Top Springs, Northern Territory

Top Springs is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 465 kilometres (289 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin at the junction of the Buchanan and Buntine highways.[5][1][4]

Top Springs Northern Territory
Location in the Northern Territory (red)
Top Springs
Coordinates	16°32′38″S 131°47′52″E[1]
Population	3 (2016 census)[2]
• Density	1.08/km^2 (2.8/sq mi)
Established	2 January 1976 (town) 4 April 2007 (locality)[1][3]
Postcode(s)	0852[4]
Area	2.79 km^2 (1.1 sq mi)[5]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	465 km (289 mi) S of Darwin[5]
LGA(s)	Victoria Daly Region[3]
Territory electorate(s)	Stuart[6]
Federal Division(s)	Lingiari[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8] 34.6 °C 94 °F 19.6 °C 67 °F 647.7 mm 25.5 in
Localities around Top Springs: Victoria River Victoria River Victoria River Victoria River Top Springs Victoria River Victoria River Victoria River Victoria River
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[9]

Top Springs consists of land around the intersection of the Buchanan and Buntine Highways of an area of about 2.79 square kilometres (1.08 sq mi) which was surveyed and proclaimed as a town in 1976. The locality’s boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. The locality is named after the town with the name being ultimately derived from springs located on the route of the Murranji Track. Development within the town/locality consists of a roadhouse.[5][10][9]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Top Springs had a population of 3 people.[2]

Top Springs is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the Victoria Daly Region.[7][6][3]

References

1. "Place Names Register Extract for the Town of Top Springs (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Top Springs (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
3. "Place Names Register Extract for Top Springs (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
4. "Top Springs NT postcode". post-code.net.au. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
5. "Top Springs". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
6. "Division of Stuart". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
7. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
8. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary Victoria River Downs (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
9. "Localities within Victoria River sub-region (CP 5096)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
10. Kerr, John R. (17 August 1976). "THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Crown Lands Ordinance PROCLAMATION". Australian Government Gazette. General. Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via Trove.