Tortilla Flats, 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 Tortilla Flats, in the Coomalie Shire local government area.
| Locality | Tortilla Flats |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Coomalie Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -13.09775 |
| Longitude | 131.17172 |
| Population | 10 |
| Density | 0.2 /km² |
| Area | 62.1 km² |
| Elevation | 85 m |
| Postcode | 0822 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 79 km south-southeast |
Tortilla Flats is a locality in the Coomalie Shire local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 10. The locality covers an area of 62.1 km², giving a population density of about 0.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 85 m above sea level. It lies approximately 79 km south-southeast of Darwin. Tortilla Flats is located at 13.0977°S, 131.1717°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0822. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Tortilla Flats lies at the edge of the Arnhem Land plateau, a place where the rugged escarpment begins its slow descent towards the coastal plains. It lies 79.0 km south-south-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 153°T), and is situated 13.6 km east of Batchelor. The air here hums with the dry, earthy scent of eucalyptus and the subtle sweetness of unseen blossoms, a perfume carried on breezes that rustle through spinifex and hardy scrub. Red laterite soil, the colour of dried blood, crumbles underfoot, hinting at the ancient geology of this land. Gnarled ghost gums, their bark peeling like sunburnt skin, stand sentinel against a sky that can shift from a blinding, bleached blue to a bruised indigo as the day wears on. The silence here isn't empty; it's a full-bodied presence, punctuated by the sharp cry of a bird or the distant rustle of a wallaby.
Historically, Tortilla Flats has been a place of passage, a crossing point for those journeying between the coast and the interior. Early pastoral leases saw hardy cattlemen carve out a living from the tough country, their legacy whispered in the weathered fences and the scattered remnants of corrugated iron sheds that now blend back into the landscape. The local economy, though small, draws strength from the land itself. There are pockets of small-scale farming, where tenacious crops are coaxed from the unforgiving soil, and a quiet trade in local crafts, a reflection of the enduring artistic spirit of the region. Evenings in Tortilla Flats bring a unique luminescence, as the setting sun ignites the dust motes in the air and casts long, distorted shadows, transforming the ordinary into something momentarily magical.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Tortilla Flats, 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 Tortilla Flats, in the Coomalie Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Tortilla Flats includes the postcode (0822), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Coomalie Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote 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 Tortilla Flats 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. |