Muirhead, Northern Territory
Muirhead is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia.
| Muirhead Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Muirhead | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°21′30″S 130°53′44″E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,398 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0810 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 15.8 km (10 mi) from Darwin City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Wanguri | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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History
Muirhead is named in commemoration of James Muirhead who was an Administrator of the Northern Territory and a judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.[1] The area comprising Muirhead was part of the suburb of Lee Point.
Subdivision development of this suburb commenced in April 2011.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muirhead, Northern Territory. |
- "Place Names Register Extract for "Muirhead"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Muirhead (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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