Douglas-Daly, Northern Territory
Douglas-Daly is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 154 kilometres (96 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin.
Douglas-Daly consists of land associated with the catchments of the Daly and the Douglas Rivers and which is located between the towns of Adelaide River and Pine Creek and to the respective south and west of these towns. The Daly River forms part of the locality's boundary on its south-western side while the alignment of the Adelaide-Darwin Railway coincides in places with its north-eastern boundary. It is named after the Daly and Douglas Rivers. The term Douglas-Daly is reported by the official source as being widely used locally. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Douglas-Daly and the locality of Fleming shared a population of 238 people.
Douglas-Daly is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Daly and partly within the local government area of the Victoria Daly Region and partly within the unincorporated areas of the Northern Territory.
Heritage places
Douglas-Daly includes the following places which have added to the Northern Territory Heritage Register:
- Brocks Creek Township, Railway Siding & Military Detention Barracks
- Brocks Creek Chinatown and Temple Site
- WWII Fenton Airfield
- 12 Mile Chinatown (Settlement and Battery)
- Burrundie Explosives Magazines
- Grove Hill Hotel
- Cypress Pine Overland Telegraph Poles (via Pine Creek)
- Spring Hill Battery Complex
- Brocks Creek Cemetery
- Butterfly Gorge
- WWII B24-D Liberator 'Nothing Sacred'
- The Shackle
Climate
| Climate data for Douglas River Research Farm, elevation 43 m (141 ft), (1995–2020 normals, extremes 1968–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 40.1 (104.2) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
40.7 (105.3) |
44.1 (111.4) |
43.1 (109.6) |
41.7 (107.1) |
44.1 (111.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.8 (92.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.2 (93.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 308.1 (12.13) |
296.3 (11.67) |
212.9 (8.38) |
54.9 (2.16) |
7.2 (0.28) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.8 (0.07) |
4.9 (0.19) |
39.6 (1.56) |
128.6 (5.06) |
251.8 (9.91) |
1,306.5 (51.43) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.1 | 14.4 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 13.0 | 71.4 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology (rain 1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ "Place Names Register Extract for Douglas-Daly". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Douglas-Daly (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Douglas-Daly Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Localities within Un-Incorporated area (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Douglas-Daly". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Localities within the Daly Sub-region (map)". Northern Territory Government. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Brocks Creek Township, Railway Siding & Military Detention Barracks". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 17 July 1996. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
A combination of 2 areas nominated as separate features but combined for declaration. (One area is located in Douglas-Daly and the other is in the locality of Burrundie
- ^ "Brocks Creek Chinatown and Temple Site". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 11 January 1995. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "WWII Fenton Airfield". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 7 August 1996. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "12 Mile Chinatown (Settlement and Battery)". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 11 September 1996. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Burrundie Explosives Magazines". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 26 September 1996. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Grove Hill Hotel". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 2 November 1994. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Cypress Pine Overland Telegraph Poles (via Pine Creek)". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 30 November 1994. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Spring Hill Battery Complex". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 19 August 1998. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Brocks Creek Cemetery". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 27 October 1999. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Butterfly Gorge". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "WWII B24-D Liberator 'Nothing Sacred'". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "The Shackle". Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations: DOUGLAS RIVER RESEARCH FARM". 8 April 2024.
