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Birdum NT

Birdum

Located in the Katherine area of Northern Territory, Birdum is in the Victoria Daly local government area, and within the electoral seat of Lingiari.

Birdum is a small Northern Territory community within Roper Gulf. It was once the busy end of the railway line from Darwin, now already an abandoned project.

Birdum at a glance

Here’s some location info about Birdum…

Postcode 0852
Latitude -16.4713
Longitude 134.287
Altitude 97.44712067 (metres above sea level)

Population of Birdum NT

At the 2021 national census, the population of 0852 (Including Birdum) was 8735 people. Out of those, 4485 were male and 4246 were female.

400 (4.58%) of those people were born outside Australia, and the remaining 7295 people were born in Australia. 5968 (68.32%) of these people are Indigenous Australians.

Map of Birdum

Here is a map of Birdum, Northern Territory and surrounds.


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