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Overview

Adelaide River is a small historic township of 317 people (2021 Census) perched where the Stuart Highway spans the Adelaide River in the Northern Territory. It serves as a key rest stop for north‑south travellers, offering fuel, mechanical repairs and overnight accommodation at the BP roadhouse, the Adelaide River Inn and a nearby caravan park. The town’s housing mix includes permanent family homes, holiday lodges and caravan‑site residences, while the surrounding agricultural district adds a rural lifestyle feel.

Local amenities are centered on the main street and the Adelaide River Show Society precinct, which hosts a general store, public swimming pool, grass‑turf racing track and annual shows and races that draw visitors from across Australia. Government services comprise a post office, police and fire stations, a Remote Health Clinic staffed 24 hours for emergencies, and a primary school with 42 enrolments. Heritage attractions such as the Railway Heritage Precinct museum and the historic war cemetery, together with easy road and rail links via the Edwin Verburg Bridge and the Adelaide‑Darwin railway, round out the suburb’s convenient yet laid‑back lifestyle.