Top Springs is a town and locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 465 kilometres (289 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin at the junction of the Buchanan and Buntine highways.[5][1][4]
| Top Springs Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in the Northern Territory (red) | |||||||||||||||
  Top Springs | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°32′38″S 131°47′52″E / 16.543825°S 131.797724°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.08/km2 (2.8/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2 January 1976 (town) 4 April 2007 (locality)[1][3] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0852[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.79 km2 (1.1 sq mi)[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 465 km (289 mi) S of Darwin[5] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Victoria Daly Region[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Stuart[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lingiari[7] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[9] | ||||||||||||||
Top Springs consists of land around the intersection of the Buchanan and Buntine Highways of an area of about 2.79 square kilometres (1.08 sq mi) which was surveyed and proclaimed as a town in 1976. The locality's boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007. The locality is named after the town with the name being ultimately derived from springs located on the route of the Murranji Track. Development within the town/locality consists of a roadhouse.[5][10][9]
The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Top Springs had a population of 3 people.[2]
Top Springs is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Stuart and the local government area of the Victoria Daly Region.[7][6][3]