Kaltukatjara, Northern Territory

Kaltukatjara (Docker River) Northern Territory
Kaltukatjara (Docker River)
Coordinates	24°52′27″S 129°05′01″E / 24.87417°S 129.08361°E / -24.87417; 129.08361Coordinates: 24°52′27″S 129°05′01″E / 24.87417°S 129.08361°E / -24.87417; 129.08361
Population	355 (2006 census)
Established	1968
Postcode(s)	0872
Location	495 km (308 mi) by air southwest of Alice Springs 670 km (416 mi) by road southwest of Alice Springs 7 km (4 mi) east of Western Australian border
LGA(s)	Central Land Council
Territory electorate(s)	Namatjira
Federal Division(s)	Lingiari
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 37.2 °C 99 °F 6.8 °C 44 °F 284.2 mm 11.2 in

Kaltukatjara (25°47′20″S 128°59′50″E / 25.788763°S 128.997345°E / -25.788763; 128.997345) is a remote Indigenous Australian community in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is southwest of Alice Springs, west of the Stuart Highway, near the Western Australia and Northern Territory border. At the 2006 census, Kaltukatjara had a population of 355.

The community is also known as Docker River, which is the European name for the township. It is on a wadi called the Docker Creek on the north side of the west end of the Petermann Ranges in the southwest corner of Northern Territory in Australia.

A permanent settlement at "Docker River" was established in 1968 to relieve pressure on the Warburton settlement and provide an opportunity for Indigenous Australians to live closer to their homelands.

PY Media states that Kaltukatjara acquired its European name "Docker River" from explorer Ernest Giles, as well as other history, as follows:

The site that is now Kaltukatjara was originally named Docker River by Ernest Giles during his expedition of 1872.

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