Place Names Register Extract

Parap

Extract date: 15/06/2026

Name	Parap
Type Designation	Suburb
Place Id	2074
Place Type	Administrative Area
Status	Registered
Date Registered	10 January 2001
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 26' S (Decimal degrees -12.434)
	Longitude: 130° 50' E (Decimal degrees 130.8448)
Locality / Suburb
	(None Found)
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Parap derived its name from that applied by Dr J A Gilruth, first Commonwealth Administrator in 1912. He applied the name Paraparap which was located in the Parish of Murroon, Victoria, but had to abbreviate it to Parap later during his term, at the insistence of the Post Master General, as a Paraparap existed in South Australia. It became well known as the 2½ Mile in subsequent years, being near the Railway Workshop

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
04/04/1984	NTG13
10/01/2001	NTG1	Revocation of 4/04/1984 gazettal and renaming of suburb with amended boundaries

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