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Brinkin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Brinkin; Darwin, Northern Territory
	Brinkin
Coordinates	12°22′12″S 130°52′01″E / 12.370°S 130.867°E
Population	1,117 (SAL 2021)
Established	1984
Postcode(s)	0810
Area	1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location	12 km (7 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s)	City of Darwin
Territory electorate(s)	Casuarina
Federal division(s)	Solomon
	Suburbs around Brinkin:
Footnotes	Adjoining suburbs

Brinkin is a northern suburb of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Darwin's central business district, and is home to the Casuarina campus of Charles Darwin University (formerly Northern Territory University's campus). It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.^[5]

History

Brinkin is named after an Aboriginal people who inhabited an area to the south of the Daly River mouth,^[6] the Marrithiyal people, sometimes referred to by other tribes in the past as Brinken.^[7]^[8] The streets in Brinkin are named after boats which serviced the coast of northern Australia.^[6]

The suburb was constructed in 1984, and the university followed several years later.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Brinkin is located on Darwin Harbour coastline at the southern end of Casuarina Beach, and is bounded by Trower Road to the north, Ellengowen Drive to the east and part of Rapid Creek and a stormwater drain to the south. The suburb consists of a few residential blocks to the north of the university, the university itself, a coastal reserve and part of the Rapid Creek Wetlands.^[9]

Ellengowan Drive in Brinkin was named after the SS Ellengowan, the oldest known shipwreck in Darwin harbour.^[10]^[11]

Demographics

In the 2006 census, Brinkin had a population of 1,040,^[12] a median age of 30, and a median individual income of $681 per week, compared with $682 per week in Darwin generally, and $466 nationally. The population of Brinkin was predominantly Australian-born – 63.05% as at the 2006 census – while 4.41% were born in the United Kingdom. Other significant groups include those of Greek (9.2%), Chinese, Italian, Indian and South East Asian descent. 3.4% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians. The main occupations of Brinkin residents are in the public service, education and health. The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were Roman Catholic, no religion, Anglican, Greek Orthodox and Uniting.^[12]

The population of Brinkin grew to 1,129 in the 2011 census^[13] and 1,268 in the 2016 census.^[14] In the 2021 census there were 1,117 people living in Brinkin.^[15]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brinkin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia: Brinkin, Northern Territory. Retrieved 2007-12-16
^ "Brinkin". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "Darwin City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Northern Territory Lands Group (21 June 2007). "The origin of suburbs, localities, towns and hundreds in the Greater Darwin area". Archived from the original on 23 January 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
^ Grimes, Barbara Dix (2003). "Daly Languages". In Frawley, William (ed.). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics: AAVE-Esperanto. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 415–416. ISBN 978-0-195-13977-8.
^ Stanner, W. E. H. (September 1938). "Notes on the Marithiel Language". Oceania. 9 (1): 101–108. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1938.tb00220.x. JSTOR 40327703.
^ Gregory's (2003). Darwin and Central Australia Street Directory (3rd edition). Universal Press. pp. Maps 7, 17. ISBN 0-7319-1276-4.
^ Ellengowan Drive (2010). Northern Territory Government: NT Place Names Register. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
^ Heritage: SS Ellengowan Archived 6 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine (2007). Northern Territory Government. Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brinkin (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
^ "2011 Brinkin, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ "2016 Brinkin, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ "2021 Brinkin, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.