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Middle Point Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Middle Point Antenna Farm or Department of Defence Transmitting Station | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 12°35′56″S 131°19′34″E / 12.599°S 131.3261°E [1] | ||||||||||||||
Population | 58 ( 2016 census) [2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 29 July 1998 [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 0822 [3] | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST ( UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 53 km (33 mi) E of Darwin City | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Litchfield Municipality [1] | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Goyder [4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lingiari [5] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Locations
[3] Adjoining suburbs [6] [7] |
Middle Point is an administrative locality in the Northern Territory of Australia.
This locality derives its name from the ridge of fertile land sticking into the edge of the coastal plains of the Adelaide River.
Some features of this locality are
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Middle Point had 58 people living within its boundaries. [2]
Middle Point is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Goyder and the local government area of the Litchfield Municipality. [5] [4] [7]
Climate data for Middle Point (2001–2024) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 40.9 (105.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.2 (102.6) |
39.2 (102.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
42.7 (108.9) |
42.5 (108.5) |
43.1 (109.6) |
43.1 (109.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 34.2 (93.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.6 (99.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 270.4 (10.65) |
224.2 (8.83) |
172.6 (6.80) |
39.7 (1.56) |
2.3 (0.09) |
0.7 (0.03) |
0.1 (0.00) |
1.4 (0.06) |
6.0 (0.24) |
26.2 (1.03) |
88.8 (3.50) |
232.7 (9.16) |
1,068.2 (42.06) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.5 | 12.8 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 12.5 | 63.9 |
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology [8] |