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Map of the Northern Territory within Australia Darwin, the capital and largest city in the Northern Territory The Northern Territory is a self-governing territory of Australia . It has a population of 232,605 as of the 2021 Australian census , [ 1 ] the most recent census for which data has been released, [ 2 ] and occupies an area of 1,347,791 ...
Each capital city forms its own Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), which according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) represents a broad functional definition of each of the eight state and territory capital cities. [1] In Australia, the population of the GCCSA is the most-often quoted figure for the population of capital ...
The unofficial geographic term Northern Australia includes those parts of Queensland and Western Australia north of latitude 26° and all of the Northern Territory. [ citation needed ] Those local government areas of Western Australia and Queensland that lie partially in the north are included.
Since 1993, only local government areas in New South Wales can be declared as "cities" by the Government, under the Local Government Act 1993. [1] Although the present version of the Act specifies no criteria for city status, [2] a previous version of the Act specified that to be a city, a Council area must:
The Northern Territory's population is the youngest in Australia and has the largest proportion (23.2%) under 15 years of age and the smallest proportion (5.7%) aged 65 and over. The median age of residents of the Northern Territory is 31 years, six years younger than the national median age.
Palmerston is a planned satellite city of Darwin, the capital and largest city of Australia's Northern Territory.The city is situated approximately 20 kilometres from Darwin and 10 kilometres from Howard Springs and the surrounding rural areas. [2]
Darwin (Larrakia: Garramilla) [9] [better source needed] is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. The city has nearly 53% of the Northern Territory's population, with 139,902 at the 2021 census. [1] It is the smallest, wettest, and most northerly of the Australian capital cities and serves as the Top End's regional centre.
^a All population figures from ABS Regional population, 2022-23 financial year, using Greater Capital City Statistical Area figures for capital cities (excluding Canberra) and Significant Urban Areas for all other cities.