Holtze, Northern Territory

Holtze is a locality of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is 22 km southeast of the Darwin CBD. Its local government area is the Municipality of Litchfield. The locality is mostly a rural area, just north Palmerston. It may have been named for Maurice William Holtze (1840–1923), the botanist who established Darwin's Botanical Gardens, or his son Nicholas, who succeeded him as curator.[5]

"Holtze" redirects here. For the German botanist, see Maurice William Holtze.
Holtze
Darwin, Northern Territory
Holtze
Coordinates12.461°S 130.984°E / -12.461; 130.984
Population1,810 (2016 census)[1]
Established4 April 2007[2]
Postcode(s)0835
Location
LGA(s)Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s)Nelson
Federal Division(s)Solomon
Suburbs around Holtze:
Knuckey Lagoon Knuckey Lagoon
Shoal Bay		 Howard Springs
Knuckey Lagoon
Pinelands		 Holtze Howard Springs
Pinelands Yarrawonga
Farrar
Johnston
Howard Springs		 Howard Springs
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs[3][4]

In September 2010, the Northern Territory Government announced that new Darwin’s prison precinct, Doug Owston Correctional Centre, will be built in Holtze about four kilometres north of Howard Springs Road.[6] In July 2012, a road in Holtze was registered and named after prison officer, Reginald Anthony Willard (1943–1997), who worked at the correctional centre.[7]

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,810 people in Holtze. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 44.4% of the population.[1]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Holtze (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. "Search results for 'Holtze (Locality)'". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  3. "Holtze". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. "Holtze (Locality) Litchfield in "The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area"". Place Names Committee for the Northern Territory. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  6. "New prison to be built at Holtze". Reach Business Pty Ltd. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  7. "Willard Road". NT Place Names Register. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2013.


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