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The following is a list of notable people who come from or who have significant associations with Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Darwin (Larrakia: Garramilla) [9] [better source needed] is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.The city has nearly 53% of the Northern Territory's population, with 139,902 at the 2021 census. [1]
The Larrakia people are a group of Aboriginal Australian people in and around Darwin in the Northern Territory. The Larrakia, who refer to themselves as "Saltwater People", have a vibrant traditional society based on a close relationship with the sea and trade with neighbouring groups such as the Tiwi , Wadjiginy and Djerimanga .
After the disaster, an airlift evacuated 30,000 people, which was the biggest airlift in Australia's history. [14] The population was evacuated by air and ground transportation. Due to communications difficulties with Darwin airport, landing was limited to one plane every ninety minutes.
The Larrakia people are the traditional owners of the lands and waters in and surrounding the Darwin local government area. Darwin is known as Garramilla in Gulumirrgin, one of the languages of the Larrakia people, but there are many place names within the area. [4] The first Town and District Council was formed in 1874.
Significant sections of South Australia and New South Wales are unincorporated, that is, have no defined local government, along with the ACT and smaller sections of Northern Territory and Victoria. Brisbane is the only state capital city with its respective LGA ( City of Brisbane ) covering a significant portion of its urban area.
The defence ministers of Australia, Japan and the United States will meet in the Australian city of Darwin on Sunday to discuss continued military cooperation, Australia's Defence Minister Richard ...
According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 6,464 people in Darwin City. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population. 41.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, Philippines 3.3%, Japan 3.3%, India 2.9% and Taiwan 2.8%.