Coomalie Creek, Northern Territory

Coomalie Creek is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 72 kilometres (45 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.^[1][4]

Coomalie Creek Northern Territory
Coomalie Creek
Coordinates	13°00′03″S 131°10′39″E[1]
Population	20 (2016 census)[2]
Established	29 October 1997[3]
Postcode(s)	0822[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	72 km (45 mi) SE of Darwin City
LGA(s)	Coomalie Shire[1]
Territory electorate(s)	Daly[5]
Federal division(s)	Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 33.7 °C 93 °F 21.2 °C 70 °F 1,564.4 mm 61.6 in
Suburbs around Coomalie Creek: Darwin River Dam Darwin River Dam Lake Bennett Marrakai Rum Jungle Batchelor Coomalie Creek Marrakai Margaret River Batchelor Batchelor Tortilla Flats Margaret River
Footnotes	Locations[4] Adjoining localities[8][9]

The locality consists of land bounded to the east by the Adelaide River and whose western boundary lies the immediate west of the Stuart Highway which passes through the locality in a north–south alignment. This locality is named after Coomalie Creek, which flows through the locality, and whose name is considered to be corruption of the aboriginal name, Gumili. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 29 October 1997.^[8][1][3]

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Coomalie Creek had 20 people living within its boundaries.^[2]

Coomalie Creek is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Daly and within the local government area of the Coomalie Shire.^[6][5][9]

During World War II, Coomalie Creek Airfield was constructed by the Royal Australian Air Force in the locality, which was bombed by Japanese forces on several occasions. Although it is on private land, the airfield has been partially restored and along with an anti-aircraft defence battery nearby, are some of the most intact examples of wartime infrastructure in the Northern Territory. Both are heritage-listed.^[10]

References

1. "Place Names Register Extract for Coomalie Creek". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coomalie Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
3. Palmer, M.J. (29 October 1997). "Place Names Act, NAMING OF PUBLIC PLACE" (PDF). Northern Territory Government Gazette. Northern Territory Government. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
4. "Coomalie Creek Postcode". postcode-finders.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
5. "Division of Daly". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
6. "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
7. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics BATCHELOR AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
8. "Coomalie Creek". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
9. "Coomalie Community Council Localities (map)" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 29 October 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
10. "World War II (WWII) Coomalie Airstrip". Northern Territory Heritage Register. Northern Territory Government. 15 June 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2022.