Holtze, Northern Territory

"Holtze" redirects here. For the German botanist, see Maurice William Holtze.

Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia

Holtze
Darwin, Northern Territory

Holtze

Coordinates| 12°27′40″S 130°59′02″E﻿ / ﻿12.461°S 130.984°E﻿ / -12.461; 130.984
Population| 1,810 (2016 census)[1]
Established| 4 April 2007[2]
Postcode(s)| 0829
Location|

* 22.4 km (14 mi) from Darwin
* 3.6 km (2 mi) from Palmerston

LGA(s)| Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s)| Nelson
Federal division(s)| Lingiari
| Suburbs around Holtze:

Knuckey Lagoon | Knuckey Lagoon
Shoal Bay | Howard Springs
Knuckey Lagoon
Pinelands | Holtze | Howard Springs
Pinelands | Yarrawonga
Farrar
Johnston
Howard Springs | Howard Springs
Footnotes| Adjoining suburbs[3][4]

Holtze is a locality in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is 22 km southeast of the Darwin CBD. Its local government area is the Municipality of Litchfield. The locality is mostly a rural area, just north of Palmerston. It was named for Maurice William Holtze (1840–1923), the botanist who established Darwin's Botanical Gardens, and his son Nicholas, who succeeded him as curator.[5]

In September 2010, the Northern Territory Government announced that a new prison precinct, Doug Owston Correctional Centre, would be built in Holtze, about four kilometres north of Howard Springs Road.[6] In July 2012, a road in Holtze was registered and named after prison officer Reginald Anthony Willard (1943–1997), who worked at the correctional centre.[7]

In 2011, the Northern Territory Government identified a greenfield site in Holtze near the intersection of Temple Terrace and the Stuart Highway as the location for the Palmerston Regional Hospital. The hospital opened in 2018.[8]

## Population

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In the 2016 census, there were 1,810 people in Holtze. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 44.4% of the population.[1]

## See also

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* Robertson Barracks

## References

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1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Holtze (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
2. ^ "Search results for 'Holtze (Locality)'". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
3. ^ "Holtze". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
4. ^ "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
5. ^ "Holtze (Locality) Litchfield in "The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area"". Place Names Committee for the Northern Territory. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
6. ^ "New prison to be built at Holtze". Reach Business Pty Ltd. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ "Willard Road". NT Place Names Register. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
8. ^ Emily Smith; Emilie Gramenz (27 August 2018). "Palmerston Regional Hospital opens, bringing second major medical facility to Darwin region". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Suburbs and towns of the Litchfield Municipality

Outer Darwin|

* Bees Creek
* Coolalinga
* Freds Pass
* Girraween
* Holtze
* Howard Springs
* Humpty Doo
* Knuckey Lagoon
* McMinns Lagoon
* Noonamah
* Virginia
* Micket Creek

Western Rural|

* Berry Springs
* Blackmore
* Channel Island
* Darwin River
* Fly Creek
* Livingstone
* Southport
* Tumbling Waters
* Weddell
* Wickham

Eastern Rural|

* Acacia Hills
* Black Jungle
* Gunn Point
* Herbert
* Hughes
* Lambells Lagoon
* Lloyd Creek
* Manton
* Middle Point
* Murrumujuk
* Daly
* Glyde Point
* Koolpinyah
* Shoal Bay
* Wak Wak

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