Minjilang, Northern Territory
Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Minjilang, formerly Mission Bay, is the Aboriginal community located on Croker Island, some Template:Cvt east northeast of Northern Territory's capital of Darwin. It is the only settlement of any size on Croker Island, which lies a few kilometres off the mainland.
History
Croker Island Mission existed at Minjilang between 1940 and 1968, operated by the Methodist Overseas Mission.[2][3]
Geography
The community of Minjilang is on the opposite, eastern side of the island on Mission Bay, a secluded bay. Besides Minjilang, there are only eight small family outstations.[4]
Population
At the 2011 census, Minjilang had a population of 308[1] primarily Aboriginal people. About 150 speak Iwaidja and are the only speakers of this language, but English, Kunwinjku and Maung are also spoken. Approximately 48% of the population is unemployed.[5]
Croker Island offered a safe haven to many children from the "Stolen Generation", the people who were affected by the policy of forceful removal of Indigenous children from their families. Croker is a so-called dry community, meaning no alcohol may be brought into the village, to prevent abuse. However, the controlled sale of kava is licensed.[6]
Climate
Minjilang has a tropical savannah climate (Aw) with oppressively hot weather year round. The rainy season typically run from December through April and is very rainy.Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Services
Minjilang has a supermarket, school, clinic serviced by a nurse and health worker (a doctor visits each fortnight and the dentist comes periodically). West Arnhem Region provides a number of services, e.g. waste collection, power and water supply and sewerage, and maintenance of roads, the barge landing and community airstrip.[4]
Communications
Croker Island Airfield is located about 11 km west of Minjilang and immediately south of Adjamarrago, a small family outstation.[7] An air service to Darwin is run on a daily basis (except Thursdays and Sundays) by Murin Airways. The haul to Darwin takes about an hour. The community barge service to Darwin by Perkins Shipping is a weekly affair. The island itself has only low-grade dirt roads. A permit from the Northern Land Council is needed for any visitors wishing to come to Croker Island, as it is restricted Aboriginal-owned land.[8] The community receives one radio station as well as four television stations.[4]
References
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- ↑ a b Template:Census 2011 AUS
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- ↑ a b c Minjilang community profile from Minjilang Community Inc.
- ↑ 2006 census
- ↑ Regulations re the sale of kava in Minjilang Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Unearthed Outdoors'Minjilang Airfield page
- ↑ tourist overview of Croker Island
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External links
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