Editing Darwin, Northern Territory (section)

=== City and suburbs ===
{{Main|List of Darwin suburbs}}

[[File:Map of the Wards and Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory.png|upright|thumb|Map of Darwin with suburbs]]
Darwin and its suburbs spread in an approximately triangular shape, with the older southwestern suburbs—and the city itself—forming one corner, the newer northern suburbs another, and the eastern suburbs, progressing towards Palmerston, forming the third.

The older part of Darwin is separated from the newer northern suburbs by [[Darwin International Airport]] and [[RAAF Base Darwin]]. [[Palmerston, Northern Territory|Palmerston]] is a [[satellite city]] {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Darwin that was established in the 1980s and is one of Australia's fastest-growing municipalities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmerston.nt.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=292|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813074102/http://www.palmerston.nt.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=292|archive-date=13 August 2010|title=Palmerston Growth|publisher=Palmerston City Council}}</ref> Darwin's rural areas, including [[Howard Springs, Northern Territory|Howard Springs]], [[Humpty Doo, Northern Territory|Humpty Doo]] and [[Berry Springs, Northern Territory|Berry Springs]], are experiencing strong growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futuredarwin.nt.gov.au/development/transport.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929035715/http://www.futuredarwin.nt.gov.au/development/transport.html|archive-date=29 September 2008|title=Darwin to Palmerston Transport Corridor|quote=Traffic volumes have continued to increase on all road links between Darwin and Palmerston in parallel with the growth of Palmerston and the rural areas...|access-date=5 February 2008|publisher=[[Government of the Northern Territory]]}}</ref>
[[File:Darwin CBD - IMG 6081.jpg|left|thumb|[[Darwin city centre]]]]
Darwin's [[central business district]] (CBD) is bounded by Daly Street in the northwest, McMinn Street in the northeast, Mitchell Street on the southwest, and Bennett Street on the southeast. The CBD has been the focus of a number of major projects, such as the billion-dollar redevelopment of the Stokes Hill wharf waterfront area, including a convention centre with seating for 1,500 people and approximately {{convert|4000|m2|sqft}} of exhibition space. The developers announced that this includes hotels, residential apartments, and public space.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theterritory.com.au/index.php?menuID=148 |title=Major Projects |publisher=Northern Territory Government |access-date=15 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513094922/http://www.theterritory.com.au/index.php?menuID=148 |archive-date=13 May 2008 }}</ref> The city's main industrial areas are along the Stuart Highway toward Palmerston, centred on [[Winnellie, Northern Territory|Winnellie]]. The area's largest shopping precinct is [[Casuarina Square]].

The most expensive residential areas stand along the coast in suburbs such as the marina of [[Cullen Bay, Northern Territory|Cullen Bay]], [[Larrakeyah, Northern Territory|Larrakeyah]], [[Bayview, Northern Territory|Bayview]] and [[Brinkin, Northern Territory|Brinkin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.id.com.au/darwin/atlas/default.asp?id=146&pg=19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903154759/http://www.id.com.au/darwin/atlas/default.asp?id=146&pg=19|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2006|title=Community Atlas – High Income Households|publisher=Darwin City Council|access-date=4 February 2008}}</ref> These low-lying regions are at risk during cyclones and higher tides, but adequate drainage and stringent building regulations have reduced the potential damage to buildings or injury to residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darcity.nt.gov.au/documents/RapidRiskAssessmentFINAL.pdf|title=The Qualitative Rapid Environmental Risk Assessment|publisher=Darwin City Council|access-date=4 February 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216115715/http://www.darcity.nt.gov.au/documents/RapidRiskAssessmentFINAL.pdf|archive-date=16 February 2008}}</ref> The inner northern suburbs are home to lower-income households, although low-income Territory Housing units are scattered throughout the metropolitan area.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/2033.0.55.001/|title=2033.0.55.001 – Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia – Data only, 2006|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=25 March 2009|access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref> The suburb of [[Lyons, Northern Territory|Lyons]] was part of a multi-stage land release and development in the Northern Suburbs; planning, development and construction took place from 2004 to 2009. More recent developments near Lyons subdivision includes the suburb of [[Muirhead, Northern Territory|Muirhead]].