Hughes is an outer rural locality of Darwin, located approximately 38 km (24 mi) south-west of the city in the Litchfield Municipality. The name of the locality derived from Hughes Airfield constructed in the area during the Second World War. The airfield itself was named after W A Hughes, Director of Mines in the Northern Territory before the war.[1] The airfield is still in occasional use, occupying much of the western half of the locality adjacent to the Stuart Highway. The eastern portion of Hughes, north of Townend Road is characterised by mostly small farms and rural residential development.
| Hughes Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 12°41′12″S 131°05′58″E / 12.6868°S 131.0995°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 70 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0837 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Litchfield Municipality | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Goyder[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[6][7] | ||||||||||||||
In 2021, Hughes Airfield received a Federal government grant of $600,000 to re-seal the runway, reflecting its role in support of aerial firefighting operations during the bushfire season.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Search results for 'Hughes (Locality)'". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hughes (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Division of Goyder". Northern Territory Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Lingiari (NT)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics MIDDLE POINT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Hughes". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Hannah Dowling (28 July 2021). "REGIONAL AIRPORTS TO USE $1.34M IN GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN AERIAL FIREFIGHTING CAPABILITIES". Australian Aviation. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
