Ciccone, Northern Territory

Ciccone
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Coordinates 23°41′32″S 133°52′11″E / 23.69222°S 133.86972°E / -23.69222; 133.86972Coordinates: 23°41′32″S 133°52′11″E / 23.69222°S 133.86972°E / -23.69222; 133.86972
Population 245 (2011)[1]
 • Density 123/km2 (320/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 0870
Area 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
LGA(s) Town of Alice Springs
Territory electorate(s) Braitling
Federal Division(s) Lingiari

Ciccone is an industrial suburb of Alice Springs with a population of around 200 (2015). 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.

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.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ciccone(NT)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. "Ciccone". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 February 2016.


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