Knuckey Lagoon, Northern Territory

Knuckey Lagoon
Darwin, Northern Territory
Population 66 (2006)[1]
Established 1869
Postcode(s) 0828
Location
LGA(s) Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s) Nelson
Federal Division(s) Solomon
Suburbs around Knuckey Lagoon:
Marrara
Berrimah Knuckey Lagoon
East Arm East Arm Pinelands

Knuckey Lagoon is an outer suburban area in Darwin. It is 18 km East of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the Litchfield Municipality. The suburb is mostly a rural area, on the fringe of Metropolitan Darwin. The area was named by Surveyor General G W Goyder after his Senior Surveyor, Cornishman, Richard Randall Knuckey. [2]

Knuckey Lagoon

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Knuckey Lagoon (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  2. "The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area". Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2014.

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Coordinates: 12°25′33″S 130°56′32″E / 12.42583°S 130.94222°E / -12.42583; 130.94222

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