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Durack, Northern Territory

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Population
  
3,041 (2006 census)

Postcode(s)
  
0830

Territory electorate(s)
  
Spillett

Postal code
  
0830

Established
  
1990's

LGA(s)
  
City of Palmerston

Area
  
2.96 kmĀ²

Federal division
  
Division of Solomon

Location
  
22.5 km (14 mi) from Darwin 1.6 km (1 mi) from Palmerston

Durack is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 22 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Durack is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway, to the west and south is University Ave and to the east is Roystonea Avenue. The suburb is mostly composed of recent developments during the early 1990s.

Map of Durack NT 0830, Australia

The Durack area was left unnamed when Palmerston was divided into suburbs as the area was set aside for a University. When urban development of this area began in 1996, it became necessary to give the area a name. The suburb is named after the Durack family, pastoral pioneers of the Northern Territory and the Kimberleys.

References

Durack, Northern Territory Wikipedia