City of Palmerston
City of Palmerston | |||||||||||||
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 Location within Darwin metropolitan area | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||
| Region | Outer Darwin | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Palmerston City | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Athina Pascoe-Bell[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Territory electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal divisions | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 37,862 (2018)[3] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 718.4/km2 (1,860.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Palmerston | ||||||||||||
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| Adjoining LGAs[4] | |||||||||||||
The City of Palmerston is a local government area of the Northern Territory of Australia. It contains the suburbs of Darwin's satellite city, Palmerston, and is situated between the outer industrial areas of Darwin and the rural areas of Howard Springs. The City covers an area of 52.7 square kilometres (20.3 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 37,862.[3]
The Palmerston City Council consists of the Mayor and seven aldermen. The city is not divided into wards, thus each alderman represents constituents from the entire city. Council elections are held in August every four years. The next election is in 2025.
History
The City of Palmerston was incorporated in 1981 under the Local Government Act (NT), and in 2000 was proclaimed the Northern Territory's second city.
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Athina Pascoe-Bell (elected) | 6,772 | 48.8 | −25.2 | |
| Independent CLP | Rob Waters | 2,933 | 21.1 | +21.1 | |
| Independent Labor | Dani Eveleigh | 1,824 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
| Independent | Cindy Mebbingarri Roberts | 1,218 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| Independent | Raj Samson Rajwin | 973 | 7.0 | −3.4 | |
| Independent | Appa Rao Adari | 167 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 13,887 | 93.6 | −1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 955 | 6.4 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 14,842 | 57.3 | −7.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Lucy Morrison (elected) | 2,038 | 15.0 | ||
| Independent CLP | Wayne Bayliss (elected) | 1,739 | 12.8 | ||
| Independent CLP | Rob Waters (elected) | 1,302 | 9.6 | ||
| Independent Labor | Damian Hale (elected) | 1,261 | 9.3 | ||
| Independent | Mark Fraser (elected) | 1,120 | 8.3 | ||
| Independent Labor | Yolanda Kanyai (elected) | 1,091 | 8.0 | ||
| Independent | Sarah Henderson (elected) | 1,041 | 7.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 13,569 | 91.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,197 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 14,766 | 57.0 | |||
2021
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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| Independents | 10,972 | 78.8 | 5 | ||||
| Independent Labor | 2,286 | 16.4 | 1 | ||||
| Independent CLP | 666 | 4.8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13,924 | 100.0 | – | 7 | 
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| Informal votes | 1,324 | 8.7 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,248 | 64.7 | |||||
| Enrolled voters | 23,559 | +10.8 | |||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Labor | Damian Hale (elected) | 2,047 | 17.2 | ||
| Independent | Athina Pascoe-Bell | 1,827 | 15.4 | ||
| Independent | Lucy Buhr (elected) | 1,354 | 11.4 | ||
| Independent | Tom Lewis (elected) | 945 | 7.9 | ||
| Independent | Sarah Henderson (elected) | 899 | 7.6 | ||
| Independent | Mick Spick (elected) | 721 | 6.1 | ||
| Independent | Ian Abbott | 574 | 4.8 | ||
| Independent | Adrian Burkenhagen | 545 | 4.6 | ||
| Independent | Raj Samson Rajwin | 509 | 4.3 | ||
| Independent | Trevor Jenkins | 479 | 4.0 | ||
| Independent | Matt Stripling | 464 | 3.9 | ||
| Independent | Benjamin Giesecke (elected) | 341 | 2.9 | ||
| Independent | Margy Kerle | 310 | 2.6 | ||
| Independent | Amber Garden (elected) | 295 | 2.5 | ||
| Independent | Martin Blakemore | 273 | 2.3 | ||
| Independent | Jeff Stewart | 160 | 1.3 | ||
| Independent | Anita Newman | 152 | 1.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 11,895 | 87.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,776 | 13.0 | |||
| Turnout | 13,671 | 64.3 | |||
Suburbs
Suburbs of the inner city and of the outskirts, with post codes in parentheses:
| Suburbs Map | Inner City | Outskirts |
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Sister cities
Communications between the City of Palmerston and Kupang ceased in 2009 and a letter from previous Mayor, Robert Macleod was sent to the Mayor of Kupang advising him that Council had decided not to enter into a new agreement with the City of Kupang.[6]
References
- ^ "Mayor Athina Pascoe-Bell | City of Palmerston".
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Palmerston (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Palmerston City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "2021 Local Government Elections - City of Palmerston Report" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "Sister City Committee Meeting Minutes" (PDF). City of Palmerston. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
