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| Locality | Wishart |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Palmerston Municipality |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -12.45676 |
| Longitude | 130.93456 |
| Area | 2.4 km² |
| Postcode | 0822 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 10 km east |
Wishart is a locality in the Palmerston Municipality local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. The locality covers an area of 2.4 km². It lies approximately 10 km east of Darwin. Wishart is located at 12.4568°S, 130.9346°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0822. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Wishart sprawls under a sky that can shift from a searing, bleached blue to a bruised, electric purple with startling speed. It lies 9.9 km east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 86°T), and is situated 14.4 km west of Howard Springs. The land here is a study in tenacious green, a mosaic of eucalyptus scrub and hardy grasses clinging to gently rolling terrain. The air, even in the dry season, carries a faint whisper of moisture, a promise of the coming rains that will transform the landscape into a riot of life. Dust devils dance their ephemeral jigs across the ochre-coloured earth, brief and wild.
This place, Wishart, carries the echoes of generations who have sought sustenance from its earth. While its modern economy is largely tied to the administrative pulse of the neighbouring city and a scattering of small businesses, the memory of past industries lingers. For decades, cattle grazed these very plains, their hooves leaving trails that are now softened by time and rainfall. The subtle scent of dry earth and distant woodsmoke often drifts on the breeze, a reminder of lives lived closer to the land. The evening light, when it softens, bathes the scattered homesteads and sheds in a warm, honeyed glow, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of those who call Wishart home.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Wishart, Northern Territory. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Wishart, in the Palmerston Municipality local government area.
Detailed location data for Wishart includes the postcode (0822), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Palmerston Municipality), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Wishart is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |