Coonawarra, 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[3] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Darwin | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 78 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 0820 | ||||||||||||
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Coonawarra is a south-eastern suburb in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia.[4] It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[5]
Defence Establishment Berrimah and the Northern Immigration Detention Centre are located in Coonawarra.
History
[edit]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".[6][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coonawarra (NT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coonawarra (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract for "Coonawarra"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ 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.
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