Batchelor, Northern Territory

Batchelor
Batchelor
Coordinates: 13°04′0″S 131°01′0″E / 13.06667°S 131.01667°E / -13.06667; 131.01667
CountryAustralia
StateNorthern Territory
LGA
Location
Established1911 (Settlement)
20 September 1977 (town)
29 October 1997 (locality)
Government
 • Territory electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
104 m (341 ft)
Population
 • Total507 (2016 census)
Postcode
0845
Mean max temp33.6 °C (92.5 °F)
Mean min temp21.1 °C (70.0 °F)
Annual rainfall1,544.9 mm (60.82 in)
Localities around Batchelor
Rum Jungle Rum Jungle Coomalie Creek
Finniss Valley
Eva Valley
Batchelor Coomalie Creek
Tortilla Flats
Adelaide River
Eva Valley Stapleton Adelaide River
Adjoining suburbs

Batchelor is a town in the Northern Territory, Australia. Located 98 kilometres (61 mi) south of the territory capital, Darwin, it is the current seat and largest town of the Coomalie Shire local government area.

The first inhabitants and traditional owners of the land surrounding the town are the Warrai and Kungarakany peoples.

In the 2016 census, Batchelor recorded a population of 507 people, with 36% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin.