Yarrawonga is an outer northern
suburb
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of
Palmerston Palmerston may refer to:
People
* Christie Palmerston (c. 1851–1897), Australian explorer
* Several prominent people have borne the title of Viscount Palmerston
** Henry Temple, 1st Viscount Palmerston (c. 1673–1757), Irish nobleman and B ...
. It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.
It is 21 km SE of the
Darwin City and 2.1 km from
Palmerston City. Its
Local Government Area
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is the
City of Palmerston
The City of Palmerston is a local government area of the Northern Territory of Australia. It contains the suburbs of Darwin's satellite city, Palmerston, and is situated between the outer industrial areas of Darwin and the rural areas of How ...
.
Yarrawonga is named after the
Yarrawonga Zoo which was established in the area in 1965.
It is believed that the name came from the
Victorian
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** Victorian architecture
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town of
Yarrawonga
Yarrawonga is a town in the Shire of Moira Local government in Australia, local government area in the Australian state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. In the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census, Yarrawonga had a population of 8,661 people. ...
in the northern part of the state.
The area is one of Palmerston's Industrial Suburbs, along with
Pinelands.
References
External links
Place names committee for the Northern Territory
{{City of Palmerston suburbs
Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory