Muirhead, Northern Territory
Muirhead is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.
| Muirhead Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Muirhead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°21′30″S 130°53′44″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,398 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0810 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 15.8 km (10 mi) from Darwin City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Wanguri | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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History
Muirhead is named in commemoration of James Muirhead who was an Administrator of the Northern Territory and a judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.[1] The area comprising Muirhead was part of the suburb of Lee Point.
Subdivision development of this suburb commenced in April 2011.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muirhead, Northern Territory.
- "Place Names Register Extract for "Muirhead"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Muirhead (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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