Wanguri | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Casuarina Exchange located at Wanguri. | |||||||||||||
  Wanguri | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Wanguri | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 12°22′21″S 130°53′16″E / 12.37250°S 130.88778°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
| City | Darwin | ||||||||||||
| LGA | |||||||||||||
| Location |
| ||||||||||||
| Established | 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Territory electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1.0 km2 (0.39 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,876 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,880/km2 (4,860/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 0810 | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Wanguri is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[3]
History
[edit]Wanguri was one of Darwin's northern suburbs built before Cyclone Tracy in 1974. It derives its name from a clan of the Dangu Aboriginal people, whose land is in east Arnhem Land, near Caledon Bay.[4] The streets in Wanguri are mostly named after early Greek residents of Darwin.
Present day
[edit]Major features of Wanguri include the Wanguri Primary School and Wanguri Park. Wanguri experienced a decrease in population between 1996 and 2001.
Wanguri is part of the Wanguri electoral division which also includes Leanyer, Muirhead and parts of Lyons.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wanguri (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wanguri (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Place Names Register Extract: Wanguri". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Division of Wanguri". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Northern Territory Government. 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wanguri, Northern Territory.