Brinkin, Northern Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Brinkin
city = Darwin
state = nt

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caption =
lga = City of Darwin
postcode = 0810 [http://maps.bonzle.com/c/a?a=p&cmd=sp&zix=r&p=281427&st=&s=brinkin&pg=1&m=0&c=1&x=130%2E91741775&y=%2D12%2E430766555&w=4550 Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia: Brinkin, Northern Territory] (accessed 2007-12-16)]
est = 1984
pop = 1,156 (2006) |pop_footnotes=Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC71031|name=Brinkin (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-12-15|quick=on]
area = 1.4
propval = $400,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=buy&searchterm=Brinkin#mapanchor 2006 Brinkin Property Value] ]
stategov = Casuarina
fedgov = Solomon
near-nw =
near-n =
near-ne = Tiwi
near-w = "Timor Sea"
near-e = Nakara
near-sw =
near-s = Nakara
near-se = Alawa
dist1 = 12
location1= Darwin

Brinkin is a northern suburb of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is located convert|12|km|mi|0|lk=on north of Darwin's central business district, and is home to the Casuarina campus of Charles Darwin University (formerly Northern Territory University's campus).

History

Brinkin is named after an Aboriginal tribe who inhabited an area to the south of the Daly River mouth. The streets in Brinkin are named after boats which serviced the coast of northern Australia. [cite web|url=http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#b|title=The origin of suburbs, localities, towns and hundreds in the Greater Darwin area|author=Northern Territory Lands Group|date=21 June 2007|accessdate=2007-12-15]

The suburb was constructed in 1984, and the University followed several years later.Fact|date=December 2007

Geography

Brinkin is located on Timor Sea at the southern end of Casuarina Beach, and is bounded by Trower Road to the north, Ellengowen Drive to the east and part of Rapid Creek and a stormwater drain to the south. The suburb consists of a few residential blocks to the north of the university, the university itself, a coastal reserve and part of the Rapid Creek Wetlands. [cite book|title=Darwin and Central Australia Street Directory (3rd edition)|author=Gregory's|publisher=Universal Press|year=2003|isbn=0-7319-1276-4|pages=Maps 7, 17]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Brinkin had a population of 1,040, a median age of 30, and a median individual income of $681 per week, compared with $682 per week in Darwin generally, and $466 nationally. The population of Brinkin was predominantly Australian-born - 63.05% as at the 2006 census - while 4.41% were born in the United Kingdom. Other significant groups include those of Greek (9.2%), Chinese, Italian, Indian and South East Asian descent. 3.4% of residents identified as Indigenous Australians. The main occupations of Brinkin residents are in the public service, education and health.

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were Roman Catholic, no religion, Anglican, Greek Orthodox and Uniting.

References

External links

* [http://www.brmanagement.com.au/suburbsmap.html Darwin suburbs map]