Place Names Register Extract

Woolner

Extract date: 17/10/2026

Name	Woolner
Type Designation	Suburb
Place Id	2092
Place Type	Administrative Area
Status	Registered
Date Registered	18 November 1998
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 26' S (Decimal degrees -12.435)
	Longitude: 130° 51' E (Decimal degrees 130.8519)
Locality / Suburb
	(None Found)
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Named after the Woolner (Wulna) Aboriginal tribal group which occupied the area east of Darwin when the town was founded in 1869. The name Woolner was used as a Neighbourhood name from 1968 to 1984 for the area roughly covering the same as the current Suburb, gazetted in 1998.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
18/11/1998	NTG45

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