Geographical location:
- Area: 1,420,970 km2
- North Territory (Northern Australia) is located in the north-central region of Australia, with the capital city of Darwin. It shares borders with Western Australia to the west, Queensland to the east, South Australia to the south, and the Timor Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria, and Arafura Sea to the north.
Population and language:
- Population, 2020: 246,500 people. This territory is larger than the third largest in Australia but is quite sparsely populated. This is the region that is assessed to have the lowest population in Australia, less than half of Tasmania.
- The population in the Northern Territory is mainly Aboriginal, making up more than a quarter of the population here. Aboriginal communities live scattered in many different areas of the territory.
- Northern Australia has a large population where English is the primary language. Other languages such as Chinese and Vietnamese are used quite rarely here.
Climate:
- The Northern Territory has a warm tropical climate in the north and a desert climate in the south.
- Northern Australia’s capital city Darwin has a low maximum temperature of around 30 degrees Celsius year-round and minimum temperatures ranging from 19.3 degrees Celsius in July to 25.3 degrees Celsius in November and December.
- Alice Springs, a large town in Northern Australia, is located in the center of mainland Australia and has a pleasant desert climate with maximum temperatures ranging from 19.7 degrees Celsius in July to 36.4 degrees Celsius in January and minimum temperatures ranging from 4 degrees C in July to 21.5 degrees C in January.
Education:
- Charles Darwin University (CDU) is the only University, and Alana Kaye College (Alana Kaye College) is also the only college. However, both universities are world-renowned for the quality of their teaching and research.
- All schools have training programs that link theory with practice, using modern equipment. Therefore, graduates can quickly find jobs with suitable salaries.
Economy:
- Northern Territory Australia’s economy is mainly dependent on the mining industry and to a small extent the tourism industry.
- In the area, large mineral deposits are being exploited including the uranium mine at Ranger, a bauxite mine in the Gove peninsula, a manganese mine at Groote Eylandt.
- Some of the mines planned and explored with large reserves include: Manganese Mine at Bootu Creek, Iron Ore Mine at Frances Creek.
- In Australia, this territory is one of the largest consumers of alcohol. On a per capita basis, alcohol consumption here is 1,120 times higher than the norm. On a per capita basis, alcohol consumption here is 1,120 times higher than the norm.
