Nicholson, Northern Territory
Mean max temp[7] | Mean min temp[7] | Annual rainfall[7] |
32.9 °C 91 °F | 17.7 °C 64 °F | 398.9 mm 15.7 in |
Suburbs around Nicholson: | ||
Calvert | Calvert | Queensland |
Creswell Tablelands | Nicholson | Queensland |
Tablelands | Ranken | Queensland |
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
- ^ 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.
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- Anmatjere (part)
- Costello
- Creswell
- Davenport
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- Newcastle Waters
- Nicholson
- Pamayu
- Sandover (part)
- Ranken
- Tablelands
- Tanami East
- Tennant Creek
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