Creswell, Northern Territory

Creswell is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east adjoining the border with the state of Queensland about 933 kilometres (580 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.[1][5]

Creswell
Northern Territory
Creswell
Coordinates17°41′26″S 135°49′02″E[1]
Population45 (2016 census)[2][lower-alpha 1]
 • Density0.001594/km2 (0.00413/sq mi)
Established4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)0852[5]
Elevation218 m (715 ft)(weather station) [6]
Area28,237 km2 (10,902.4 sq mi)[7]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location933 km (580 mi) SE of Darwin[5]
LGA(s)Barkly Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)Barkly[8]
Federal Division(s)Lingiari[9]
Mean max temp[6] Mean min temp[6] Annual rainfall[6]
33.5 °C
92 °F		 18.7 °C
66 °F		 419.3 mm
16.5 in
Suburbs around Creswell:
Mcarthur Mcarthur Calvert
Pamayu Creswell Nicholson
Tablelands Tablelands
Nicholson		 Nicholson
FootnotesAdjoining localities[10][4]

The locality consists of the following land (from west to east, then north to south):[3][4]

  1. Eva Springs pastoral lease,
  2. Anthony Lagoon pastoral lease,
  3. Mallapunyah Springs and Walhallow pastoral leases,
  4. Cresswell Downs pastoral lease and,
  5. Benmara pastoral lease.

As of 2020, it has an area of 28,237 square kilometres (10,902 sq mi).[7]

The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Creswell pastoral lease and ultimately from Cresswell Creek named by the explorer, Ernest Favenc.[1]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Creswell had a population of 45.[2]

Creswell is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.[9][8][1]

References

Notes
  1. For the 2016 census, the State Suburb of Creswell consisted of the locality of Creswell and some land in the adjoining locality of Mcarthur which is described as NT Portion 4152 and which is part of the Mallapunyah Springs pastoral lease.[2][3][4]

Sources
  1. "Place Names Register Extract for Creswell". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Creswell (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Northern Territory Pastoral Districts". Northern Territory Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. "Localities within Barkly North sub-region (CP 5086)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. "Cresswell Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Brunette Downs (nearest weather station that has current data)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. "Creswell". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. "Division of Barkly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. "Creswell". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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