Robin Falls, Northern Territory

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Robin Falls
Northern Territory
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Robin Falls
Coordinates 13°22′02″S131°07′43″E / 13.3673°S 131.1287°E / -13.3673; 131.1287 Coordinates: 13°22′02″S131°07′43″E / 13.3673°S 131.1287°E / -13.3673; 131.1287 [1]
Population13 (2016 census) [2]
Established4 April 2007 [1]
Postcode(s) 0822 [3]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location103 km (64 mi) S of Darwin City
LGA(s) unincorporated area [4]
Territory electorate(s) Daly [5]
Federal Division(s) Lingiari [6]
Mean max temp [7] Mean min temp [7] Annual rainfall [7]
33.7 °C
93 °F
21.2 °C
70 °F
1,564.4 mm
61.6 in
Suburbs around Robin Falls:
Litchfield Park Litchfield Park
Adelaide River
Margaret River
Margaret River
Litchfield Park
Tipperary
Robin Falls Margaret River
Douglas-Daly
Tipperary Tipperary
Douglas-Daly
Douglas-Daly
FootnotesLocations [3]
Adjoining localities [8] [4]

Robin Falls is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located on the Cox Peninsula and adjoining land about 103 kilometres (64 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin. [1] [3]

The locality was named after Robin Falls, a waterfall located within its boundaries and which is reported as being named by Clyde Fenton, a North Territory medical practitioner and pilot, after Robin Cook, the “daughter of Dr M Cook, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Protector of Aboriginals from 1927 to 1939”. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. [8] [1]

Robin Falls includes the site of a former World War II era chemical warfare facility which was listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register on 2 March 2011 under the name of the WWII 88 Mile Burrell Creek Chemical Warfare Depot and Camp. [9]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Robin Falls had 13 people living within its boundaries. [2]

Robin Falls is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Daly and within the unincorporated areas of the Northern Territory. [6] [5] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Place Names Register Extract for Robin Falls". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 23 April 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Robin Falls (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 April 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 3 "Robin Falls Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 23 April 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. 1 2 3 "Localities within Un-Incorporated area (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Retrieved 23 April 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. 1 2 "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 April 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics BATCHELOR AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 23 April 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. 1 2 "Robin Falls". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 23 April 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. "WWII 88 Mile Burrell Creek Chemical Warfare Depot and Camp". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2019. (located at) 2301 Dorat Road, Robin FallsCS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)