Central Australia is a term used to describe the area of land surrounding and including Alice Springs in Australia. It is sometimes referred to by combining the words, as Centralia, and people of the area are sometimes called Centralians. Alice Springs on a large scale map Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia located at . ...

Area

The main township in Central Australia is Alice Springs, however this area also includes all of the desert lands surrounding it. Whilst a few of these townships (such as Barrow Creek) are pastoral holdings, the vast majority of them are Indigenous Australian communities. Alice Springs on a large scale map Alice Springs is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia located at . ... Location of Barrow Creek in Northern Territory (red) Barrow Creek () is a small town with a roadhouse/hotel in the Northern territory of Australia with a population of 11, that is located about 280 km north of Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway towards Tennant Creek. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ...

Population

Alice Springs, the main focus of Central Australia, is predominantly Anglo-Irish, with approximately 25% Aboriginal population, however the surrounding communities which make up Central Australia are almost exclusively Aboriginal. Therefore, the total population of the area known as Central Australia is approximately 50% Aboriginal. This population is estimated to be approximately 60,000 people. Anglo-Irish was a term used historically to describe a ruling class inhabitants of Ireland between 1570 and 1829, who were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy[1], mostly belonging to the Anglican Church of Ireland or to a lesser extent one of the English dissenting churches, such... See also, List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...

History

Location of Central Australia shown on this map of Australia as it was from 1927 to 1931

George Pearce, Minister for Home and Territories in the Federal Parliament, thought that the Northern Territory was too large to be adequately governed, and thus for a short time a separate territory named Central Australia existed. Central Australia, like the Northern Territory, had its own Government Resident and administration. The division was along the line of 20 degrees south, down to the South Australian border, and took effect on 1 February 1927 through the North Australia Act 1926. However the territory only lasted for five years, and was reincorporated into Northern Territory on 12 June 1931. Image File history File links Australia_states_1927-1931. ... Image File history File links Australia_states_1927-1931. ... George Pearce was an Australian politician who was instrumental in founding the Australian Labor Party in Western Australia. ... Emblems: Sturts Desert Rose (floral) Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Const. ... The Australian States and Territories make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Area 1,043,514 km² (4th)  - Land 983,482 km²  - Water 60,032 km² (5. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...

The centre of Australia

There is no official centre of Australia. The concept has intrigued various people from the time of early European exploration. Different calculations give varying results but in general they agree on the area within 200 kilometres south of Alice Springs.

External links

• Centre of Australia, States and Territories. Education/Fab Facts. Geoscience Australia (2004). Retrieved on 2006-02-13.