| Charles Darwin Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking at Darwin from within the Charles Darwin National Park | |||||||||||||||
  Charles Darwin | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 12°26′7″S 130°52′23″E / 12.43528°S 130.87306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0820 | ||||||||||||||
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| Territory electorate(s) | Fong Lim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[2][3][4] | ||||||||||||||
Charles Darwin is an eastern suburb in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[5]
The suburb is named after Charles Darwin National Park, named after Charles Darwin, which is located within the suburb.[6] The suburb was to be developed as a residential and commercial area but was preserved in April 1997 with the creation of Charles Darwin National Park.[7]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Charles Darwin (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "Charles Darwin". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Darwin City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Localities within Un-Incorporated area" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Place Names Register Extract". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Charles Darwin National Park" (PDF). Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
