Woodroffe, Northern Territory
Woodroffe is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 25 km southeast of the Darwin CBD and 2.1 km from Palmerston City. Its local government area is the City of Palmerston.
| Woodroffe Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Woodroffe | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°29′58.34″S 130°58′51.60″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,233 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,020/km2 (5,230/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1980s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0830 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Palmerston | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Blain | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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This suburb is named after George Woodroffe Goyder, Surveyor General of South Australia from 1861 to 1893. In 1868–69 Goyder was appointed by the South Australian Government to carry out a survey of land in the Northern Territory.[2]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woodroffe (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- NT Lands Group – NT Government – Australia
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