Coconut Grove, Northern Territory

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Coconut Grove
Darwin,  Northern Territory
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Coconut Grove
Coordinates 12°23′56″S130°51′9″E / 12.39889°S 130.85250°E / -12.39889; 130.85250 Coordinates: 12°23′56″S130°51′9″E / 12.39889°S 130.85250°E / -12.39889; 130.85250
Population3,050 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density2,180/km2 (5,640/sq mi)
Established1962
Postcode(s) 0810
Area1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location8.7 km (5 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s) City of Darwin
Territory electorate(s) Nightcliff
Federal division(s) Solomon
Suburbs around Coconut Grove:
Nightcliff Nightcliff Rapid Creek
Nightcliff Coconut Grove Rapid Creek
Millner
Eaton
East Point Ludmilla Eaton
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs [2] [3]

Coconut Grove is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia within the local government area of City of Darwin.

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History

Coconut Grove is named for the grove of coconuts on the coastal fringe of the area. Development of Coconut Grove dates back to the pre-war years when it was mainly used for farming, but the suburb primarily grew from the 1960s.

Coconut Grove is a small residential and light industrial suburb.[ citation needed ] Coconut Grove is bounded by Progress Drive in the north, Bagot Road in the east, Totem Road in the south and the Darwin Harbour foreshore in the west. [2] Most streets in Coconut Grove are named after local Darwin residents, interstate visitors and crew who died during the shipwreck of the SS Gothenburg off the Queensland coast in 1875. [4]

Coconut Grove is usually associated with the adjacent northern Darwin suburbs of Nightcliff, Millner and Rapid Creek.

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coconut Grove (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Coconut Grove". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Darwin City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ↑ NT Government (2007). The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area (Coconut Grove) Archived 23 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 1 January 2008.
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