Casuarina, Northern Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Casuarina
city = Darwin
state = nt

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caption = A walk at Casuarina Beach
lga = City of Darwin
postcode = 0810
est =
pop = 6,590
area =
propval = $400,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?mode=buy&suburb=Casuarina&postcode=0810#mapanchor 2006 Casuarina Property Value] ]

stategov = Casuarina
fedgov = Solomon
near-nw = Brinkin
near-n = Nakara
near-ne = Wanguri
near-w = "Timor Sea"
near-e = Wanguri
near-sw = Alawa
near-s = Alawa
near-se = Wagaman
dist1 = 14
location1= Darwin

Casuarina is one of the northern suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

It is home to the largest shopping centre in the Northern Territory, called Casuarina Square. Casuarina is a small suburb taking in the large shopping and business area and the adjoining emergency service facilities/ buildings.

History

Casuarina derives its suburban name from the casuarina trees that grow along the nearby Casuarina Beach. Casuarina was the name used in the early 1960s for the proposed main business area in the northern suburbs.

Transport

Casuarina is a base for one of three interchanges for the Darwin bus service which is located at Casuarina Square.

References

External links

*http://www.brmanagement.com.au/suburbsmap.html
*http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#t