Margaret River, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
Margaret River
State:nt
Coordinates:-13.2341°N 131.3595°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Pop:10
Established:4 April 2007
Postcode:0822[2]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Dist1:93
Dir1:SE
Location1:Darwin City
Lga:unincorporated area[3]
Stategov:Goyder[4]
Fedgov:Lingiari[5]
Maxtemp:33.7
Maxtemp Footnotes:[6]
Mintemp:21.2
Rainfall:1564.4
Near-N:Marrakai
Mount Bundey
Near-Ne:Mount Bundey
Near-E:Mount Bundey
Burrundie
Near-S:Robin Falls
Douglas-Daly
Burrundie
Near-Sw:Robin Falls
Near-W:Coomalie Creek
Tortilla Flats
Adelaide River
Robin Falls
Near:Margaret River
Footnotes:Locations
Adjoining localities[7]

Margaret River is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.[1] [2]

The locality consists of land bounded in part to the west by the Adelaide River and to the south by the Stuart Highway. This locality is named after the Margaret River, a tributary of the Adelaide River, which runs through the locality. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[7] [1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Margaret River had ten people living within its boundaries.

Margaret River is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Goyder and within the unincorporated areas of the Northern Territory.[5] [4] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place Names Register Extract for Margaret River . NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 2 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Margaret River Postcode. postcode-finders.com.au . 2 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Localities within Un-Incorporated area (map) . Northern Territory Government . 2 May 2019. 29 October 1997.
  4. Web site: Division of Goyder . Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 2 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Federal electoral division of Lingiari. Australian Electoral Commission. 2 May 2019.
  6. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics BATCHELOR AIRPORT (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 2 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Margaret River . NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory . Northern Territory Government . 2 May 2019.