Ross, Northern Territory

Ross
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Ross is located in Northern Territory
Ross
Ross
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Coordinates23°44′47″S 133°54′07″E / 23.7463°S 133.902°E / -23.7463; 133.902[1]
Population709 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode(s)0870
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
LGA(s)Town of Alice Springs[1]
Territory electorate(s)Braitling[3]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[4]
Mean max temp[5] Mean min temp[5] Annual rainfall[5]
28.9 °C
84 °F		 13.3 °C
56 °F		 282.8 mm
11.1 in
Suburbs around Ross:
Flynn Mount Johns Hale
Ilparpa Ross Hale
Kilgariff Connellan Amoonguna

Ross is an outer suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people.[6]

The suburb is named after John Ross, who explored the area in 1870.[1]

Ross is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Braitling and the local government area of the Town of Alice Springs.[4][3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Place Names Register Extract – Ross". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ross (NT)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Division of Braitling". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  6. ^ "A Brief History". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 17 April 2024.