Alawa, Northern Territory

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

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caption =
lga = City of Darwin
postcode = 0810
est = 1960s
pop = 2,291 (2006) |pop_footnotes=Census 2006 AUS
id = SSC71011
name = Alawa (State Suburb)
accessdate = 2007-12-16
quick = on]

area = 1.2
propval = $377,500 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?searchTerm=Alawa&mode=buy#mapanchor 2006 Alawa Property Value] ]

stategov = Casuarina
fedgov = Solomon
near-nw = Brinkin
near-n = Casuarina
near-ne = Wanguri
near-w = Rapid Creek
near-e = Wagaman
near-sw = Millner
near-s = Jingili
near-se = Moil
dist1 = 12
location1= Darwin

Alawa is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The suburb it is bounded by Dripstone Road, parts of Lakeside Drive and the Rapid Creek. It is in the Local Government Area of City of Darwin.

History

The suburb of Alawa was constructed in the late 1960s. Alawa is named after an Aboriginal tribe who inhabited an area on the southern tributaries. [http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#a The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area] (accessed 2007-12-16)] The street names in Alawa commemorate the residents and workers, at the old Post Office, who were killed in the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942, and the boats and people associated with the early settlement of Palmerston (Port Darwin).

Present Day

Alawa boundary borders the Casuarina Shopping centre. the largest shopping centre in the in the Territory. The suburb also has a primary school and a smaller shopping centre.

References

External links

*http://www.brmanagement.com.au/suburbsmap.html
*http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#t