Litchfield Municipality

Litchfield Council
Northern Territory
Population25,598 (2018)[1]
 • Density8.8178/km2 (22.838/sq mi)
Established1985
Area2,903 km2 (1,120.9 sq mi)[1]
Council seatFreds Pass
RegionOuter Metropolitan Darwin
Territory electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteLitchfield Council
LGAs around Litchfield Council:
Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region
Darwin
Palmerston
Litchfield Municipality Unincorporated Top End Region
Unincorporated Top End Region Coomalie Shire Unincorporated Top End Region
FootnotesAdjoining LGAs[2]

The Litchfield Council is a local government area of the Northern Territory of Australia on the eastern and southeastern outskirts of the Darwin-Palmerston urban area. The municipality covers an area of 2,903 square kilometres (1,120.9 sq mi), and was created by the Northern Territory government on 6 September 1985.

  1. ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Litchfield Municipality Localities (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Retrieved 16 May 2019.