Alawa, Northern Territory
| Alawa Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Alawa | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 12°22′48″S 130°52′23″E / 12.380°S 130.873°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,078 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1960s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0810 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) from Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Johnston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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Alawa is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is bounded by Trower and Dripstone Roads, Lakeside Drive and the Rapid Creek in the local government area of City of Darwin. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[2]
History
The suburb of Alawa was constructed in the late 1960s. Alawa is named after the Alawa Aboriginal tribe known as the Larrakia[3] who inhabited an area on the southern tributaries.[4] The street names in Alawa commemorate the residents and workers, at the old Post Office, who were killed in the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942, and the boats and people associated with the early settlement of Palmerston (Port Darwin).
Present day
Alawa's boundary borders the Casuarina Shopping centre which is the largest shopping centre in the Territory. The suburb also has a primary school and a smaller shopping centre.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alawa (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Alawa | City of Darwin | Darwin Council, Northern Territory". darwin.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-12-16
