Eaton, Northern Territory

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Eaton
Northern Territory
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Eaton
Coordinates 12°24′39″S130°52′56″E / 12.4108°S 130.8823°E / -12.4108; 130.8823 [1]
Population213 (2016 census) [2]
Established4 April 2007 [1]
Postcode(s) 0820 [3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
LGA(s) City of Darwin [1]
Territory electorate(s) Spillett [4]
Federal division(s) Solomon [5]
Mean max temp [6] Mean min temp [6] Annual rainfall [6]
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
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs [7]

Eaton is a suburb in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the city of Darwin. [5] [1]

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 Spillett and the municipality of the City of Darwin. [5] [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Search results for 'Eaton (Suburb)'". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eaton (NT) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 February 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. ↑ "Eaton Postcode (NT)". whatpostcode.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Division of Spillett". Northern Territory Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Federal electoral division of Solomon". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics DARWIN AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  7. ↑ 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)
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