Middle Point, Northern Territory

Middle Point is an administrative locality in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Middle Point Darwin, Northern Territory
Middle Point Antenna Farm or Department of Defence Transmitting Station
Middle Point
Coordinates	12°35′56″S 131°19′34″E[1]
Population	58 (2016 census)[2]
Established	29 July 1998[1]
Postcode(s)	0822[3]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	53 km (33 mi) E of Darwin City
LGA(s)	Litchfield Municipality[1]
Territory electorate(s)	Goyder[4]
Federal division(s)	Lingiari[5]
Suburbs around Middle Point: Koolpinyah Koolpinyah Marrakai Koolpinyah Lambells Lagoon Middle Point Marrakai Lambells Lagoon Lambells Lagoon Wak Wak Marrakai Marrakai
Footnotes	Locations[3] Adjoining suburbs[6][7]

This locality derives its name from the ridge of fertile land sticking into the edge of the coastal plains of the Adelaide River.

Some features of this locality are

1. a former CSIRO Research Station,
2. a school (the Middle Point School),
3. a Department of Defence Transmitting Station ,
4. assorted farms,
5. Harrison Dam ,
6. Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve
7. and was the home of the failed Humpty Doo Rice Project .

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Middle Point had 58 people living within its boundaries.^[2]

Middle Point is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Goyder and the local government area of the Litchfield Municipality.^[5][4][7]

Climate

Climate data for Middle Point (2001–2024)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	39.7 (103.5)	38.0 (100.4)	38.4 (101.1)	37.2 (99.0)	37.3 (99.1)	36.4 (97.5)	36.4 (97.5)	38.8 (101.8)	40.0 (104.0)	42.5 (108.5)	41.6 (106.9)	40.4 (104.7)	42.5 (108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.4 (92.1)	33.5 (92.3)	33.8 (92.8)	34.2 (93.6)	33.4 (92.1)	32.5 (90.5)	32.8 (91.0)	34.4 (93.9)	36.6 (97.9)	37.4 (99.3)	36.5 (97.7)	35.1 (95.2)	34.5 (94.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24.3 (75.7)	24.2 (75.6)	24.1 (75.4)	22.6 (72.7)	19.2 (66.6)	15.6 (60.1)	14.6 (58.3)	15.2 (59.4)	19.2 (66.6)	22.2 (72.0)	23.6 (74.5)	24.3 (75.7)	20.8 (69.4)
Record low °C (°F)	20.5 (68.9)	20.6 (69.1)	16.4 (61.5)	12.7 (54.9)	9.0 (48.2)	4.8 (40.6)	5.3 (41.5)	5.0 (41.0)	8.2 (46.8)	16.2 (61.2)	18.9 (66.0)	20.6 (69.1)	4.8 (40.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	309.4 (12.18)	291.4 (11.47)	244.8 (9.64)	95.1 (3.74)	16.9 (0.67)	0.6 (0.02)	0.3 (0.01)	1.8 (0.07)	16.9 (0.67)	47.5 (1.87)	120.3 (4.74)	231.4 (9.11)	1,377.5 (54.23)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)	17.0	16.3	15.8	6.1	1.5	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.5	4.8	9.2	14.5	87.2
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[8]