Bagot Community

Not to be confused with the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Bagot (Northern Territory), which encompasses the cities of Darwin and Palmerston.
Bagot Community
Bagot Community
Bagot Community
Coordinates: 12°24′58″S 130°51′19″E / 12.416125°S 130.8551527778°E / -12.416125; 130.8551527778
CountryAustralia
StateNorthern Territory
CityDarwin
Location
  • 6.5 km (4.0 mi) from Darwin
Population
 • Total265 (2016 census)

Bagot Community is an Aboriginal community in the Northern Territory of Australia located in Ludmilla, a northern suburb of the city of Darwin. It was established in 1938 as the Bagot Aboriginal Reserve, when the Aboriginal residents were moved from the Kahlin Compound, it was also sometimes referred to as the Bagot Road Aboriginal Reserve.

In 1979, it became a self-governing community, administered by an Aboriginal Community Council and known as the Bagot Aboriginal Community, but signposted and commonly known as the Bagot Community.

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