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Anmatjere is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about south of the territory capital of Darwin.
History The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Anmatjere Community Government Council, the local government body based in Ti Tree that operated from 1993 until 1 July 2008, when it was merged into the Central Desert Shire, now the Central Desert Regional Council. Anmatjere is one spelling of Anmatyerr, the name of the Aboriginal people and language of the area.
Governance and demographics Anmatjere is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government areas of the Barkly Shire and the Central Desert Region.
The 2021 Australian census reports that Anmatjere had 446 people living within its boundaries, of whom 50.7% were male, 49.3% were female and 76.5% identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Sites and attractions The following sites located within Anmatjere are listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register: Aileron Homestead No. 1 Alcoota Fossil Beds Anna's Reservoir Conservation Reserve Old Mount Riddock Homestead – Gemtree Ryan Well Historical Reserve
The homestead of Woodgreen Station, also known as Atartinga, is situated within Anmatjere.
Mount Skinner, a mountain, is within Anmatjere. The Ediacaran-aged fossil known as Skinnera is named for its discovery at from three sites near Mount Skinner. Mount Skinner Station, a station of around in extent, is located approximately north of Alice Springs on the Sandover Highway. Metadata The property was established in 1952 by John "Jock" Nelson, a Labor MP who served in the Australian House of Representatives for 17 years. The Nelson and Barber families held the pastoral lease on the property until 2019, when a South Australian family acquired the station. At that time it had around 2,500 Poll Hereford cattle.
, anthropologists' work is continuing on both Woodgreen and Mount Skinner pastoral leases as the basis for any future native title claims, under the auspices of the Central Land Council.
Two sculptures, Anmatjere Man and Anmatjere Woman and Child, are located at the Aileron roadhouse.
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