Yarrawonga, Northern Territory

Yarrawonga is an outer northern suburb of Palmerston. It is 21 km SE of the Darwin City and 2.1 km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston.

Yarrawonga
Darwin, Northern Territory
Yarrawonga is located in Darwin, Australia
Yarrawonga
Yarrawonga
Coordinates12.471085°S 130.990115°E / -12.471085; 130.990115
Population32 (2016 census)[1]
Established1980s
Postcode(s)0830
Location
LGA(s)City of Palmerston
Territory electorate(s)Drysdale
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Suburbs around Yarrawonga:
Holtze
Pinelands
Holtze Holtze
Durack
Palmerston City
Yarrawonga Holtze
Farrar
Palmerston City Palmerston City
Farrar
Farrar
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[2] [3]

Yarrawonga is named after the Yarrawonga Zoo which was established in the area in 1965.

It is believed that the name came from the Victorian town of Yarrawonga in the northern part of the state.[4]

The area is one of Palmerston's Industrial Suburbs, along with Pinelands.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarrawonga (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. "Search result for 'Yarrawonga'". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. "Palmerston City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. NT Lands Group – NT Government – Australia
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