Adelaide River, Northern Territory

Adelaide River
Northern Territory
View overlooking the town of Adelaide River.
Adelaide River is located in Northern Territory
Adelaide River
Adelaide River
Coordinates13°14′16″S 131°06′17″E / 13.237804°S 131.104727°E / -13.237804; 131.104727[1]
Population317 (2021 census)[2]
Established11 January 1962 (town)
29 October 1997 (locality)[1][3]
Postcode(s)0846
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location
LGA(s)Coomalie Shire
Territory electorate(s)Daly[4]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[5]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
33.7 °C
93 °F
21.2 °C
70 °F
1,564.4 mm
61.6 in
Localities around Adelaide River:
Batchelor Tortilla Flats Margaret River
Batchelor
Stapleton
Litchfield Park
Adelaide River Margaret River
Litchfield Park Robin Falls
Margaret River
Margaret River
FootnotesAdjoining localities[7][8]

Adelaide River is a small but historically significant town located at the crossing of the Stuart Highway over the Adelaide River in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is upstream of the Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains Important Bird Area. At the 2021 census, Adelaide River had a population of 317.[2] Adelaide River is part of the Coomalie Shire and is the second largest settlement (after Batchelor) in the local government area.

  1. ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract for Adelaide River (village)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "2021 Adelaide River, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Place Names Register Extract for Adelaide River (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics BATCHELOR AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Adelaide River". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. February 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Coomalie Community Council Localities (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.