Coconut Grove is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia within the local government area of City of Darwin.
Coconut Grove Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 3,050 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,180/km2 (5,640/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1962 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 0810 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 8.7 km (5 mi) from Darwin | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Nightcliff | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[2][3] |
Coconut Grove is named for the grove of coconuts on the coastal fringe of the area. Development of Coconut Grove dates back to the pre-war years when it was mainly used for farming, but the suburb primarily grew from the 1960s.
Coconut Grove is a small residential and light industrial suburb.[citation needed] Coconut Grove is bounded by Progress Drive in the north, Bagot Road in the east, Totem Road in the south and the Darwin Harbour foreshore in the west.[2] Most streets in Coconut Grove are named after local Darwin residents, interstate visitors and crew who died during the shipwreck of the SS Gothenburg off the Queensland coast in 1875.[4]
Coconut Grove is usually associated with the adjacent northern Darwin suburbs of Nightcliff, Millner and Rapid Creek.
Suburbs of the City of Darwin by ward, Darwin, Northern Territory | |
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Chan Ward |
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Lyons Ward |
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Richardson Ward | |
Waters Ward |