Tumbling Waters (original) (raw)
Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia
| Tumbling WatersDarwin, Northern Territory | |
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| Coordinates | 12°45′56.04″S 130°57′22.86″E / 12.7655667°S 130.9563500°E / -12.7655667; 130.9563500 |
| Population | 170 (2016 census)[1] |
| Established | 1869 |
| Postcode(s) | 0822 |
| Location | 66.4 km (41 mi) from Darwin 46.5 km (29 mi) from Palmerston |
| LGA(s) | Litchfield Municipality |
| Territory electorate(s) | Goyder |
| Federal division(s) | Solomon |
| Suburbs around Tumbling Waters: Blackmore SouthportBerry Springs Berry Springs Blackmore Tumbling Waters Berry Springs Blackmore Darwin River Darwin River Darwin River | |
| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[2][3] |
Tumbling Waters is an outer rural location in Darwin. The name of the locality derived from the town which was named after the rapids "Tumbling Waters" where R C Burton discovered gold in 1869.[4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tumbling Waters (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Tumbling Waters". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Tumbling Waters (Locality) Archived 23 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine