Batchelor, Northern Territory

Batchelor
Northern Territory
The General Store and Post Office at Batchelor
Batchelor is located in Northern Territory
Batchelor
Batchelor
Coordinates13°04′0″S 131°01′0″E / 13.06667°S 131.01667°E / -13.06667; 131.01667
Population507 (2016 census)[1]
Established1911 (Settlement)
20 September 1977 (town)
29 October 1997 (locality)[2][3]
Postcode(s)0845
Elevation104 m (341 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Coomalie Shire
Territory electorate(s)Daly
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
33.6 °C
92 °F		 21.1 °C
70 °F		 1,544.9 mm
60.8 in
Localities around Batchelor:
Rum Jungle Rum Jungle Coomalie Creek
Finniss Valley
Eva Valley		 Batchelor Coomalie Creek
Tortilla Flats
Adelaide River
Eva Valley Stapleton Adelaide River
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[4][5]

Batchelor is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is the current seat and largest town of the Coomalie Shire local government area. It is located 98 kilometres (61 mi) south of the territory capital, Darwin. A number of residents commute to Darwin and its suburbs for work.

The first inhabitants and Traditional Owners of the land surrounding the town are the Warrai and Kungarakany peoples.[6][7]

In the 2016 census, Batchelor recorded a population of 507 people, with 36% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Batchelor (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "PROCLAMATIONS THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Crown Lands Ordinance PROCLAMATION (re the new town of Batchelor)". Commonwealth Of Australia Gazette. General. No. G37. Australia. 20 September 1977. p. 2. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Palmer, M.J. (29 October 1997). "Place Names Act, NAMING OF PUBLIC PLACE" (PDF). Northern Territory Government Gazette. Northern Territory Government. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Batchelor". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. February 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Coomalie Community Council Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Indigenous Background Of Batchelor | Northern Territory". Batchelor Museum NT. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  7. ^ "About « Kungarakan Culture & Education Association". kungarakan.org.au. Retrieved 19 February 2024.