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| pop_footnotes = <ref name ="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id = SSC70264 |name = Top Springs (State Suburb)|quick = on | access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
| pop_footnotes = <ref name ="Census2021">{{Census 2021 AUS|id = SAL70264 |name = Top Springs (State Suburb)|quick = on | access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>


| established = 2 January 1976 (town)<br/>4 April 2007 (locality)
| established = 2 January 1976 (town)<br/>4 April 2007 (locality)
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| lga = [[Victoria Daly Region]]<ref name="NT-Placenames-locality"/>
| lga = [[Victoria Daly Region]]<ref name="NT-Placenames-locality"/>
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| stategov = [[Electoral division of Stuart| Stuart]]<ref name=NTEC>{{cite web|title= Division of Stuart |url= https://ntec.nt.gov.au/Electoral-divisions/division-profiles/division-profiles/division-of-stuart|publisher=Northern Territory Electoral Commission|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
| stategov = [[Electoral division of Stuart|Stuart]]<ref name=NTEC>{{cite web|title= Division of Stuart |url= https://ntec.nt.gov.au/Electoral-divisions/division-profiles/division-profiles/division-of-stuart|publisher=Northern Territory Electoral Commission|access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
| fedgov = [[division of Lingiari|Lingiari]]<ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Lingiari|url=https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nt/lingiari.html|publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
| fedgov = [[division of Lingiari|Lingiari]]<ref name=AEC>{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Lingiari|url=https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nt/lingiari.html|publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>


| maxtemp = 34.6
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| maxtemp_footnotes = <ref name =climate>{{cite web|title=Monthly climate statistics: Summary Victoria River Downs (nearest weather station) |url= http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_014825.shtml |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
| maxtemp_footnotes = <ref name =climate>{{cite web|title=Monthly climate statistics: Summary Victoria River Downs (nearest weather station) |url= http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_014825.shtml |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology|accessdate=6 March 2020}}</ref>
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| near-n = [[Victoria River, Northern Territory|Victoria River]]
| near-n = [[Victoria River, Northern Territory|Victoria River]]
| near-ne = [[Victoria River, Northern Territory|Victoria River]]
| near-ne = [[Victoria River, Northern Territory|Victoria River]]
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| footnotes = Adjoining localities<ref name=survey>{{cite web |title=Localities within Victoria River sub-region (CP 5096) |url= http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/hpa-services/surveyplans?planname=CP/5096 |website= NT Place Names Register |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
| footnotes = Adjoining localities<ref name=survey>{{cite web |title=Localities within Victoria River sub-region (CP 5096) |url= http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/hpa-services/surveyplans?planname=CP/5096 |website= NT Place Names Register |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref>
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'''Top Springs''' is a town and locality in the [[Northern Territory of Australia]] located about {{convert|465|km}} south of the territory capital of [[Darwin City, Northern Territory|Darwin]] at the junction of the [[Buchanan Highway|Buchanan]] and [[Buntine Highway|Buntine]] highways.<ref name=area/><ref name="NT-Placenames-Town"/><ref name="postcode"/> At the 2021 census, Top Springs had a population of 11<ref name="Census2021"/>


Top Springs consists of land around the intersection of the Buchanan and Buntine Highways of an area of about {{convert|2.79|km2}} which was surveyed and proclaimed as a town in 1976. The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. The locality is named after the town with the name being ultimately derived from [[Spring (hydrology)|springs]] located on the route of the [[Murranji Track]]. Development within the town/locality consists of a [[Roadhouse (facility)|roadhouse]].<ref name=area/><ref name=AGG>{{cite news |last1=Kerr|first1=John R.|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article240843506 |title=THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Crown Lands Ordinance PROCLAMATION |newspaper=[[Australian Government Gazette. General]] |location=Australia |date=17 August 1976 |access-date=6 March 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove }}</ref><ref name=survey/>

Top Springs is a location in the Australian [[Northern Territory]], at the junction of the [[Buchanan Highway|Buchanan]] and [[Buntine Highway|Buntine]] highways.<ref name="postcode"/>

The [[2016 Australian census]] which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Top Springs had a population of 3 people.<ref name= "Census2016"/>


Top Springs is located within the federal division of [[Division of Lingiari|Lingiari]], the territory electoral division of [[Electoral division of Stuart|Stuart]] and the local government area of the [[Victoria Daly Region]].<ref name=AEC/><ref name= NTEC/><ref name="NT-Placenames-locality"/>
Top Springs is located within the federal division of [[Division of Lingiari|Lingiari]], the territory electoral division of [[Electoral division of Stuart|Stuart]] and the local government area of the [[Victoria Daly Region]].<ref name=AEC/><ref name= NTEC/><ref name="NT-Placenames-locality"/>
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 1 September 2024

Top Springs
Northern Territory
Location in the Northern Territory (red)
Top Springs is located in Northern Territory
Top Springs
Top Springs
Coordinates16°32′38″S 131°47′52″E / 16.543825°S 131.797724°E / -16.543825; 131.797724[1]
Population11 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density3.94/km2 (10.2/sq mi)
Established2 January 1976 (town)
4 April 2007 (locality)[1][3]
Postcode(s)0852[4]
Area2.79 km2 (1.1 sq mi)[5]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location465 km (289 mi) S of Darwin[5]
LGA(s)Victoria Daly Region[3]
Territory electorate(s)Stuart[6]
Federal division(s)Lingiari[7]
Mean max temp[8] Mean min temp[8] Annual rainfall[8]
34.6 °C
94 °F		 19.6 °C
67 °F		 647.7 mm
25.5 in
Localities around Top Springs:
Victoria River Victoria River Victoria River
Victoria River Top Springs Victoria River
Victoria River Victoria River Victoria River
FootnotesAdjoining localities[9]

Top Springs is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 465 kilometres (289 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin at the junction of the Buchanan and Buntine highways.[5][1][4] At the 2021 census, Top Springs had a population of 11[2]

Top Springs consists of land around the intersection of the Buchanan and Buntine Highways of an area of about 2.79 square kilometres (1.08 sq mi) which was surveyed and proclaimed as a town in 1976. The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. The locality is named after the town with the name being ultimately derived from springs located on the route of the Murranji Track. Development within the town/locality consists of a roadhouse.[5][10][9]

Top Springs is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the Victoria Daly Region.[7][6][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Place Names Register Extract for the Town of Top Springs (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Top Springs (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 September 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Place Names Register Extract for Top Springs (locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Top Springs NT postcode". post-code.net.au. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Top Springs". Australia’s Guide Pty Ltd. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Division of Stuart". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary Victoria River Downs (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Localities within Victoria River sub-region (CP 5096)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  10. ^ Kerr, John R. (17 August 1976). "THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Crown Lands Ordinance PROCLAMATION". Australian Government Gazette. General. Australia. p. 2. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via Trove.
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