Mandorah, Northern Territory

Mandorah
Northern Territory
Sea Cat Ferry approaching Mandorah Wharf
Mandorah
Coordinates12°26′58″S 130°45′27″E / 12.449432°S 130.757617°E / -12.449432; 130.757617
Population0 (SAL 2016)
Established4 December 2002
Postcode(s)0822
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
Location
LGA(s)Wagait Shire
Territory electorate(s)Daly
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
32.0 °C
90 °F
23.2 °C
74 °F
1,725.1 mm
67.9 in
Localities around Mandorah:
Wagait Beach Wagait Beach
Darwin Harbour
Darwin Harbour
Wagait Beach
Cox Peninsula
Mandorah Darwin Harbour
Cox Peninsula Cox Peninsula Darwin Harbour
FootnotesAdjoining localities

Mandorah is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia. Its local government area is the Wagait Shire.

The locality of Mandorah on the Cox Peninsula, across the harbour from Darwin, is named after "Mandorah", a guest house built in what is now the locality by Allan Hartwig prior to 1948.

In 2019 the Northern Territory Government announced it would spend up to $50 million to replace the Mandorah jetty, construct a breakwater to protect it from damage during storms, and construct a boat ramp. The original jetty was built in the 1960s and repaired several times since it was damaged by Cyclone Tracy in 1974. The temporary repairs had posed difficulties for disabled people wanting to use the ferry service. Wagait Shire welcomed the project as an opportunity to encourage economic development in the Cox Peninsula.