What is the population of Balgo, Western Australia?

Balgo has a population of approximately 472 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Balgo, Western Australia located?

Balgo is located in Western Australia, Australia, at approximate coordinates -20.1426°, 127.9847°.

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Balgo

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Balgo

Total population

472

Elevation424 m

Coordinates-20.14°, 127.98°

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Elevation

424 m

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Overview

Balgo, previously Balgo Hills and Balgo Mission, is a community in Western Australia that is linked with both the Great Sandy Desert and the Tanami Desert. The community is in the Shire of Halls Creek, off the Tanami Road, and was established by German missionaries in 1939. In the 2021 census Balgo's population numbered 430.

History & geography

History

The community was established following the arrival of German Pallottine Catholic missionaries in the region in 1939. Bishop Otto Raible and Ernest Ailred Worms, assisted by local MP Aubrey Coverley, secured an area of around 5 million acres south of Lake Gregory to be a "native mission". The Bishop settled on a site south of the lake, which he named Bishopdale. After earlier sites proved to be unsatisfactory, the present site was chosen, in 1942. The settlement was funded by the federal government as an outstation during the 1980s, along with Yagga Yagga outstation.

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