Ludmilla, Northern Territory
Ludmilla is a northern inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Ludmilla is a predominantly residential suburb and is usually associated with the adjacent inner Darwin suburbs of Parap, Fannie Bay and Stuart Park. The indigenous community of Bagot is located in Ludmilla.
| Ludmilla Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Looking up Bagot Road in Ludmilla | |||||||||||||||
  Ludmilla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°25′47″S 130°51′6″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,743 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 484/km2 (1,254/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1893 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0820 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6.1 km (4 mi) from Darwin City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Fong Lim | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
According to The Place Names Committee for the Northern Territory, the suburb's name came from Ludmilla Creek which was named by the government surveyor Gustav Sabine after Ludmilla Holtze, a German immigrant who arrived in Darwin with her parents and three brothers in 1872.[4]
Gallery
Ludmilla Holtze
Holtze family in the 1880s
Maurice Holtze
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ludmilla (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "Ludmilla". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Darwin City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Ludmilla". The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area. Northern Territory Government. 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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