Palmerston, Northern Territory - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Palmerston is a planned

New town

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satellite city of Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...

, the capital and largest city in Australia's

Australia

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Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

. Palmerston is situated near Darwin Harbour and has an urban population of 23,614 on the 2006 Census night and making it the second largest city in the territory. Palmerston is currently the fastest growing city in the Northern Territory and has briefly in the past held the title of the fastest growing city in Australia.

There are 18 suburbs all together in Palmerston, 10 of which are close to the Palmerston city centre

Palmerston City, Northern Territory

Palmerston City is an inner suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia, located within the City of Palmerston. Its postcode is 0830. It contains the Palmerston Shopping Centre, the City of Palmerston council offices, Frances Mira Mall, a sporting complex, a library and bus terminal...

. Palmerston is mostly residential with two light industrial areas in the north of the city.

Like the rest of the Top End

Top End

The Top End of northern Australia is the second northernmost point on the continent. It covers a rather vaguely-defined area of perhaps 400,000 square kilometres behind the northern coast from the Northern Territory capital of Darwin across to Arnhem Land with the Indian Ocean on the west, the...

, Palmerston has a tropical climate, with a wet season and a dry season. It receives heavy rainfall during the Wet, and is well-known for its spectacular lightning.

History

Palmerston was the name originally given in 1855 to Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

by the South Australian Government in remembrance of Lord Palmerston, who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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in 1855. It was renamed Port Darwin in 1911.

The land for a new satellite city of Darwin was acquired in 1971 by the Australian government after concerns of under-supply of residential land in Darwin. The site was selected as the land was adjacent an existing transportation corridors. The decision to proceed with the development was made in 1980 and Palmerston was selected as the name for the new city. Planning and development was managed by the Palmerston Development Authority.

Development of Palmerston began during the early 1980s. Suburbs of Palmerston were built in stages. The first suburbs built were Gray

Gray, Northern Territory

Gray is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 23 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Gray is bounded to the north and west by Temple Terrace, to the east is Chung Wah Terrace, and to the south and east is Emery Avenue.The suburb of Gray is named...

and Driver

Driver, Northern Territory

Driver is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 23 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Durack is bounded to the north by University Ave, to the west Elrundle Avenue, to the east Temple Terrace and to the south Tilston Avenue...

, followed by Moulden

Moulden, Northern Territory

Moulden is an outer-city suburb of Palmerston, Australia. It is southeast of the Darwin CBD by road, about as the crow flies. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Moulden is a newly residential area...

, then Woodroffe

Woodroffe, Northern Territory

Woodroffe is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 25km SE of the Darwin CBD and 2.1km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston....

and Marlow Lagoon

Marlow Lagoon, Northern Territory

Marlow Lagoon is an outer western suburb of Palmerston. It is 24 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Marlow Lagoon is bounded to the west by the Adelaide-Darwin Railway, and east by Elrundie Ave....

. The urban area continued to grow throughout the 1990s, with the new suburbs of Bakewell

Bakewell, Northern Territory

Bakewell is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston, Australia. It is 24.9 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Bakewell is bounded to the north by Buscall Avenue, to the west is Chung Wah Terrace, and to the south and east is Lambrick Avenue. Development of...

, Rosebery

Rosebery, Northern Territory

Rosebery is an outer southern suburb of Palmerston. It is 26 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston....

and Durack

Durack, Northern Territory

Durack is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 22 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Durack is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway, to the west and south is University Ave and to the east is Roystonea Avenue...

. The population growth of Palmerston continues to be the highest in the Northern Territory.

The population increased by almost 8,000 people between 1991 and 2001 to a total of 21,000 people. Palmerston's population growth is expected to continue and reach over 40,000 people in the next 10 – 15 years. It was initially anticipated that Palmerston would house 50,000 residents, however current trends show that that actual figure will more likely be lower than 42,000.

Since 1995/1996 the construction commenced on 5 new Palmerston suburbs, Rosebery

Rosebery, Northern Territory

Rosebery is an outer southern suburb of Palmerston. It is 26 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston....

, Bakewell

Bakewell, Northern Territory

, Durack

Durack, Northern Territory

, Gunn

Gunn, Northern Territory

Gunn is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. It is 23 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Gunn is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway, to the west is Chung Wah Terrace, and to the south and east is Roystonea Avenue...

, and Farrar

Farrar, Northern Territory

Farrar is an outer eastern suburb of Palmerston. It is 21 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Farrar is bounded to the north and east by the Stuart Highway, to the west Roystonea Avenue...

. These were developed in stages with only the final stages of new Palmerston suburbs yet to begin.
In 2000 the Palmerston Town Council sought and obtained a change in the name of the municipality to City of Palmerston

City of Palmerston

The City of Palmerston is a Local Government Area of the Northern Territory. It contains the suburbs of Darwin's satellite city, Palmerston, and is situated between the outer industrial areas of Darwin and the rural areas of Howard Springs. The City covers an area of 56.3 km² and has a...

.

Palmerston is approximately a 15 minute drive away from the Darwin city centre

Darwin city centre

Darwin City Darwin City Darwin City (referred to as Darwin city centre or The CBD (Central Business District) is a suburb surrounded by metropolitan Darwin which comprises the original settlement, the central business district, parkland and other built-up areas...

, 15–18 minutes from Darwin's Northern suburbs and 10 – 20 minutes from Howard Springs and the rural area.

Landmarks

The major land-mark in Palmerston is the Power and Water Corporation

Power and Water Corporation

Power and Water Corporation is a Northern Territory Government owned corporation in the Northern Territory. Power and Water is the Northern Territory's premier provider of electricity, water and sewerage services. The Power and Water Corporation was formed on 1 July 2002, taking over from the...

's water storage tank, which supplies the city with fresh potable water. The City also has a natural escarpment on its eastern side, which has extensive walking paths.

Geography

Palmerston is situated between the outer industrial areas of Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

and the rural areas of Howard Springs

Howard Springs, Northern Territory

Howard Springs is an outer rural area of Darwin. It is 29km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the Litchfield Municipality. The suburb is mostly a rural area, but has been experiencing strong growth in population and development. Settlement of the suburb began in 1864. In 1939,...

. The city is located between the outer industrial areas of Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

and the rural areas of Howard Springs

Howard Springs, Northern Territory

, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south – east of territories capital Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

, and is situated in the local government area of the City of Palmerston

City of Palmerston

.

The urban area of Palmerston extends from the Stuart Highway

Stuart Highway

The Stuart Highway is one of Australia's major highways. It is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 extending from Darwin, Northern Territory, in the north, via Tennant Creek and Alice Springs, to Port Augusta, South Australia, in the south—a distance of...

in the north and in the eastern parts to the Cty of Palmerston borders. The city itself is located in the centre, with the outer rural area proposed for development as the population grows.

Palmerston like Darwin has a tropical climate, with a wet season

Wet season

The the wet season, or rainy season, is the time of year, covering one or more months, when most of the average annual rainfall in a region occurs. The term green season is also sometimes used as a euphemism by tourist authorities. Areas with wet seasons are dispersed across portions of the...

and a dry season

Dry season

The dry season is a term commonly used when describing the weather in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which oscillates from the northern to the southern tropics over the course of the year...

. The city receives heavy rainfall in the wet season, this occurs between December and March. Thunderstorm

Thunderstorm

A thunderstorm, also known as an electrical storm, a lightning storm, thundershower or simply a storm is a form of weather characterized by the presence of lightning and its acoustic effect on the Earth's atmosphere known as thunder. The meteorologically assigned cloud type associated with the...

s are common and humidity is regularly over 70 per cent.

Regions and suburbs

The City of Palmerston initially consisted of the Palmerston Town (CBD), Driver

Driver, Northern Territory

and Gray

Gray, Northern Territory

. These were followed by Moulden

Moulden, Northern Territory

and Woodroffe

Woodroffe, Northern Territory

Woodroffe is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 25km SE of the Darwin CBD and 2.1km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston....

after development in those areas commenced in 1983. Also included in the City of Palmerston

City of Palmerston

are the semi-rural suburb of Marlow Lagoon

Marlow Lagoon, Northern Territory

, the suburb of Archer

Archer, Northern Territory

Archer is a relatively new and still sparsely populated suburb in the southwestern part of Palmerston. It is 25 km SE of the Darwin CBD and 5.4 km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Archer is the largest suburb of Palmerston by area.-External...

and the industrial zones of Yarrawonga

Yarrawonga, Northern Territory

Yarrawonga is an outer northern suburb of Palmerston. It is 21km SE of the Darwin CBD and 2.1km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston.Yarrawonga is named after the Yarrawonga Zoo which was established in the area in 1965....

and Pinelands

Pinelands, Northern Territory

Pinelands is an outer northern suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. It is 21km SE of the Darwin CBD and 2.1km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston....

.
Due to the explosive growth of Palmerston, further developments have occurred leading to the creation of the suburbs of Rosebery

Rosebery, Northern Territory

Rosebery is an outer southern suburb of Palmerston. It is 26 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston....

, Bakewell

Bakewell, Northern Territory

, Gunn

Gunn, Northern Territory

, Durack

Durack, Northern Territory

and more recently Farrar

Farrar, Northern Territory

.

The suburbs of Durack and Gunn also have colloquial names as assigned to them by the developers of the area, being "Fairway Waters" (due to the man-made lakes and golf course) and "The Chase" respectively.

Future areas of land for expansion are the proposed suburbs of Archer

Archer, Northern Territory

, Bellamack

Bellamack, Northern Territory

Bellamack is a rural outer suburb of Palmerston. It is 26.5 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston.-External links:* http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#b...

, Johnston

Johnston, Northern Territory

Johnston is a suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.The newly constructed suburb of Johnston is a very large upmarket Palmerston suburb and is growing very fast. On average 4 houses a week are being built and schools and parks are following that same speed....

, Zuccoli and Mitchell

Mitchell, Northern Territory

Mitchell is an outer city suburb of Palmerston, Australia. It is 27 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Mitchell is bounded to the north and east by the Stuart Highway, to the west is Roystonea Avenue, and to the south is Channel Island Road...

and are located on the south-east side of the existing city. These plots of expansion are expected to allow an increase of up to 14,000 additional residents in the city of Palmerston, with the first land release beginning in Bellamack

Bellamack, Northern Territory

in 2009.

Climate

Palmerston has a tropical climate like Darwin with distinct wet and dry seasons. The dry season runs from May to September. In the coolest months of June and July, daily temperature range is 19 to 30°C. The Wet season is associated with tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor...

s and monsoon rains. The majority of rainfall occurs between December and March when thunderstorms are common and humidity is regularly over 70 per cent.

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Temperature

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s are in degrees Celsius. Precipitation

Precipitation (meteorology)

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is in millimetres. Darwin Airport Latitude: −12.42° S Longitude: 130.89° E Elevation: 30 m ASL
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Demographics

Palmerston Population by year
1986	5,706
1991	7,804
1996	12,750
2001	20,788
2006	23,614
2011	34,944	(Projected)
2021	> 42,020	(Projected)

As of the 2006 Census, there were 23,614 people residing in 9,000 households. The median age of persons in Palmerston was 28 years. 18.9% of the population of Palmerston were children aged between 5–14 years, and 47.1% were persons aged 25–54 years. 74.8 per cent of Palmerston's population are Australian born, with the biggest overseas birthplaces were, English (692 or 2.9 per cent), New Zealand (437 or 1.9 per cent), Philippines (278 or 1.2 per cent), Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

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(144 or 0.6 per cent) and East Timor

East Timor

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(116 or 0.5 per cent).

The 2006 Census found the most common religious affiliations in Palmerston had No Religion (6,106 or 25.9 per cent), Catholicism (5,263 or 22.3 per cent), Anglican (3,561 or 15.1 per cent), Uniting Church (1,205 or 5.1 per cent) and Presbyterian and Reformed (419 or 1.8 per cent).

Palmerston’s population represents one quarter of the combined Palmerston-Darwin total population, and represents 11.7% of the Territory’s population.

Population growth

Palmerston along with Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

is one of the fastest growing cities in the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

and in Australia. Palmerston recorded the fastest increase of population of all the Local Government Areas

Local Government Areas of the Northern Territory

The local government areas of the Northern Territory, Australia are the areas for which particular Local Government authorities, generally known as "Councils" have the responsibility to provide local government services...

in the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

. Palmerston increased by 1,300 people growing by 5 per cent. The fastest growths occurred within Palmerston which includes the suburbs of Farrar

Farrar, Northern Territory

Rosebery

Rosebery, Northern Territory

Rosebery is an outer southern suburb of Palmerston. It is 26 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston....

, Marlow Lagoon

Marlow Lagoon, Northern Territory

and Gunn

Gunn, Northern Territory

and Palmerston City

Palmerston City, Northern Territory

. By 2016 the population of Palmerston will be more than half the size of Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

's population, and the combined Palmerston-Litchfield

Shire of Litchfield

The Litchfield Municipality is a Local Government Area located in the Northern Territory of Australia on the eastern and southeastern outskirts of the Darwin-Palmerston urban area...

population will be just 2 000 less than the City of Darwin

City of Darwin

The City of Darwin is a Local Government Area of the Northern Territory, Australia. It includes the central business district of the capital, Darwin, and represents two-thirds of its metropolitan population. The City covers an area of 112 km² and has a estimated population of 75,908...

Government

The Palmerston region is covered by the Local Government Area

Local Government Area

A local government area is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory....

of the City of Palmerston

City of Palmerston

. The council was created in 1985. The council chambers are located in the Palmerston City Centre.

The Palmerston City Council

City of Palmerston

(Incorporated under the Northern Territory Local Government Act 1993) governs the City of Palmerston

City of Palmerston

which takes in the CBD and the suburbs. The City of Palmerston

City of Palmerston

has governed Palmerston since 1985. The Palmerston City Council consists of 8 elected members, the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayor

Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments. Many elected deputy mayors are members of the city council who are given the title and serve as acting mayor in the mayor's absence...

and six aldermen. The city is not divided into wards, thus each alderman represents constituents from the entire city. The current mayor of Palmerston is Robert Macleod

Robert Macleod

Robert Macleod JP is the Mayor of the City of Palmerston, Northern Territory. He was appointed Mayor in May 2007 following the retirement of Annette Burke.-External links:*...

. He was appointed Mayor in May 2007 following the retirement of Annette Burke.

In territory politics, Palmerston is located in the Legislative Assembly

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral parliament of the Northern Territory in Australia. It sits in Parliament House, located on State Square, close to the centre of the city of Darwin.-History:...

districts of Blain

Electoral division of Blain

Blain is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1997, and is named after Adair Blain, the second member for the federal Northern Territory electorate, and the only Australian sitting MP to ever become a prisoner of war...

, Brennan

Electoral division of Brennan

Brennan is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1990, and derives its name from Harold "Tiger" Brennan, a former member of the Legislative Council and Mayor of Darwin...

, Drysdale

Electoral division of Drysdale

Drysdale is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1997, and is named after Fred Drysdale, a former member of the Legislative Council. It covers 221.67 km², encompassing outer suburban areas of both Darwin and Palmerston as well...

, Nelson

Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory)

Nelson is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1990, and was named after Harold Nelson, the first member for the federal Northern Territory electorate...

with two seats held by the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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, one by the Country Liberal Party

Country Liberal Party

The Northern Territory Country Liberal Party is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the National and Liberal parties...

and one by the Independents

Independent (politician)

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.

In federal politics, Palmerston is located in one House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....

division shared with Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

– the Division of Solomon

Division of Solomon

The Division of Solomon is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. It covers the cities of Darwin and Palmerston...

Economy

Palmerston has around 12,945 people in the labour force. The unemployment rate in the city was 2.3 per cent which was well below the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

average of 4.3 per cent.

The largest industry employers in Palmerston are public administration & safety (2,751 or 21.3 per cent), retail trade (1,190 or 9.2 per cent), construction (892 or 6.9 per cent), health care & social assistance (829 or 6.4 per cent) and education & training (825 or 6.4 per cent). The total numbers of businesses in Palmerston was 1,410. Of these, 57% of businesses were categorised as non employing.

Palmerston has continued growth in median house prices, with an increase of 5.3% for the year to March 2008. The median house and unit prices in Palmerston were $395,000 and $300,000. The vacancy rate in Palmerston was 0.9% compared with 0.5% for Darwin. Palmerston has provided around a half of the vacant land sales in the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

Palmerston has two major shopping centres including Palmerston Shopping Centre

Palmerston Shopping Centre

Palmerston Shopping Center is located in Palmerston, Northern Territory near Darwin. It is located in central Palmerston close to the water tower. It covers most of central Palmerston with is big size....

and Palm City Oasis. The Palmerston Shopping Centre

Palmerston Shopping Centre

contains over 69 businesses including a Coles Supermarket

Coles Supermarkets

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, and the discount department – store Target

Target (Australia)

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. Palm City Oasis contains a Woolworths

Woolworths (supermarkets)

Woolworths is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited.-History:Woolworths Limited was founded in 1924, with the first store opening up in Sydney's Imperial Arcade.-2008 rebranding:...

supermarket and 18 businesses. Some Palmerston suburbs contains smaller shopping centres

Education

Preschool, primary and secondary

Palmerston is served by eight primary schools and two secondary schools and three non – government schools. There are over 5,867 primary and secondary students enrolled in Palmerston with 2,942 students attending primary education and 1,292 students attending secondary education. There are over 3,100 students enrolled in government schools in Palmerston, 509 students enrolled in Catholic schools and 625 students enrolled in independent schools.

The Northern Territory Government announced in its 2008 Budget that two new schools a primary and middle schools will be built in the Palmerston suburb of Rosebery

Rosebery, Northern Territory

Rosebery is an outer southern suburb of Palmerston. It is 26 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston....

which will cater for up to 1,450 students and will cost $48.8million. Following the construction of the two new schools in Rosebery

Rosebery, Northern Territory

Rosebery is an outer southern suburb of Palmerston. It is 26 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston....

an additional primary schools will be built in Palmerston East, which will include the planned suburb of Zuccoli.

Tertiary and vocational

The Charles Darwin University

Charles Darwin University

Charles Darwin University is an Australian public university with about 20,000 students in 2007.The University offers a wide range of Higher Education degrees and Vocational Education and Training courses with flexible study options, including part-time, external and online.CDU has campuses in the...

Palmerston campus is located in the suburb of Durack

Durack, Northern Territory

. The campus hosts the School of Tourism and Hospitality as well as expanding into a mini-School of Conservation and Land Management. There are over 4,318 students enrolled in tertiary and further education courses. 247 of Palmerston residents were enrolled in higher education at Charles Darwin University

Charles Darwin University

and 4,071 students enrolled in vocational education and training.

Sport and recreation

Palmerston is home to the Palmerston Football Club

Palmerston Football Club

The Palmerston Football Club, nicknamed, Magpies, is a member club of the Northern Territory Football League.-History:The Palmerston Magpies Football Club began in 1970 and was originally known as the Internationals. At that time most players were English and Greek soccer players...

(known as the "Magpies") Northern Territory Football League

Northern Territory Football League

The Northern Territory Football League is an 8 team Australian rules football semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory.The premier grade is the largest Australian rules football league in the Northern Territory...

and is based out of the Archer Sporting Complex. Palmerston has a strong presence in Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

. The Archer Sporting Complex has an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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field, a senior Softball

Softball

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diamond and senior Baseball diamond. There are also a number of sporting clubs located at the complex. The complex home to the, Palmerston and Rural Baseball Club, the Palmerston Pirates Softball

Softball

team, and the Palmerston Raiders

Palmerston Raiders

The are an Australian Semi-professional rugby league team based in Palmerston, Northern Territory. They compete in the Darwin Rugby League , Darwin's Local rugby league competition....

Rugby League

Northern Territory Rugby League

The Northern Territory Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in the Northern Territory. It controls the Darwin Rugby League, Darwin Junior Rugby League and the Central Australian Rugby Football League....

team.

Palmerston has one association football team, the Palmerston SC which plays in the Northern Zone

Football Federation Northern Territory

The Football Federation Northern Territory is the state governing body for association football in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is affiliated with Football Federation Australia, the national governing body...

League.

The city has a "skate park" located on University Avenue that is funded by the Palmerston City Council. This park allows locals to perform Skateboarding

Skateboarding

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as well as other related sports, including Inline Skating

Inline skating

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.
There is a local near-Olympic size swimming pool

Olympic size swimming pool

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with a gymnasium.

There is also a boat ramp allowing access to the Elizabeth River for small trailable marine craft. Persons utilising the area are cautioned that both Box jellyfish

Box jellyfish

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and crocodile

Crocodile

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s are present in the river.

A branch of the YWCA

YWCA

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is located at the CBD.

The Palmerston Scouts

Scouts Australia

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are located on University Avenue, adjacent to the Palmerston branch of the RSL

Returned and Services League of Australia

The Returned and Services League of Australia is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force ....

.

Palmerston is well served by its many park reserves. Some parks also offer coin-operated public barbecue

Barbecue

Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...

facilities.

Media

A local free tabloid news paper called the Palmerston Sun is published weekly by News Corporation

News Corporation

News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...

.
The Northern Territory News
Northern Territory News
The Northern Territory News is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Darwin, Australia. It is a subsidiary of News Limited, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It primarily serves Darwin and the rest of the Northern Territory...

tabloid published daily by News Corporation

News Corporation

is also widely available in Palmerston. There is also the Sunday edition of the Northern Territory News The Sunday Territorian also published by News Corporation

News Corporation

.
Most large state-wide and interstate newspapers are also available from local retailers, albeit with a delay in arrival.

Palmerston also receives Radio

Tuner (radio)

A radio tuner is a subsystem that receives radio broadcasts and converts them into audio-frequency signals which can be fed into an amplifier driving a loudspeaker. FM tuner, AM tuner, Digital Audio Broadcasting DAB tuner, etc. are types of radio tuner dealing with transmissions using different...

and television services sourced from transmitters located in the Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

region. Which include the three commercial channels Southern Cross Darwin

TND-34

TND is the call-sign for the Southern Cross Television station in Darwin, Northern Territory. The station, launched in 1998 as Seven Darwin and broadcasting to the greater Darwin region, serving around 100,000 people, is owned by the Macquarie Media Group...

, Channel Nine Darwin

NTD-8

NTD is an Australian television station, licensed to and serving Darwin, Palmerston and surrounds. The station is owned by the Nine Entertainment Co., and is an owned-and-operated station of the Nine Network, under the company name Territory Television Pty...

and Darwin Digital Television

DTD (TV station)

Darwin Digital Television is a digital television station in Darwin, Northern Territory. It is jointly owned by Nine Entertainment and the Macquarie Media Group .-History:...

and the two Government owned channels ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...

and SBS Television. Pay TV

Pay TV

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is also available through both satellite

Satellite

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and fixed cable from the encumbant provider, Austar

Austar

Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. Its main business activity is Subscription Television but it is also involved with internet access and mobile phones...

.

Palmerston receives most Radio

Tuner (radio)

stations from Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

. Which include ABC Local Radio (105.7FM), Radio National

Radio National

ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide non-commercial radio network run by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Radio National broadcasts national programming in areas that include news and current affairs, the arts, social issues, science, drama and comedy...

(657AM), ABC Classic FM

ABC Classic FM

ABC Classic FM is a classical music radio station available in Australia, and internationally online. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" , before adopting its current name...

(107.3FM) and Triple J

Triple J

triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

(103.3FM).

Health

Palmerston does not have a public hospital but many of Palmerston's health needs are serviced by the Palmerston Health Precinct which includes the Palmerston Community Care Centre, public dental service, St Johns' Ambulance, Medical Specialists Clinic and the Farrar Medical Centre. There are seven general practices in the Palmerston health region, four of which provide after-hours services.

Transport

The city has a network of approximately 32 km of bicycle

Bicycle

A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....

paths, most of which are lit for night-time usage.

There is also a public bus service operated by Darwinbus

Darwinbus

Darwinbus is a public bus service which operates in Darwin and Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.Darwinbus is owned by the Northern Territory Government and is contracted to both the Darwin Bus Service and Buslink....

that offers transportation around Palmerston, into Darwin City and out to Darwin's Northern Suburbs.

The Darwin City Airport is the closest air terminal, being serviced by Qantas

Qantas

Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...

, Jetstar Airways

Jetstar Airways

Jetstar Airways is an Australian low-cost airline headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. It is a subsidiary of Qantas, created in response to the threat posed by low-cost airline Virgin Blue...

, Airnorth

Airnorth

Capiteq Limited, trading as Airnorth, is a regional airline based on the property of Darwin International Airport in Marrara, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It operates scheduled and charter services in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia, with an extension to East Timor...

, Garuda Indonesia

Garuda Indonesia

PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk , publicly known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia...

and Virgin Australia; with daily flights to and from all major cities in Queensland, New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Western Australia, South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, and the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

. There are currently no direct flights to Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

or the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

. There are also direct flights to East Timor

East Timor

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

, Singapore

Singapore

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and Vietnam

Vietnam

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. The airport is located in the Darwin suburb of Marrara, approximately 20 minutes away from Palmerston.

Darwin-based taxi

Taxicab

A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...

s are also available in Palmerston, as well as a number of local and Darwin-based mini-bus operators.

Utilities

Water storage, supply and Power for Palmerston is managed by Power and Water Corporation

Power and Water Corporation

, which is owned by the Government of the Northern Territory

Government of the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom...

. The corporation is also responsible for management of sewerage and the major water catchments in the region. Water is mainly stored in the largest dam, The Darwin River Dam which holds up to 90% of Palmerston's water supply. For many years, Palmerston principal water supply came from Manton Dam.

Palmerston and its suburbs are powered by the Channel Island Power Station. The largest power plant in the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

External links

http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?locationLastSearchTerm=Palmerston&locationSearchTerm=Palmerston&newarea=UCL705500&submitbutton=View+QuickStats+%3E&mapdisplay=on&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL705500&geography=&method=Place+of+Usual+Residence&productlabel=&producttype=QuickStats&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=PL&topholder=0&leftholder=0¤taction=104&action=401&textversion=false&subaction=1Palmerston] at the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...

(2006 Census)
Palmerston City Council site
Palmerston City Council Library Service
Northern Territory Government Portal
Charles Darwin University Site

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