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Darwin ( Northern Territory) |
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Coordinates |
12°27′0″S 130°50′0″E |
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Population |
129,062 (2011)[1] (16th) |
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• Density |
926/km2 (2,398.3/sq mi) (2008)[2] |
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Established |
1869 |
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Area |
112.01 km2 (43.2 sq mi) |
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Time zone |
ACST (UTC+9:30) |
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Mayor |
Katrina Fong Lim |
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Location |
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2,603 km (1,617 mi) from Adelaide
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2,640 km (1,640 mi) from Perth
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2,849 km (1,770 mi) from Brisbane
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3,144 km (1,954 mi) from Canberra
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3,350 km (2,082 mi) from Singapore
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LGA(s) |
Darwin, Palmerston, Litchfield |
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County |
Palmerston County |
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Territory electorate(s) |
Port Darwin (and 14 others) |
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Federal Division(s) |
Solomon |
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Mean max temp |
Mean min temp |
Annual rainfall |
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32.0 °C
90 °F |
23.2 °C
74 °F |
1,727.6 mm
68 in |
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Major Overseas Born Populations |
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Country of birth |
Population (2011) |
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United Kingdom |
4,646 |
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Philippines |
2,893 |
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New Zealand |
2,505 |
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India |
1,346 |
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Greece |
972 |
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Indonesia |
915 |
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China (excl. SARs and Taiwan) |
789 |
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Germany |
705 |
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Thailand |
623 |
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Vietnam |
567 |
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Malaysia |
544 |
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Ireland |
449 |
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Historical Populations of Darwin |
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Year |
Pop. |
±% |
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1911 |
1,082 |
— |
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1921 |
1,399 |
+29.3% |
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1933 |
1,566 |
+11.9% |
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1947 |
2,538 |
+62.1% |
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1954 |
8,071 |
+218.0% |
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1961 |
15,477 |
+91.8% |
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1966 |
21,671 |
+40.0% |
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1971 |
37,100 |
+71.2% |
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1976 |
44,200 |
+19.1% |
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1981 |
61,412 |
+38.9% |
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1986 |
75,360 |
+22.7% |
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1991 |
86,415 |
+14.7% |
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1996 |
95,829 |
+10.9% |
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2001 |
106,842 |
+11.5% |
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2006 |
105,991 |
−0.8% |
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2009 |
124,800 |
+17.7% |
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2010 |
127,500 |
+2.2% |
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# |
Mayor |
Term |
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1 |
Vaiben Louis Solomon |
1874–1890 |
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2 |
Robert Toupein |
1890–1915 |
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3 |
J Burton |
1921–1948 |
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4 |
John Lyons |
1948–1957 |
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5 |
Lucius Richardson |
1957–1966 |
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6 |
Harry Chan |
1966–1969 |
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7 |
Harold "Tiger" Brennan |
1972–1975 |
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8 |
Ella Stack |
1975–1979 |
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9 |
Ella Stack |
1980 |
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10 |
Cecil Black |
1980–1984 |
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11 |
Alec Fong Lim |
1984–1990 |
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12 |
Alan Markham |
1990–1992 |
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13 |
George Brown |
1992–2002 |
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14 |
Peter Adamson |
2002–2007 |
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15 |
Garry Lambert |
2007–2008 |
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16 |
Graeme Sawyer |
2008–2012 |
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17 |
Katrina Fong Lim |
2012- |
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