Davenport, Northern Territory

Davenport
Northern Territory
Davenport is located in Northern Territory
Davenport
Davenport
Coordinates20°53′46″S 134°49′05″E / 20.8962°S 134.818°E / -20.8962; 134.818[1]
Population145 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density0.005042/km2 (0.01306/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0872 [3]
Area28,761 km2 (11,104.7 sq mi)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location1,057 km (657 mi) S of Darwin[3]
LGA(s)Barkly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Barkly[5]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
31.0 °C
88 °F		 14.6 °C
58 °F		 286.9 mm
11.3 in
Suburbs around Davenport:
Warumungu Warumungu Costello
Warumungu Davenport Costello
Anmatjere Anmatjere
Costello		 Costello
FootnotesAdjoining localities[8][9][a]

Davenport is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 1,057 kilometres (657 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]

History

The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the mountain range which was named in 1860 by John McDouall Stuart as the Davenport Range after Samuel Davenport, a South Australian politician.[1]

Davenport includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Barrow Creek Hotel, the Barrow Creek Telegraph Station and the Neutral Junction Homestead (Old).[10][11][12]

Description

The locality consists of the following land (from west to east):[13][9]

  1. The Singleton and Neutral Junction pastoral leases
  2. The Kurundi and Murray Downs pastoral leases, and the Mungkarta Aboriginal Lands Trust (also spelt Mungarta and also known as McLaren Creek[14][15])
  3. The Epenarra pastoral lease, the Warumungu and Anurrete Aboriginal Lands Trusts and the Elkedra pastoral lease

The locality fully surrounds the communities of Ali Curung, Tara and Wutungurra.[8] As of 2020, it has an area of 28,761 square kilometres (11,105 sq mi).[4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2011 176—    
2016 178+1.1%
2021 145−18.5%
Source: [16][b][17][2]

The 2021 Australian census reported 145 people living in the locality, an 18.5% decrease from the previous census in 2016.[2]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reported that Davenport had 178 people living within its boundaries of which 59.4% were male, 40.6% were female and 59.3% who identified as “Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.”[18]

Governance

Davenport is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.[6][5][1]

References

Notes

  1. ^ The locality of Davenport fully surrounds the communities of Ali Curung, Tara and Wutungurra.[8]
  2. ^ 2011 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people population

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Place Names Register Extract for Davenport". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Latest release Davenport (NT) 2021 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Davenport Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Davenport". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Division of Barkly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Jervois (nearest weather station that has current data)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Davenport". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Localities within Barkly South sub-region (CP 5086)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Barrow Creek Hotel". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Barrow Creek Telegraph Station". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 19 October 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Neutral Junction Homestead (Old)". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  14. ^ "BushTel – Remote Communities of the NT". BushTel. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  15. ^ "McLaren Creek". bonzle.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  16. ^ "Davenport 2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Davenport (NT) 2016 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Davenport (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 February 2020. Edit this at Wikidata