Regions of the Northern Territory

The Daly–Tiwi–West Arnhem statistical area surrounds metropolitan Darwin on all sides and is made up of four regional councils: Tiwi Islands, West Daly, part of the Victoria Daly Region and West Arnhem.

For local government purposes, it is further divided into the southern Victoria Daly and Roper Gulf regions.

It is divided into a northern, Central Desert (main towns Ti-Tree, Yuendumu, and Lajamanu, with Alice Springs a separate LGA), and a southern, MacDonnell Ranges region.

[2] The Alice Springs region is represented in the Legislative Assembly by the members for Araluen, Braitling, Namatjira and Stuart.

[4] The region around Alice Springs is often referred to informally as the "Red Centre", after the colour of the soil.