Durack, Northern Territory

Durack is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 22 km southeast of the Darwin CBD. Its local government area is the City of Palmerston. Durack is bound to the north by the Stuart Highway; to the west and south is University Avenue, and to the east is Roystonea Avenue. The suburb consists mostly of recent developments, beginning in the early 1990s, and includes three estates as designated by the developers of the area: Fairway Waters, The Mews, and The Heights.

Durack
Darwin, Northern Territory
Durack is located in Darwin, Australia
Durack
Durack
Coordinates12°28′30″S 130°58′23″E
Population3,537 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,194.9/km2 (3,095/sq mi)
Established1990's
Postcode(s)0830
Area2.96 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)City of Palmerston
Territory electorate(s)Spillett[2]
Federal division(s)Solomon[3]
Suburbs around Durack:
Pinelands Pinelands Holtze
Tivendale
Elrundie		 Durack Yarrawonga
Palmerston City
Elrundie Marlow Lagoon
Palmerston City		 Driver
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[4][5]

The Durack area was left unnamed when Palmerston was divided into suburbs, as the space was originally set aside for the use of a university in the area. When urban development of this area began in 1996, it became necessary to give the area a name. The suburb is named after the Durack family, who were pastoral pioneers of the Northern Territory and the Kimberleys.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Durack (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. "Division of Spillett". Northern Territory Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. "Federal electoral division of Solomon". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. "Search result for 'Durack'". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  5. "Palmerston City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  6. "The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area". Places Name Committee for the Northern Territory – Territory Origins. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original on 23 January 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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