Eaton, Northern Territory

Eaton Northern Territory
Darwin Airport air traffic control tower
Eaton
Coordinates	12°24′39″S130°52′56″E / 12.4108°S 130.8823°E / -12.4108; 130.8823 [1]
Population	213 (2016 census) [2]
Established	4 April 2007 [1]
Postcode(s)	0820 [3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
LGA(s)	City of Darwin [1]
Territory electorate(s)	Sanderson
Federal division(s)	Solomon [4]
Mean max temp [5] Mean min temp [5] Annual rainfall [5] 32.0 °C 90 °F 23.2 °C 74 °F 1,725.1 mm 67.9 in
Suburbs around Eaton: Coconut Grove Millner Marrara Marrara Ludmilla Coconut Grove Eaton Marrara Berrimah The Narrows Winnellie Berrimah
Footnotes	Adjoining suburbs [6]

Eaton is a suburb in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the city of Darwin. ^{[4] [1]} It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people. ^[7]

It consists of the land occupied by the Darwin International Airport and RAAF Base Darwin. ^[1]

Eaton is named in commemoration of Charles Eaton (1895 – 1979), a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force whose service included appointment as the "Station Commander of RAAF Darwin" in 1940. The suburb’s boundary and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. ^[1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Eaton had 213 people living within its boundaries. ^[2]

Eaton is located within the federal division of Solomon, the territory electoral division of Sanderson and the municipality of the City of Darwin. ^{[4] [1]}

References

1. "Search results for 'Eaton (Suburb)'". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eaton (NT) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
3. "Eaton Postcode (NT)". whatpostcode.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
4. "Federal electoral division of Solomon". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
5. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics DARWIN AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
6. Chumwa, User. "File:Map of the Wards and Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory.png". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 22 February 2019.{{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
7. "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.