Top Springs, Northern Territory Explained

Type:town
Top Springs
State:nt
Coordinates:-16.5438°N 131.7977°W
Coord Ref:[1]
Pop:3
Established:2 January 1976 (town)
4 April 2007 (locality)
Established Footnotes:[2]
Postcode:0852[3]
Area:2.79
Area Footnotes:[4]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Dist1:465
Dir1:S
Location1:Darwin
Lga:Victoria Daly Region
Stategov:Stuart[5]
Fedgov:Lingiari[6]
Maxtemp:34.6
Maxtemp Footnotes:[7]
Mintemp:19.6
Rainfall:647.7
Near-N:Victoria River
Near-Ne:Victoria River
Near-E:Victoria River
Near-Se:Victoria River
Near-S:Victoria River
Near-Sw:Victoria River
Near-W:Victoria River
Footnotes:Adjoining localities[8]

Top Springs is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about south of the territory capital of Darwin at the junction of the Buchanan and Buntine highways.[4] [1] [3]

Top Springs consists of land around the intersection of the Buchanan and Buntine Highways of an area of about which was surveyed and proclaimed as a town in 1976. The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. The locality is named after the town with the name being ultimately derived from springs located on the route of the Murranji Track. Development within the town/locality consists of a roadhouse.[4] [9] [8]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Top Springs had a population of 3 people.

Top Springs is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the Victoria Daly Region.[6] [5] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Place Names Register Extract for the Town of Top Springs (locality). NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 6 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Place Names Register Extract for Top Springs (locality). NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 6 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Top Springs NT postcode . post-code.net.au . 6 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Top Springs. Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd.. 6 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Division of Stuart . Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 6 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Federal electoral division of Lingiari. Australian Electoral Commission. 25 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary Victoria River Downs (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 6 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Localities within Victoria River sub-region (CP 5096) . NT Place Names Register . Northern Territory Government . 6 March 2020.
  9. News: Kerr. John R.. THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Crown Lands Ordinance PROCLAMATION . . Australia . 17 August 1976 . 6 March 2020 . 2 . Trove .