Yarrawonga, Northern Territory

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Yarrawonga
Darwin, Northern Territory
Population: 103 (2006) [1]
Established: 1980's
Postcode: 0830
Location:
LGA: City of Palmerston
State District: Drysdale
Federal Division: Solomon
Suburbs around Yarrawonga:
East Arm Knuckey Lagoon Holtze
Pinelands Yarrawonga Holtze
Elrundie Durack Driver

Yarrawonga is an outer northern suburb of Palmerston. It is 21km SE of the Darwin CBD and 2.1km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston.

Yarrawonga is named after the Yarrawonga Zoo which was established in the area in 1965.

It is believed that the name came from the Victorian town of Yarrawonga in the northern part of the state.[2]

The area is one of Palmerston's Industrial Suburbs, along with Pinelands.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Northern Territory Regional Population", 25/10/2007 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-01. 
  2. ^ NT Lands Group - NT Government - Australia

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Coordinates: 12°28′16″S 130°59′24″E / -12.471085, 130.990115

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