Tumbling Waters, Northern Territory

Tumbling Waters
Darwin, Northern Territory
Population 429 (2006)[1]
Established 1869
Postcode(s) 0822
Location
LGA(s) Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s) Goyder
Federal Division(s) Solomon
Suburbs around Tumbling Waters:
Dundee Beach Southport Livingstone
Tumbling Waters Livingstone
Adelaide River Adelaide River

Tumbling Waters is an outer rural location in Darwin. The name of the locality derived from the town which was named after the rapids "Tumbling Waters" where R C Burton discovered gold in 1869.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tumbling Waters (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  2. Tumbling Waters (Locality)

Coordinates: 12°45′56.04″S 130°57′22.86″E / 12.7655667°S 130.9563500°E / -12.7655667; 130.9563500

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