Nicholson, Northern Territory

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]

Nicholson
Northern Territory
Nicholson
Coordinates18°30′14″S 137°13′07″E[1]
Population60 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density0.00225/km2 (0.0058/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0862[3]
Area26,671 km2 (10,297.7 sq mi)[4]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location963 km (598 mi) SE of Darwin[3]
LGA(s)Barkly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Barkly[5]
Federal Division(s)Lingiari[6]
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
FootnotesAdjoining localities[8][9]

The locality consists of the following land (from north to south, then west to east):[10][9]

  1. The Waannyi/Garawa Aboriginal Lands Trust
  2. Land described as NT Portion 561, and the Mittiehan and Mount Drummond pastoral leases, and
  3. 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
  1. "Place Names Register Extract for Nicholson". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Nicholson (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "Nicholson Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  4. "Nicholson". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. "Division of Barkly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Camooweal Township (nearest weather station that has current data)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  8. "Nicholson". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. "Localities within Barkly North sub-region (CP 5086)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  10. "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. "Place Names Register Extract for Nicholson River". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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