Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku

The Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku is a remote local government area in Western Australia near the Northern Territory/South Australian border.

The 99-year leases held by the Ngaanyatjarra Land Council on behalf of the traditional owners also form the boundaries of the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.

The Federal Court of Australia on 29 June 2005 consented to the native title claim over approximately 187,700 km2 (72,500 sq mi) (about the size of Syria) of land in the Central Desert Region in the Shires of Laverton and Ngaanyatjarraku.

The 2021 ABS Census indicated that the region's 1,358 residents comprised 48.5% males and 51.5% females, with 84.5% of the population being Indigenous Australians.

[2] Some other statistics:[2] The Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku covers 159,948 square kilometres (61,756 sq mi) and is the local government authority responsible for the provision of services to the communities.

The Giles Weather Station