Ross is an outer suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people.[6]
| Ross Alice Springs, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Ross | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 23°44′47″S 133°54′07″E / 23.7463°S 133.902°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 709 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0870 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Town of Alice Springs[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Braitling[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[4] | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb is named after John Ross, who explored the area in 1870.[1]
Ross is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Braitling and the local government area of the Town of Alice Springs.[4][3][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Place Names Register Extract – Ross". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ross (NT)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Division of Braitling". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Lingiari". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "A Brief History". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
