Eva Valley is a rural locality in the Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia. It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the town of Batchelor and 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of the Territory capital Darwin.
| Eva Valley Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Eva Valley Location in Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13°07′26″S 131°00′27″E / 13.12389°S 131.00750°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 94 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 29 October 1997 (locality)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0845 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Coomalie Shire | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Daly | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
The locality was originally a large property known as Banyan Farm, but it was sold to the Childs family during the 1960s and renamed Eva Valley after one of the new owners, Eva Childs. The name has been retained with the subdivision of the area.[5]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eva Valley (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Palmer, M.J. (29 October 1997). "Place Names Act, NAMING OF PUBLIC PLACE" (PDF). Northern Territory Government Gazette. Northern Territory Government. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Eva Valley". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Coomalie Community Council Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ NT Place Names Register Eva Valley, Northern Territory Government
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