Davenport is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 1,057 kilometres (657 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]
| Davenport Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Davenport | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°53′46″S 134°49′05″E / 20.8962°S 134.818°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 178 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.006189/km2 (0.01603/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 4 April 2007[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0872 [3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 28,761 km2 (11,104.7 sq mi)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 1,057 km (657 mi) S of Darwin[3] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barkly Region[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Barkly[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[8][9][a] | ||||||||||||||
History edit
The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the mountain range which was named in 1860 by John McDouall Stuart as the Davenport Range after Samuel Davenport, a South Australian politician.[1]
Davenport includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Barrow Creek Hotel, the Barrow Creek Telegraph Station and the Neutral Junction Homestead (Old).[10][11][12]
Description edit
The locality consists of the following land (from west to east):[13][9]
- The Singleton and Neutral Junction pastoral leases
- The Kurundi and Murray Downs pastoral leases, and the Mungkarta Aboriginal Lands Trust (also spelt Mungarta and also known as McLaren Creek[14][15])
- The Epenarra pastoral lease, the Warumungu and Anurrete Aboriginal Lands Trusts and the Elkedra pastoral lease
The locality fully surrounds the communities of Ali Curung, Tara and Wutungurra.[8] As of 2020, it has an area of 28,761 square kilometres (11,105 sq mi).[4]
Demographics edit
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Davenport had 178 people living within its boundaries of which 59.4% were male, 40.6% were female and 59.3% who identified as “Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.”[2]
Governance edit
Davenport is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.[6][5][1]
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ The locality of Davenport fully surrounds the communities of Ali Curung, Tara and Wutungurra.[8]
Citations edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Place Names Register Extract for Davenport". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Davenport (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Davenport Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Davenport". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Division of Barkly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Jervois (nearest weather station that has current data)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Davenport". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Localities within Barkly South sub-region (CP 5086)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Barrow Creek Hotel". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Barrow Creek Telegraph Station". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 19 October 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Neutral Junction Homestead (Old)". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "BushTel – Remote Communities of the NT". BushTel. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "McLaren Creek". bonzle.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
