Ciccone, Northern Territory

Ciccone is an industrial suburb of Alice Springs with a population of around 255 (2016). Ciccone is located right next to Stuart Highway. There are a small number of houses on the north-western side of Ciccone, but the area is mostly industrial.

Ciccone
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Ciccone
Coordinates23°41′32″S 133°52′11″E
Population255 (2016)[1]
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Postcode(s)0870
Area2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)Town of Alice Springs
Territory electorate(s)Braitling
Federal Division(s)Lingiari
Mean max temp[2] Mean min temp[2] Annual rainfall[2]
28.9 °C
84 °F
13.3 °C
56 °F
282.8 mm
11.1 in

The suburb is named after Pasquale "Patsy" Ciccone and his wife, Antonia. The Ciccones were early Italian pioneers in Central Australia, who settled in Alice Springs in the 1920s and 1930s and established several mines in the area, mining gold and other metals.[3]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ciccone(NT)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. "Ciccone". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 February 2016.


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