Mandorah is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia. Its local government area is the Wagait Shire. At the 2016 census, Mandorah had no people living within its boundaries.[2]

Mandorah Northern Territory
Sea Cat Ferry approaching Mandorah Wharf
Mandorah
Coordinates	12°26′58″S 130°45′27″E[1]
Population	0 (2016 census)[2]
Established	4 December 2002[1]
Postcode(s)	0822
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	8 km (5 mi) W of Darwin 130 km (81 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s)	Wagait Shire[1]
Territory electorate(s)	Daly[3]
Federal division(s)	Lingiari[4]
Mean max temp[5] Mean min temp[5] Annual rainfall[5] 32.0 °C 90 °F 23.2 °C 74 °F 1,725.1 mm 67.9 in
Suburbs around Mandorah: Wagait Beach Wagait Beach Darwin Harbour Darwin Harbour Wagait Beach Cox Peninsula Mandorah Darwin Harbour Cox Peninsula Cox Peninsula Darwin Harbour
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[6]

The locality of Mandorah on the Cox Peninsula, across the harbour from Darwin, is named after "Mandorah", a guest house built in what is now the locality by Allan Hartwig prior to 1948.[7]

In 2019 the Northern Territory Government announced it would spend up to $50 million to replace the Mandorah jetty, construct a breakwater to protect it from damage during storms, and construct a boat ramp. The original jetty was built in the 1960s and repaired several times since it was damaged by Cyclone Tracy in 1974. The temporary repairs had posed difficulties for disabled people wanting to use the ferry service. Wagait Shire welcomed the project as an opportunity to encourage economic development in the Cox Peninsula.[8][9]

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