City profile · Australia · Oceania
Darwin
Northern Territory · Australia
City population
139,902
#18
in Australia
#1
in Northern Territory
#4,069
worldwide
-12.461, 130.842 · 3,134 km from Canberra
About Darwin
Darwin is a city in Northern Territory, Australia with a population of 139,902. It is the 18th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, and the 4,069th largest worldwide. It lies 3,134 km from Canberra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Northern Territory
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
31 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Australia/Darwin
Coordinates
-12.461, 130.842
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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