Muirhead, Northern Territory
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| Coordinates: 12°21′30″S 130°53′44″E / 12.358441°S 130.895598°E[3] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Darwin | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,398 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 0810 | ||||||||||||
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Muirhead is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[4]
History
Muirhead is named in commemoration of James Muirhead who was an Administrator of the Northern Territory and a judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.[3] The area comprising Muirhead was part of the suburb of Lee Point.
Subdivision development of this suburb commenced in April 2011.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muirhead, Northern Territory.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Muirhead (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Muirhead (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract for "Muirhead"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.