Place Names Register Extract

Alice Springs

Extract date: 27/08/2026

Name	Alice Springs
Type Designation	Region
Place Id	23930
Place Type	Administrative Area
Status	Assigned
Date Registered
Locality / Suburb
	(None Found)
Local Government Area

History/Origin	In 2005, Cabinet approved the division of the Northern Territory into Regions and sub-regions for the consistent collection of Government statistical data. The Alice Springs Region takes in the Tanami, Hanson, Alice Springs, Petermann-Simpson and Sandover-Plenty Sub-regions. The boundaries of Regions and Sub-Regions are deliniated on CP 5045 and CP5046 respectively.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
31/08/2005	NTG 35

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GPO Box 1680, Darwin NT 0801. Ph 08 8995 5333.
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