Araluen, Northern Territory

This article is about the suburb of Alice Springs. For the electoral division, see Electoral division of Araluen. For other uses, see Araluen (disambiguation).

Araluen
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Araluen is located in Northern Territory
Araluen
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Coordinates23°42′8″S 133°50′59″E / 23.70222°S 133.84972°E / -23.70222; 133.84972
Population2,706 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density644/km2 (1,669/sq mi)
Postcode(s)0870
Area4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)Town of Alice Springs
Territory electorate(s)Araluen
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2]
28.9 °C
84 °F		 13.3 °C
56 °F		 282.8 mm
11.1 in
Suburbs around Araluen:
Larapinta Braitling
Araluen Ciccone
Gillen

Araluen is a suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the western side of the town, which lies on the traditional country of the Arrernte people.[3]

The name of the suburb is an Aboriginal word meaning "place of waterlilies". The subdivision on which the suburb was built was named after the property belonging to aviation pioneer Edward Connellan, which in turn was named after his parents' property in Victoria.[4]

Araluen, in the Town of Alice Springs, is situated in the Arrernte traditional Indigenous Australians country.[5]

Araluen Cultural Precinct contains the Araluen Arts Centre, the Museum of Central Australia, Strehlow Research Centre and other cultural bodies and sites.[6]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Araluen (NT)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ "A Brief History". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Araluen". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  5. ^ "C8: Arrernte". Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Federal government. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Araluen Cultural Precinct". Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities. 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2021.