Gray, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
Gray
City:Palmerston
State:nt
Alternative Location Map:Australia Darwin
Coordinates:-12.4922°N 130.9789°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Lga:City of Palmerston
Postcode:0830
Est:1970s
Pop:3,288
Area:1.51
Stategov:Drysdale
Fedgov:Solomon
Near-Nw:Driver
Near-N:Palmerston City
Near-Ne:Gunn
Near-W:Driver
Near-E:Gunn
Near-Sw:Moulden
Near-S:Woodroffe
Near-Se:Bakewell
Dist1:23.3
Location1:Darwin
Dist2:1.8

Gray is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 23 km southeast of the Darwin CBD. It is located on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[1]

Its local government area is the City of Palmerston, and it is bounded to the north and west by Temple Terrace, to the east is Chung Wah Terrace, and to the south and east is Emery Avenue.

Gray is named after William Henry Gray who was born in London in 1808 arriving in Adelaide in 1836, following an interest in the scheme of colonising South Australia in 1834. He came to Palmerston in 1870, acquiring land not long after its founding.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-31 . The Larrakia People . 2024-03-01 . Larrakia Nation . en-US.
  2. Web site: Place Names Register . 2024-03-01 . www.ntlis.nt.gov.au.