Durack, Northern Territory

Durack
Darwin, Northern Territory
Population 3,041 (2006)[1]
 • Density 1,027.4/km2 (2,661/sq mi)
Established 1990's
Postcode(s) 0830
Area 2.96 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) City of Palmerston
Territory electorate(s) Drysdale
Federal Division(s) Solomon
Suburbs around Durack:
Pinelands Yarrawonga Palmerston City
Elrundie Durack Driver
Marlow Lagoon Marlow Lagoon Driver

Durack is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 22 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Durack is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway, to the west and south is University Ave and to the east is Roystonea Avenue. The suburb is mostly composed of recent developments during the early 1990s.

The Durack area was left unnamed when Palmerston was divided into suburbs as the area was set aside for a University. When urban development of this area began in 1996, it became necessary to give the area a name. The suburb is named after the Durack family, pastoral pioneers of the Northern Territory and the Kimberleys.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Durack (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 January 2008.

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Coordinates: 12°28′30″S 130°58′23″E / 12.475085°S 130.973005°E / -12.475085; 130.973005

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