Woolner, Northern Territory

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox Australian place| type = suburb

| name = Woolner

| city = Darwin

| state = nt

| image = Woolner_NT.jpg

| caption =

| alternative_location_map = Australia Darwin

| coordinates ={{coord|12|26|16|S|130|50|51|E|region:AU-NT_type:city(109,419)|display=title}}

| coord_ref =

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

| lga = City of Darwin

| postcode = 0820

| est =

| pop = 930

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes={{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC70293 | name = Woolner (State Suburb) | quick = on | accessdate=28 June 2017}}

| area =

| stategov = Fong Lim

| fedgov = Solomon

| near-nw = Fannie Bay

| near-n = Parap

| near-ne = Narrows

| near-w = Fannie Bay

| near-e = Bayview

| near-sw = The Gardens

| near-s = Stuart Park

| near-se =

| dist1 = 4

| location1= Darwin

}}

Woolner is a suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=The Larrakia People |url=https://larrakia.com/about/the-larrakia-people/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Larrakia Nation |language=en-US}}

History

Woolner was named after the Woolner (Wulna, Djeramanga) Aboriginal tribal group which occupied the area east of Darwin when the town was founded in 1869.[http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#w Northern Territory Government]

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