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
Coordinates	23°16′56″S 132°21′43″E[1]
Population	83 (2016 census)[2]
• Density	0.01240/km^2 (0.03212/sq mi)
Established	4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)	0872[3]
Area	6,692 km^2 (2,583.8 sq mi)[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	1,248 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
Footnotes	Adjoining 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.
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.