Durack, Northern Territory
Encyclopedia
Durack is an inner-city suburb
of Palmerston
. It is 22 km SE of the Darwin
CBD
. Its Local Government Area
is the City of Palmerston
. Durack is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway
, to the west and south is University Ave and to the east is Roystonea Avenue. The suburb is mostly composed of recent developments during the early 1990s.
The Durack area was left unnamed when Palmerston was divided into suburbs as the area was set aside for a University.
When urban development of this area began in 1996, it became necessary to give the area a name. The suburb is named after the Durack family, pastoral pioneers of the Northern Territory
and the Kimberleys.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Palmerston
Palmerston, Northern Territory
Palmerston is a planned satellite city of Darwin, the capital and largest city in Australia's Northern Territory. Palmerston is situated near Darwin Harbour and has an urban population of 23,614 on the 2006 Census night and making it the second largest city in the territory...
. It is 22 km SE of the Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. Its Local Government Area
Local Government Area
A local government area is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory....
is the City of Palmerston
City of Palmerston
The City of Palmerston is a Local Government Area of the Northern Territory. It contains the suburbs of Darwin's satellite city, Palmerston, and is situated between the outer industrial areas of Darwin and the rural areas of Howard Springs. The City covers an area of 56.3 km² and has a...
. Durack is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway
Stuart Highway
The Stuart Highway is one of Australia's major highways. It is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 extending from Darwin, Northern Territory, in the north, via Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, to Port Augusta, South Australia, in the south—a distance of...
, to the west and south is University Ave and to the east is Roystonea Avenue. The suburb is mostly composed of recent developments during the early 1990s.
The Durack area was left unnamed when Palmerston was divided into suburbs as the area was set aside for a University.
When urban development of this area began in 1996, it became necessary to give the area a name. The suburb is named after the Durack family, pastoral pioneers of the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
and the Kimberleys.
External links
- http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#d