Marrara Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 12°23′54″S130°52′48″E / 12.39833°S 130.88000°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,549 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 339.7/km2 (879.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1869 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 0812 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4.56 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 11.5 km (7 mi) from Darwin | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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Marrara is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Shown on Goyder's original surveys of Darwin in 1869 was the swamp between the suburb and the Darwin International Airport, but like Leanyer, the name is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal name for the area.
The streets in the residential area of the suburb are named after golf courses at the request of the Darwin Golf Club who developed the residential subdivision in order to develop the greens. It is also near the International Airport.
The Marrara Oval hosts AFL matches.
Airnorth has its head office on the property of Darwin International Airport in Marrara. [2]
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. With a population of 139,902 at the 2021 census, the city contains most of the sparsely populated Northern Territory's residents. It is the smallest, wettest, and most northerly of the Australian capital cities and serves as the Top End's regional centre.
Palmerston is a planned satellite city of Darwin, the capital and largest city of Australia's Northern Territory. The city is situated approximately 20 kilometres from Darwin and 10 kilometres from Howard Springs and the surrounding rural areas. Palmerston had a population of 33,695 at the 2016 census, making it the second largest city in the Northern Territory.
Capiteq Pty Limited, trading as Airnorth, is a regional airline based at Darwin International Airport in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It operates scheduled and charter services in the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, and East Timor.
Darwin International Airport is the busiest airport serving the Northern Territory and the tenth busiest airport in Australia. It is the only airport serving Darwin.
Marrara Oval is a sports ground in Darwin, the capital of Australia's Northern Territory. The ground primarily hosts Australian rules football, cricket, and rugby league.
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Many sports are played in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Rapid Creek is both a creek in the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and the name of a suburb north of the city, situated where the creek empties into Darwin Harbour. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.
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Parap is an inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Leanyer is a northern suburb of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.
Winnellie is a northern suburb of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.
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McMillans Road is a major arterial road in the northern and eastern suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory Australia. The road provides an access route for some of the city's most important infrastructure including Darwin International Airport, Northern Territory Institute of Sport, Marrara Oval and the headquarters and training college of the Northern Territory Police. It is also the main road access to Crocodylus Park, a major tourist attraction boasting a crocodile farm and small zoo. The road is named for the McMillan brothers as it was originally the access to pastoral leases they held in the 1920s and 1930s.
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