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Katherine Town Council
The Katherine Town Council is a local government area in the Northern Territory, established on 3 March 1978. It is situated south of Darwin, and covers an area of . The Town of Katherine is an established residential township with a commercial area and rural areas on the outskirts of the town. The original inhabitants of the town were the Dagoman and Jawoyn Aboriginal people. European settlement of the area dates from 1871, following the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line. Growth of the town began to start from 1926, following the opening of the railway line. The township grew around the railway line. The most significant development occurred in the post-war years, aided by growth in the tourism industry. The current mayor is Elisabeth Clark, who presides over a council with six aldermen. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of every month. Suburbs, localities and communities Land within the Katherine municipality was divided in 2007 into bounded areas for the purp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Bureau Of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the independent statutory agency of the Australian Government responsible for statistical collection and analysis and for giving evidence-based advice to federal, state and territory governments. The ABS collects and analyses statistics on economic, population, environmental and social issues, publishing many on their website. The ABS also operates the national Census of Population and Housing that occurs every five years. History In 1901, statistics were collected by each state for their individual use. While attempts were made to coordinate collections through an annual Conference of Statisticians, it was quickly realized that a National Statistical Office would be required to develop nationally comparable statistics. The Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics (CBCS) was established under the Census and Statistics Act in 1905. Sir George Knibbs was appointed as the first Commonwealth Statistician. Initially, the bureau w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cossack, Northern Territory
Cossack is a suburb of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. It is within the Katherine Town Council local government area. The area was officially defined as a suburb in April 2007, adopting the name from white émigré farmers who settled in the area. The locality consists mostly of rural land holdings mixed with some smaller farms and residences, however there is also a small industrial area and power station close to the Stuart Highway. Demographics As of the 2021 Australian census, 1,293 people resided in Cossack, up from 1,223 in the . The median In statistics and probability theory, the median is the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution. For a data set, it may be thought of as "the middle" value. The basic fe ... age of persons in Cossack was 39 years. There were more males than females, with 51.1% of the population male and 48.9% female. The average household size was 2.8 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florina, Northern Territory
Florina is a rural locality in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is located within the Katherine Town Council local government area, approximately west of Katherine via Florina Road. The locality was officially defined in April 2007, named for Florina Station, the first European settlement in the area.NT Place Names Registe Northern Territory Government The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory wa ... References {{Suburbs in Katherine Town Council , state=expanded Populated places in the Northern Territory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manbulloo, Northern Territory
Manbulloo is a locality in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is located within the Katherine Town Council local government area, approximately south-west of the town Katherine on the Victoria Highway. The locality was officially defined in April 2007, with the name being a corruption of a word meaning "pallid cuckoo" in the Wardaman language, and was first settled by Europeans as a pastoral station. Established in 1917 by the North Australia Meat Company to support the operations of Vestey's Meatworks, Manbulloo Station was located close to the recently extended North Australia Railway, allowing direct rail access for livestock to be transported to Vestey's Meatworks in Darwin. The area was the site of Manbulloo Airfield, a World War II base built in 1942 that hosted squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force and United States Army Air Force. During the war, a field abattoir and fresh food processing camp was also established by the Australian Army at Manbulloo. Today, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claravale, Northern Territory
__NOTOC__ Claravale is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia about south of the territory capital of Darwin. The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the pastoral station of the same name. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Claravale had a population of 10 people. Claravale is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the Victoria Daly Region The Victoria Daly Regional Council is a local government area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The shire covers an area of and had a population of 3,138 in June 2018. History In October 2006 the Northern Territory Government announced .... References {{Localities and communities of the Victoria Daly Region, state=collapsed Populated places in the Northern Territory Victoria Daly Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uralla, Northern Territory
Uralla is a suburb on the outskirts of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. It is within the Katherine Town Council local government area. The area was officially defined as a suburb in April 2007, adopting the name of an agricultural lease first taken up in 1961 and later subdivided to form the present day suburb.NT Place Names Registe Northern Territory Government The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory wa ... Uralla is characterised by small farms and rural-residential development. References Suburbs of Katherine, Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tindal, Northern Territory
Tindal is a suburb of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. It is within the Katherine Town Council local government area. The area was officially defined as a suburb in April 2007, adopting the name from RAAF Base Tindal. Ahead of the 2020 Territory election, the Northern Territory Electoral Commission moved boundaries, placing Tindal within the Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both banks of ... electorate. As a result of this change, the suburb is represented by a different Member of the MLA to residents in the town of Katherine itself. References 2007 establishments in Australia Suburbs of Katherine, Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne, Northern Territory
Lansdowne is a suburb of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. It is within the Katherine Town Council local government area. The area was officially defined as a suburb in April 2007, adopting the name from Anne Pascoe Lansdowne (1909 - 1973) and her husband Frank (1907 - 1989), both in whom co-owned Kumbidgee Station brahman stud.NT Place Names Registe Northern Territory Government The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory wa ... References 2007 establishments in Australia Suburbs of Katherine, Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine South, Northern Territory
Katherine South is a suburb in the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. It is within the Katherine Town Council local government area. The area was officially defined as a suburb in April 2007, adopting the commonly used local name for the residential areas south of the Stuart Highway along the Katherine River.NT Place Names Registe Northern Territory Government The Government of the Northern Territory of Australia, also referred to as the Northern Territory Government, is the Australian territorial democratic administrative authority of the Northern Territory. The Government of Northern Territory wa ... References Suburbs of Katherine, Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine East, Northern Territory
Katherine East is an eastern suburb of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. It is in the local government area of the Katherine Town Council. The area was officially defined as a suburb in April 2007, adopting the commonly used local name for the residential subdivisions east of the town centre. It has been identified as the focus of future residential development as required by population growth in the town. Development in Katherine East is mainly residential north of Stuart Highway, with a small industrial area to the south. Services and facilities Within Katherine East there are two public primary schools - Macfarlane Primary School and Casuarina Street Primary School, as well as Katherine High School. St Joseph's Catholic College is also located in Katherine East catering for students from Transition to Year 12. The regional headquarters for the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services is located opposite the industrial area along the Stuart Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
