Coconut Grove, Northern Territory

Coconut Grove
Darwin, Northern Territory
Coconut Grove is located in Darwin, Australia
Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove
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Coordinates12°23′56″S 130°51′9″E / 12.39889°S 130.85250°E / -12.39889; 130.85250
Population3,050 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2,180/km2 (5,640/sq mi)
Established1962
Postcode(s)0810
Area1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location8.7 km (5 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s)City of Darwin
Territory electorate(s)Fannie Bay
Federal division(s)Solomon
Suburbs around Coconut Grove:
Nightcliff Nightcliff Rapid Creek
Nightcliff Coconut Grove Rapid Creek
Millner
Eaton
East Point Ludmilla Eaton
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[2][3]

Coconut Grove is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia within the local government area of City of Darwin. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[4]

History

Coconut Grove is named for the grove of coconuts on the coastal fringe of the area. Development of Coconut Grove dates back to the pre-war years when it was mainly used for farming, but the suburb primarily grew from the 1960s.

Coconut Grove is a small residential and light industrial suburb.[citation needed] Coconut Grove is bounded by Progress Drive in the north, Bagot Road in the east, Totem Road in the south and the Darwin Harbour foreshore in the west.[2] Most streets in Coconut Grove are named after local Darwin residents, interstate visitors and crew who died during the shipwreck of the SS Gothenburg off the Queensland coast in 1875.[5]

Coconut Grove is usually associated with the adjacent northern Darwin suburbs of Nightcliff, Millner and Rapid Creek.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coconut Grove (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Coconut Grove". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Darwin City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  5. ^ NT Government (2007). The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area (Coconut Grove) Archived 23 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
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