Woomera, refers to a town located in South
Australia's Far North region, approximately 446
kilometres (277 mi) north of Adelaide, the capital
of the State of South Australia. In common usage,
"Woomera" also refers to the wider "Woomera
Range Complex" (WRC), a huge Defence systems
testing range covering an area of approximately
122,000 square kilometres (47,000 sq mi).
Woomera Village is a Defence owned and
operated facility.
Since 1982, the general public has been able to
visit and stay at Woomera. However, only
Australian Government personnel (mostly
Defence) and contractors to the Commonwealth
are able to live at Woomera on a permanent
basis.