Ludmilla, Northern Territory

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Ludmilla
Darwin,  Northern Territory
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Ludmilla
Coordinates 12°25′47″S130°51′6″E / 12.42972°S 130.85167°E / -12.42972; 130.85167 Coordinates: 12°25′47″S130°51′6″E / 12.42972°S 130.85167°E / -12.42972; 130.85167
Population1,743 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density484/km2 (1,254/sq mi)
Established1893
Postcode(s) 0820
Area3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Location6.1 km (4 mi) from Darwin City
LGA(s) City of Darwin
Territory electorate(s) Fong Lim
Federal division(s) Solomon
Suburbs around Ludmilla:
Nightcliff Coconut Grove Eaton
East Point
Fannie Bay
Parap 		Ludmilla Eaton
Parap
Woolner 		Woolner Woolner
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs [2] [3]

Ludmilla is a northern inner suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Ludmilla is a predominantly residential suburb and is usually associated with the adjacent inner Darwin suburbs of Parap, Fannie Bay and Stuart Park. The indigenous community of Bagot is located in Ludmilla.

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According to The Place Names Committee for the Northern Territory, the suburb's name came from Ludmilla Creek which was named by the government surveyor Gustav Sabine after Ludmilla Holtze, a German immigrant who arrived in Darwin with her parents and three brothers in 1872. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ludmilla (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Ludmilla". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Darwin City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ludmilla". The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area. Northern Territory Government. 2007. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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