Alawa Darwin, Northern Territory
Alawa
Coordinates	12°22′48″S 130°52′23″E / 12.380°S 130.873°E / -12.380; 130.873
Population	2,078 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1960s
Postcode(s)	0810
Area	1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Location	12 km (7 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s)	City of Darwin
Territory electorate(s)	Casuarina
Federal division(s)	Solomon
Suburbs around Alawa: Brinkin Casuarina Wanguri Rapid Creek Alawa Wagaman Millner Jingili Moil

Alawa is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is bounded by Trower and Dripstone Roads, Lakeside Drive and the Rapid Creek in the local government area of City of Darwin. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.^[2]

History

The suburb of Alawa was constructed in the late 1960s. Alawa is named after the Alawa Aboriginal tribe known as the Larrakia^[3] who inhabited an area on the southern tributaries.^[4] The street names in Alawa commemorate the residents and workers, at the old Post Office, who were killed in the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942, and the boats and people associated with the early settlement of Palmerston (Port Darwin).

Present day

Alawa's boundary borders the Casuarina Shopping centre which is the largest shopping centre in the Territory. The suburb also has a primary school and a smaller shopping centre.