City profile · Australia · Oceania
Palmerston
Northern Territory · Australia
City population
33,695
#44
in Australia
#2
in Northern Territory
#16,266
worldwide
-12.486, 130.983 · 3,123 km from Canberra
About Palmerston
Palmerston is a city in Northern Territory, Australia with a population of 33,695. It is the 44th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, and the 16,266th largest worldwide. It lies 3,123 km from Canberra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Northern Territory
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
-12.486, 130.983
Record updated
12 November 2025
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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