Eaton is a suburb in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the city of Darwin.[4][1] It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[7]
It consists of the land occupied by the Darwin International Airport and RAAF Base Darwin.[1]
Eaton is named in commemoration of Charles Eaton (1895 – 1979), a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force whose service included appointment as the "Station Commander of RAAF Darwin" in 1940. The suburb’s boundary and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.[1]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Eaton had 213 people living within its boundaries.[2]
Eaton is located within the federal division of Solomon, the territory electoral division of Sanderson and the municipality of the City of Darwin.[4][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Search results for 'Eaton (Suburb)'". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eaton (NT) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Eaton Postcode (NT)". whatpostcode.com.au. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Federal electoral division of Solomon". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics DARWIN AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ Chumwa, User. "File:Map of the Wards and Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory.png". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
{{cite web}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
