Eaton, Northern Territory

Eaton
Suburb
Darwin Airport air traffic control tower
Eaton
Interactive map of Eaton
Coordinates: 12°24′39″S130°52′56″E / 12.4108°S 130.8823°E / -12.4108; 130.8823 [1]
Country	Australia
State	Northern Territory
LGA	City of Darwin [1]
Established	4 April 2007 [1]
Government
•  Territory electorate	Sanderson
•  Federal division	Solomon [2]
Population
• Total	213 (2016 census) [3]
Time zone	UTC+9:30 (ACST)
Postcode	0820 [4]
Mean max temp	32.0 °C (89.6 °F) [5]
Mean min temp	23.2 °C (73.8 °F) [5]
Annual rainfall	1,725.1 mm (67.92 in) [5]
Suburbs around Eaton Coconut Grove Millner Marrara Marrara Ludmilla Coconut Grove Eaton Marrara Berrimah The Narrows Winnellie Berrimah
Adjoining suburbs [6]

Eaton is a suburb in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the city of Darwin. ^{[2] [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. ^[3]

Eaton is located within the federal division of Solomon, the territory electoral division of Sanderson and the municipality of the City of Darwin. ^{[2] [1]}

References

1. "Search results for 'Eaton (Suburb)'". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
2. "Federal electoral division of Solomon". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eaton (NT) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
4. "Eaton Postcode (NT)". whatpostcode.com.au. 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.