Batchelor, Northern Territory
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| Population: | 481[1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 0845 | ||||||
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| LGA: | Coomalie Shire | ||||||
| State electorate: | Daly | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Lingiari | ||||||
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Batchelor is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is located in the Coomalie Shire Local Government Area, 98 kilometres (61 mi) south of the territory capital, Darwin. At the 2006 census, Batchelor had a population of 481 with 49% of indigenous origin.[1]
Batchelor was named after Lee Batchelor, who was responsible for the Northern Territory when it was ceded to the Government of Australia by South Australia in 1908. It is an entry point for travellers to Litchfield National Park, and previously serviced the Rum Jungle uranium mine. The major employment industries in Batchelor are education, tourism and horticulture.
The town is home to a TAFE and higher education college, the Batchelor Institute, with a strong focus on delivery higher educational outcomes for indigenous students from around Australia.
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- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Batchelor (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL701000&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
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Coordinates: 13°04′S 131°01′E / 13.067°S 131.017°E
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