Kununurra [1] ( English Kununurra ) - a city in the north-west of Australia , in the state of Western Australia . It is the administrative center of the county of Wyndham East Kimberley .
| City | |
| Kununarra | |
|---|---|
| English Kununurra | |
| A country |  Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| County | Wyndham East Kimberley |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 51 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 8 , in summer UTC + 9 |
| Population | |
| Population | 4,574 people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 6743 |
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Geographical position
The city is located in the north-eastern part of the state, in a hilly area, on the right bank of the Ord River, near the border with the Northern Territory . The absolute height is 51 meters above sea level [2] . Kununarra is located approximately 2,200 kilometers northeast of Perth , the state's administrative center. To the east of the city is the territory of the Hidden Valley National Park .
Climate
| Climate Kununarra | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jan | Feb | March | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Absolute maximum, ° C | 43.9 | 42,2 | 40.5 | 39.5 | 38 | 36.7 | 36,4 | 39,4 | 41 | 43.6 | 45.1 | 44.6 | 45.1 |
| Average maximum, ° C | 36,4 | 35.5 | 35.3 | 35.5 | 32.9 | 30.5 | 30,2 | 33.6 | 36,4 | 38.3 | 38.8 | 38.1 | 35.1 |
| Average temperature, ° C | thirty | thirty | 29th | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
| Average minimum ° C | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 21.3 | 19.1 | 15.9 | 15 | 17.5 | 20.8 | 23.7 | 25,4 | 25.7 | 21.6 |
| Absolute minimum, ° C | 19.6 | nineteen | 16.1 | 12,2 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 15 | 17,2 | 19.1 | 4.8 |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the population of Kununarra was 4,574 people [3] . The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 2001 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| 5219 | 3748 | 4574 |
According to the 2006 census, 3,748 people lived in the city, of which 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women. 26.5% of the townspeople were representatives of the indigenous population of Australia (with an all-Australian indicator of 2.3%) [4] .
The population of the city by age range according to the 2006 census was as follows: 24.3% - residents under 14 years old, 14.3% - between 15 and 24 years old, 49.4% - from 25 to 54 years old, 8.4% - from 55 to 64 years old and 3.6% - at the age of 65 years and older. The median age was 31 years. The census also showed that 10.3% of citizens were born outside Australia, and 5.7% were citizens of other states. The UK is home to 2.8% of the city's inhabitants, followed by New Zealand (1.9%), South Africa (0.7%), Germany (0.6%) and the Netherlands (0.5%). For most Kununarra residents, their mother tongue is English ; many also know Australian ( Mirivung , China , Traju ), German and Dutch . The 2006 census showed that Catholics accounted for 23.5% of the confessional structure of the population. In second place is the group that considers itself atheists - 22.3%, followed by Anglicans - 13.5%, representatives of the United Church - 4.7% and representatives of other Protestant churches - 3% [4] .
Transport
To the west of the city is the airport of the same name . Also through the city passes the M1 motorway, connecting all the important cities of Australia.
Notes
- ↑ Australia. Reference card (scale 1: 6 000 000). - Roskartografiya, 2003
- ↑ Kununurra (English) . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment November 3, 2013.
- ↑ All urban centers and localities in Western Australia . Date of treatment November 4, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 2006 Census QuickStats: Kununurra (Urban Center / Locality ) . Australian Bureau of Statistics . Date of treatment November 4, 2013.