Tumbling Waters, Northern Territory

Tumbling Waters
Darwin, Northern Territory
Tumbling Waters is located in Northern Territory
Tumbling Waters
Tumbling Waters
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Coordinates12°45′56.04″S 130°57′22.86″E / 12.7655667°S 130.9563500°E / -12.7655667; 130.9563500
Population170 (2016 census)[1]
Established1869
Postcode(s)0822
Location
LGA(s)Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s)Goyder
Federal division(s)Solomon
Suburbs around Tumbling Waters:
Blackmore Southport
Berry Springs		 Berry Springs
Blackmore Tumbling Waters Berry Springs
Blackmore
Darwin River		 Darwin River Darwin River
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[2][3]

Tumbling Waters is an outer rural location in Darwin. The name of the locality derived from the town which was named after the rapids "Tumbling Waters" where R C Burton discovered gold in 1869.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tumbling Waters (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Tumbling Waters". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ^ Tumbling Waters (Locality) Archived 23 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine