Batchelor, Northern Territory
Batchelor is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is the current seat and largest town of the Coomalie Shire Local Government Area. It is located 98 kilometres (61 mi) south of the territory capital, Darwin. A number of residents commute to Darwin and its suburbs for work. At the 2006 census, Batchelor had a population of 481 with 49% of indigenous origin.
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