Nicholson, Northern Territory
Nicholson is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the territory's east adjoining the border with the state of Queensland about 963 kilometres (598 mi) south-east of the territory capital of Darwin.
| Nicholson Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Nicholson | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°30′14″S 137°13′07″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 60 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00225/km2 (0.0058/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 4 April 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0862 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 26,671 km2 (10,297.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 963 km (598 mi) SE of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barkly Region | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Barkly | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities | ||||||||||||||
The locality consists of the following land (from north to south, then west to east):
- The Waannyi/Garawa Aboriginal Lands Trust
- Land described as NT Portion 561, and the Mittiehan and Mount Drummond pastoral leases, and
- The Alexandria pastoral lease.
As of 2020, it has an area of 26,671 square kilometres (10,298 sq mi).
The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. Its name is derived from the Nicholson River which was named by the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt during his 1844/45 expedition after "Dr William Alleyne Nicholson of Bristol, England."
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Nicholson had a population of 60 people.
Nicholson is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Barkly and the local government area of the Barkly Region.