▁B ark ly ▁Region ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory . ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁located ▁ 1 7 0 ▁km ▁( 1 0 6 ▁mi ) ▁south ▁of ▁T enn ant ▁Creek , ▁and ▁ 3 7 8 ▁km ▁( 2 3 5 ▁mi ) ▁north ▁of ▁Alice ▁Spr ings . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census , ▁the ▁community ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 9 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁community ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁an ▁Ab original ▁reserve ▁under ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Ab original s ▁Act ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁▁ ▁by ▁the ▁W elf are ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁Administration ▁when ▁the ▁water ▁supply ▁at ▁the ▁Phill ip ▁Creek ▁settlement ▁north ▁of ▁T enn ant ▁Creek ▁was ▁exha usted . ▁Two ▁b ores ▁were ▁d ril led ▁during ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁buildings ▁were ▁constructed ▁during ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁Phill ip ▁Creek ▁were ▁transport ed ▁to ▁War rab ri ▁in ▁mid ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁super int endent ▁and ▁other ▁non - Ind igen ous ▁staff . ▁Ac com mod ation ▁for ▁the ▁white ▁staff ▁consisted ▁of ▁R iley ▁New sum ▁buildings , ▁Belle vue ▁pre - cut ▁houses ▁and ▁N issen ▁h uts . ▁Administr ative ▁functions ▁were ▁hous ed ▁in ▁N issen ▁and ▁Rom