Marrara is a northern suburb of the city of
Darwin,
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
,
Australia.
History
Shown on Goyder's original surveys of
Darwin in 1869 was the swamp between the suburb and the
Darwin International Airport
Darwin International Airport is the busiest airport serving the Northern Territory and the tenth busiest airport in Australia. It is the only airport serving Darwin.
The airport is located in Darwin's northern suburbs, from Darwin cit ...
, but like
Leanyer, the name is believed to be derived from an
Aboriginal name for the area.
The streets in the residential area of the suburb are named after golf courses at the request of the
Darwin Golf Club
Darwin may refer to:
Common meanings
* Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection
* Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city ...
who developed the residential subdivision in order to develop the greens. It is also near the International Airport.
Economy
Airnorth
Capiteq Pty Limited, trading as Airnorth, is a regional airline based at Darwin International Airport in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It operates scheduled and charter services in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western ...
has its head office on the property of
Darwin International Airport
Darwin International Airport is the busiest airport serving the Northern Territory and the tenth busiest airport in Australia. It is the only airport serving Darwin.
The airport is located in Darwin's northern suburbs, from Darwin cit ...
in Marrara.
[Contact us]
." Airnorth
Capiteq Pty Limited, trading as Airnorth, is a regional airline based at Darwin International Airport in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It operates scheduled and charter services in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western ...
. Retrieved 10 February 2011. "Administration 4 Lancaster Road MARRARA."
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040718/http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#m#m
{{City of Darwin suburbs
Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory