Elrundie, Northern Territory — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Elrundie, in the Palmerston Municipality local government area.
| Locality | Elrundie |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Palmerston Municipality |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -12.48934 |
| Longitude | 130.94088 |
| Area | 11.3 km² |
| Elevation | 12 m |
| Postcode | 0822 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 11 km east-southeast |
Elrundie is a locality in the Palmerston Municipality local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. The locality covers an area of 11.3 km². It sits at an elevation of around 12 m above sea level. It lies approximately 11 km east-southeast of Darwin. Elrundie is located at 12.4893°S, 130.9409°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0822. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Elrundie sits on the fringe of the tropical north, where the earth shifts from the ochre-red of the drier inland to a richer, darker loam, hinting at the monsoonal rains that shape its existence. It lies 10.9 km east-south-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 105°T), and is situated 13.8 km west of Howard Springs. The landscape here is a study in contrasts: sprawling cattle stations, their fences a faint silver thread across vast expanses, give way to pockets of dense eucalypt woodland, the air thick with the scent of eucalyptus and damp soil after a recent shower. The sky overhead is a boundless canvas, often a startling, vibrant blue, but capable of darkening to a bruised purple before unleashing its bounty. In the early evenings, the sun bleeds across the horizon, painting the clouds in hues of apricot and rose, a fleeting, breathtaking spectacle that seems to hold its breath before surrendering to the velvet of night.
The story of Elrundie is one of resilience and adaptation, a testament to those who sought to tame this wild country. Its economy, historically tied to the vast cattle runs that still dominate the horizon, has seen diversification in recent decades, with a growing interest in niche agricultural pursuits and a quiet trickle of tourism drawn to the raw beauty of the region. Old corrugated iron sheds, weathered by countless seasons, stand as silent witnesses to generations of hard work, while the occasional rusted piece of machinery speaks of a past era of pioneering spirit. The pulse of Elrundie is a steady one, marked by the coming and going of stock trucks and the murmur of conversation at the local watering hole, a place where the day’s news is exchanged under the glow of fluorescent lights.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Elrundie, Northern Territory with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Elrundie, in the Palmerston Municipality local government area.
Detailed location data for Elrundie includes the postcode (0822), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Palmerston Municipality), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Elrundie is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |