Wagait Beach, Northern Territory
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| Wagait Beach Northern Territory |
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| Population: | 293 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 0822 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $291,500 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 130 km (81 mi) from Darwin | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Cox Peninsula | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Goyder | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Solomon | ||||||||||||
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Wagait Beach is a locality west of Darwin. Its Local Government Area is the Cox Peninsula Community Government Council.
Wagait Beach is on the Cox Peninsula, just west of Darwin. Wagait Beach is named after the Wagait Tower, which was constructed during World War II, and overlooked the beach. The tower was destroyed by Cyclone Tracy in 1974.
[edit] Transport
Wagait Beach can be accessed by a 15 minute ferry trip, from Darwin, or a 138km Drive on the Cox Peninsula Rd
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Wagait Beach (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ 2006 Wagait Beach Property Value
