Coomalie Shire

Coomalie Community Government Council Northern Territory
Location of the Coomalie Community Government Council
Population	1,276 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.6206/km^2 (1.6074/sq mi)
Established	1990
Area	2,056 km^2 (793.8 sq mi)[2]
Mayor	Sharon Beswick
Council seat	Batchelor
Region	outer Darwin
Territory electorate(s)	Daly
Federal division(s)	Lingiari
Website	Coomalie Community Government Council
LGAs around Coomalie Community Government Council: Unincorporated Top End Region Litchfield Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region Coomalie Community Government Council Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region Unincorporated Top End Region
Footnotes	Adjoining LGAs[3]

The Coomalie Community Government Council is a local government area in Australia's Northern Territory, situated south of Darwin and Palmerston. The council governs an area of 2,056 km² (794 sq mi). The shire had a population of 1,276 at the 2021 census.^[1]

History

Coomalie Community Government Council was established on 7 December 1990, and its first elections were held in 1997. On 1 July 2008, Coomalie Council became one of the 11 Shires in the territory, changed by the Northern Territory Government.^[4]

Wards

The council is divided up into three wards, which are governed by 6 councillors:

• Batchelor Township Ward (2) (Batchelor)
• Adelaide River Ward (2) (Adelaide River)
• Coomalie Rural Ward (2) (Rural Areas surrounding Batchelor including Lake Bennett)

Townships

The Shire includes the following localities:^[5]

• Adelaide River
• Batchelor
• Camp Creek
• Collett Creek
• Coomalie Creek
• Darwin River Dam
• Eva Valley
• Finniss Valley
• Lake Bennett
• Rum Jungle
• Stapleton
• Tortilla Flats

The boundary of this area extends from the Manton Dam in the north, to the town of Adelaide River in the south and east from the Adelaide River, to the Litchfield National Park in the west.

See also

• Local government areas of the Northern Territory

References

1. "2021 Coomalie, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
2. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
3. "Coomalie Community Council Localities (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
4. Knight, D.R. (30 June 2008). "Local Government Act 2008, TOP END COUNCILS" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2019. ...assign the name Coomalie Community Government Shire Council to the shire council for the Coomalie Shire...
5. "Coomalie Shire (localities)". Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

External links

• LGWORKS: Coomalie Community Government Council

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