Brinkin

Brinkin is a northern suburb of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Brinkin is a northern suburb of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Darwin's central business district, and is home to the Casuarina campus of Charles Darwin University (formerly Northern Territory University's campus).

Brinkin is named after an Aboriginal tribe who inhabited an area to the south of the Daly River mouth. The streets in Brinkin are named after boats which serviced the coast of northern Australia.The suburb was constructed in 1984, and the University followed several years later.