Mandorah, Northern Territory

Not to be confused with Mandurah, Western Australia.
Mandorah
Darwin, Northern Territory

Sea Cat Ferry approaching Mandorah Wharf
Mandorah
Coordinates 12°26′11″S 130°45′25″E / 12.43639°S 130.75694°E / -12.43639; 130.75694Coordinates: 12°26′11″S 130°45′25″E / 12.43639°S 130.75694°E / -12.43639; 130.75694
Population 293 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 0822
Location 130 km (81 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s) Cox Peninsula
Territory electorate(s) Goyder
Federal Division(s) Solomon
Suburbs around Mandorah:
Wagait Beach Timor Sea Timor Sea
Wagait Beach Mandorah Darwin Harbour
Darwin Harbour

Mandorah is a locality within Wagait Beach township. Its local government area is the Wagait Shire. At the 2006 census, Mandorah/Wagait Beach had a population of 293.[1]

The locality Mandorah on the Cox Peninsula, across the harbour from Darwin, is named after "Mandorah", a guest house built in the locality by Allan Hartwig.

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mandorah/Wagait Beach (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

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