Alawa, Northern Territory
| Alawa Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Alawa NT.jpg | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°22′48″S 130°52′23″E / 12.380°S 130.873°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1960s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0810 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) from Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Johnston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Alawa is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is bounded by Trower and Dripstone Roads, Lakeside Drive and the Rapid Creek in the local government area of City of Darwin. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[1]
History
The suburb of Alawa was constructed in the late 1960s. Alawa is named after the Alawa Aboriginal tribe known as the Larrakia[2] who inhabited an area on the southern tributaries.[3] The street names in Alawa commemorate the residents and workers, at the old Post Office, who were killed in the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942, and the boats and people associated with the early settlement of Palmerston (Port Darwin).
Present day
Alawa's boundary borders the Casuarina Shopping centre which is the largest shopping centre in the Territory. The suburb also has a primary school and a smaller shopping centre.
References
- ↑ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ↑ "Alawa | City of Darwin | Darwin Council, Northern Territory". darwin.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2007-12-16
External links
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Webarchive template wayback links
- Use dmy dates from October 2023
- Use Australian English from August 2012
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Coordinates not on Wikidata
- Commons category link is the pagename
- Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory