Davenport, Northern Territory

Davenport Northern Territory
Davenport
Coordinates	20°53′46″S 134°49′05″E[1]
Population	145 (2021 census)[2]
• Density	0.005042/km^2 (0.01306/sq mi)
Established	4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)	0872 [3]
Area	28,761 km^2 (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]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 31.0 °C 88 °F 14.6 °C 58 °F 286.9 mm 11.3 in
Suburbs around Davenport: Warumungu Warumungu Costello Warumungu Davenport Costello Anmatjere Anmatjere Costello Costello
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[8][9][a]

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]

History

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

The locality consists of the following land (from west to east):[13][9]

1. The Singleton and Neutral Junction pastoral leases
2. The Kurundi and Murray Downs pastoral leases, and the Mungkarta Aboriginal Lands Trust (also spelt Mungarta and also known as McLaren Creek[14][15])
3. 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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	176	—
2016	178	+1.1%
2021	145	−18.5%
Source: [16][b][17][2]

The 2021 Australian census reported 145 people living in the locality, an 18.5% decrease from the previous census in 2016.[2]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reported 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.”[18]

Governance

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

Notes

1. The locality of Davenport fully surrounds the communities of Ali Curung, Tara and Wutungurra.[8]
2. 2011 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people population

Citations

1. "Place Names Register Extract for Davenport". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
2. "Latest release Davenport (NT) 2021 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
3. "Davenport Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
4. "Davenport". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
5. "Division of Barkly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
6. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Jervois (nearest weather station that has current data)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
8. "Davenport". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
9. "Localities within Barkly South sub-region (CP 5086)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
10. "Barrow Creek Hotel". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
11. "Barrow Creek Telegraph Station". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 19 October 2002. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
12. "Neutral Junction Homestead (Old)". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
13. "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
14. "BushTel – Remote Communities of the NT". BushTel. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
15. "McLaren Creek". bonzle.com. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
16. "Davenport 2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
17. "Davenport (NT) 2016 Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
18. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Davenport (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 February 2020.