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Local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Coomalie Community Government Council Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,276 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.6206/km2 (1.6074/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,056 km2 (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 | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining LGAs[3] |
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]
The council is divided up into three wards, which are governed by 6 councillors:
The Shire includes the following localities:[5]
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.
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