Wagait Shire

Wagait Shire
Wagait Shire
Local government area
	Location of Wagait Shire
	Coordinates: 12°27′00″S 130°44′24″E / 12.4501°S 130.7401°E
Country	Australia
State	Northern Territory
Region	outer Darwin
Established	1995
Council seat	Wagait Beach
Government
• President	Peter Clee
• Territory electorate	Daly;
• Federal division	Lingiari;
Area
• Total	5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population
• Total	508 (2018)
• Density	90.7/km2 (234.9/sq mi)
Website	Wagait Shire
	LGAs around Wagait Shire

The Wagait Shire is a local government area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The council was established as the Cox Peninsula Community Government Council on 28 April 1995 and renamed with effect from 1 July 2008.^[2] The shire is located west of Darwin, as a 15-minute ferry ride, or a 138 kilometres (86 mi) drive on fully sealed roads.

The council derived its previous name from the Cox Peninsula. It was named after Matthew Dillon Cox, regarded as the Northern Territory's first pastoralist, who applied for a lease over the peninsula in 1869, just after the establishment of Darwin. The current name is derived from the name of the township located near Wagait Beach.

The Federal electorate of Lingiari https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/nt/lingiari.htm