Brinkin, Northern Territory

Brinkin
DarwinNorthern Territory
Brinkin is located in Darwin, Australia
Brinkin
Brinkin
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Coordinates12°22′12″S 130°52′01″E / 12.370°S 130.867°E / -12.370; 130.867
Population1,117 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1984
Postcode(s)0810[2]
Area1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location12 km (7 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s)City of Darwin
Territory electorate(s)Casuarina
Federal division(s)Solomon
Suburbs around Brinkin:
Darwin Harbour Darwin Harbour Darwin Harbour
Tiwi
Rapid Creek Brinkin Tiwi
Nakara
Rapid Creek Rapid Creek
Alawa
Nakara
Alawa
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[3][4]

Brinkin is a northern suburb of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Darwin's central business district, and is home to the Casuarina campus of Charles Darwin University (formerly Northern Territory University's campus). It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[5]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brinkin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia: Brinkin, Northern Territory. Retrieved 2007-12-16
  3. ^ "Brinkin". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Darwin City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.