Yulara

Yulara Northern Territory
Yulara from helicopter in August 2004
Yulara
Coordinates	25°14′0″S 130°59′0″E / 25.23333°S 130.98333°E / -25.23333; 130.98333Coordinates: 25°14′0″S 130°59′0″E / 25.23333°S 130.98333°E / -25.23333; 130.98333
Population	887 (2011 census)
• Density	8.584/km2 (22.233/sq mi)
Established	2006
Postcode(s)	0872
Elevation	492 m (1,614 ft)
Area	103.33 km2 (39.9 sq mi)
Location	18 km (11 mi) from Uluru 428 km (266 mi) from Alice Springs
LGA(s)	unincorporated area
Territory electorate(s)	Namatjira
Federal Division(s)	Lingiari
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 30.0 °C 86 °F 14.0 °C 57 °F 285.2 mm 11.2 in

Yulara (25°14′S 130°59′E / 25.233°S 130.983°E / -25.233; 130.983) is an isolated town in the Southern Region of the Northern Territory, Australia. It lies as an unincorporated enclave within MacDonnell Region. At the 2011 census, Yulara had a permanent population of 887 on an area of 103.33 square kilometres (39.90 sq mi). It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) by road from world heritage site Uluru (Ayers Rock) and 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Kata Tjuta (the Olgas). It is located in the Northern Territory electorate of Namatjira and the federal electorate of Lingiari.

In early 1970, the pressure of unstructured and unmonitored tourism including motels near the base of Uluru (Ayers Rock) was having detrimental effects on the environment surrounding Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Following the recommendations of a Senate Select Committee to remove all developments near the base of the rock and build a new resort outside of the boundaries of the national park to support tourism to the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Commonwealth government agreed in 1973 to relocate accommodation facilities to a new site. In 1976, the Governor General proclaimed the new town of Yulara, some 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Uluru.