Nicholson, Northern Territory
| Nicholson Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Nicholson | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°30′14″S 137°13′07″E / 18.5039°S 137.2185°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 60 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00225/km2 (0.0058/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 4 April 2007[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0862[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26,671 km2 (10,297.7 sq mi)[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 963 km (598 mi) SE of Darwin[3] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barkly Region[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Barkly[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[8][9] | ||||||||||||||
Nicholson is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east adjoining the border with the state of Queensland about 963 kilometres (598 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][3]
The locality consists of the following land (from north to south, then west to east):[10][9]
- The Waannyi/Garawa Aboriginal Lands Trust
- Land described as NT Portion 561, and the Mittiehan and Mount Drummond pastoral leases, and
- The Alexandria pastoral lease.
As of 2020, it has an area of 26,671 square kilometres (10,298 sq mi).[4]
The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Nicholson River which was named by the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt during his 1844/45 expedition after "Dr William Alleyne Nicholson of Bristol, England."[1][11]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Nicholson had a population of 60 people.[2]
Nicholson 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Place Names Register Extract for Nicholson". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nicholson (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Nicholson Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Nicholson". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Division of Barkly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Camooweal Township (nearest weather station that has current data)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Nicholson". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Localities within Barkly North sub-region (CP 5086)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Place Names Register Extract for Nicholson River". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
