Coonawarra, Northern Territory
| Coonawarra Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Defence Establishment Berrimah, Coonawarra | |||||||||||||||
  Coonawarra | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 12°26′03″S 130°54′27″E / 12.4343°S 130.9075°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 78 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0820 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 11.3 km (7 mi) from Darwin City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[3] | ||||||||||||||
Coonawarra is a south-eastern suburb in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia.[3] It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[4]
Defence Establishment Berrimah and the Northern Immigration Detention Centre are located in Coonawarra.
History
The suburb's name is derived from HMAS Coonawarra, a naval establishment which was located in the suburb until 2003. 'Coonawarra' itself is an Aboriginal word which means "swan".[5][1]
References
- ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract for "Coonawarra"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coonawarra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Darwin City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "HMAS Coonawarra". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
