City of Darwin

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City of Darwin
Northern Territory
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Population84,613 (2018) [1]
 • Density762/km2 (1,974/sq mi)
Established1959
Area111 km2 (42.9 sq mi) [1]
Mayor Kon Vatskalis (Labor)
Council seat Darwin City
Region Metropolitan Darwin
Territory electorate(s) Casuarina, Fannie Bay, Fong Lim, Johnston, Karama, Nightcliff, Port Darwin, Sanderson, Spillett, Wanguri
Federal division(s) Solomon
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Website City of Darwin
LGAs around City of Darwin:
Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region
Unincorporated Top End Region City of Darwin Litchfield
Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region
FootnotesAdjoining LGAs [2]

The City of Darwin is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia. It includes the central business district of the capital, Darwin City, and represents two-thirds of its metropolitan population. Located on the traditional land and waterways of the Larrakia people, [3] the city now covers an area of 111 square kilometres (43 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 84,613 people. [1]

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History

The Larrakia people are the traditional owners of the lands and waters in and surrounding the Darwin local government area. Darwin is known as Garramilla in Gulumirrgin, one of the languages of the Larrakia people, but there are many place names within the area. [4]

The first Town and District Council was formed in 1874. The Darwin Town Council was created in 1915. From 1921 the five member Council had been elected on a ratepayer's franchise. In 1930 the Mayor and councillors resigned in protest against the re-introduction of adult suffrage. A caretaker Council was appointed until 1937, when it was abolished at the council's own request.

In 1955 a statement added to the Local Government Ordinance provided for the Constitution of the Municipality of Darwin. In 1957 the council was increased to twelve members and a Mayor.

An annual election providing for the Mayor and half of the Council members to be retired at each election, was also introduced at this time. The first council elections were held on 29 June 1957 and the first elected mayor of Darwin was Lucius (Bill) Richardson. [5] In 1959 an Ordinance provided that the Municipality of Darwin be constituted a city and named 'City of Darwin'.

The first female Mayor of Darwin was Dr Ella Stack, who served as the mayor of Darwin from May 1975 to November 1979, and as Darwin's first Lord Mayor from November 1979. [5]

Wards and councillors

City of Darwin is divided into four wards, governed by 12 Councillors across those wards, as well as one directly elected Lord Mayor. Councillors from each ward are elected using a Single Transferable Vote (STV) proportional system. [6]

Wards and councillors [7]
WardCouncillorPartyNotes
ChanPeter Pangquee Independent
Morgan Rickard Greens [8]
Ed Smelt Independent
Lyons Mick Palmer Independent
Amye Un Independent
RichardsonJimmy Bouhoris Independent
Vim Sharma Independent
Rebecca Want de Rowe Labor
WatersKim Farrar Independent
Brian O'Gallagher Country Liberal [9]
Sylvia Klonaris Independent

Suburbs

[10]

Chan Ward
(west)		Lyons Ward
(south)		Richardson Ward
(north)		Waters Ward
(east)		Suburb Map
Map of the Wards and Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory.png

Most of the suburb of Charles Darwin which is largely occupied by the Charles Darwin National Park reaches outside of the boundaries of the City of Darwin into unincorporated area, as do large parts of Berrimah and Hidden Valley. The last two suburbs, Buffalo Creek and Holmes, were approved in 2007. They are still largely undeveloped, especially Buffalo Creek.

Demographics

Selected historical census data for City of Darwin local government area
Census year2001 [11] 2006 [12] 2011 [13] 2016 [14]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 69,45566,29172,93078,804
LGA rank in terms of size within Northern Territory1stSteady2.svg 1stSteady2.svg 1st
% of Northern Territory population34.26%Increase2.svg 34.36%Increase2.svg 34.41%Increase2.svg 34.44%
% of Australian population0.37%Decrease2.svg 0.33%Increase2.svg 0.34%Steady2.svg 0.34%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		 Australian 24.1%Decrease2.svg 21.2%
English 20.7%Decrease2.svg 19.8%
Irish 7.2%Increase2.svg 7.4%
Scottish 5.7%Decrease2.svg 5.6%
Chinese 3.6%Increase2.svg 4.1%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		 Greek 3.5%Decrease2.svg 3.3%Increase2.svg 3.4%Increase2.svg 3.5%
Tagalog 1.0%Increase2.svg 1.6%Increase2.svg 2.2%
Cantonese 1.0%Decrease2.svg 0.9%
Italian 0.8%Decrease2.svg 0.7%
Hakka 0.8%Steady2.svg 0.8%
Indonesian 0.9%Increase2.svg 1.0%
Mandarin 1.3%Increase2.svg 2.0%
Filipino 1.0%Increase2.svg 1.5%
Nepali 1.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 Catholic 25.4%Decrease2.svg 24.7%Decrease2.svg 24.1%Decrease2.svg 22.3%
No religion 20.5%Increase2.svg 24.0%Increase2.svg 25.0%Increase2.svg 31.2%
Anglican 14.5%Decrease2.svg 12.2%Decrease2.svg 10.6%Decrease2.svg 7.6%
Uniting 6.5%Decrease2.svg 5.6%Decrease2.svg 4.5%
Eastern Orthodox 4.3%Decrease2.svg 4.1%Increase2.svg 4.3%Increase2.svg 4.4%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$687A$899A$1039
% of Australian median income147.4%155.8%157.0%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1524A$2063A$2385
% of Australian median income130.2%139.2%137.5%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1286A$1809A$2164
% of Australian median income125.2%146.6%150.5%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type Separate house 55.3%Decrease2.svg 54.9%Decrease2.svg 54.7%Decrease2.svg 52.6%
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse 13.2%11.9%Decrease2.svg Increase2.svg 15.8%Decrease2.svg 13.3%
Flat or apartment 23.8%Increase2.svg 27.2%Decrease2.svg 26.7%Increase2.svg 31.8%

Sister cities

The city of Darwin has seven sister cities. [15]

CityStateCountryYear
Kalymnos South Aegean region Greece April 1982
Anchorage Alaska United StatesJuly 1982
Ambon Maluku Indonesia October 1988
Haikou Hainan China September 1990
Milikapiti Northern Territory AustraliaJuly 1999
Dili Dili District East Timor September 2003
Bacolod Negros Occidental Philippines August 2022

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  2. ↑ "Litchfield Municipality Localities (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019. A document re the Litchfield Municipality has been cited because it is a map which depicts the relationship of the City of Darwin to its surroundings.
  3. ↑ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Home | Larrakia Development Corporation". www.larrakia.com.au. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
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  8. ↑ https://greens.org.au/nt/person/morgan-rickard [ bare URL ]
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