museum and were restored. the

PAW Media (formerly Warlpiri Media) create the TV production 'Bush Mechanics' and also 'Aboriginal Rules' which explored the social meaning of football in remote communities. An exhibit in the Australian Museum (in Canberra) currently highlights props used in the Bush Mechanics production.

Yuendumu is mentioned in the Midnight Oil song Beds are Burning ("4 wheels scare the cockatoos, from Kintore East to Yuendumu - (not "yonder blues', which some people mistakenly think is being sung).

Yuendumu Community Store has supplies for visitors and locals focussing on fresh fruit and vegetables and is well worth visiting. Fresh food, cooked chicken, and fuel services.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Territory Grape Farm at 22/01:30pm CST
Distance from Yuendumu 189.81km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
37.0°C35.8°C19%9.6°C1007.6hPa0.0mmN6km/hr
3knots
15km/hr
8knots

Closest Climatic Station

Yuendumu
Distance from Yuendumu 0.15km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C36.635.333.330.125.122.122.025.229.532.935.036.2
Mean Min. °C22.422.119.815.511.07.66.48.513.016.919.621.4
Mean Rain mm63.764.046.822.224.013.614.87.38.520.632.046.6

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