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Larrakeyah Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 12°27′31″S 130°49′18″E / 12.45861°S 130.82167°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,729 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,860/km2 (4,830/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 0820 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Darwin | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Port Darwin | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[2][3] |
Larrakeyah is an inner suburb of Darwin, the capital city of Australia's Northern Territory. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[4] It was one of the first parts of the city to be developed, and borders the Darwin Central Business District.
At the 2016 Census, there were 3,729 people in Larrakeyah. 54.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, Philippines 4.0% and New Zealand 2.7%. 66.0% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 31.8% and Catholic 23.5%.[1] The suburb is located within the federal electorate of Solomon and the territory electorate of Port Darwin.