Alawa is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin,
Northern Territory, Australia. Alawa is bounded by
Dripstone Road, parts of Lakeside Drive and the
Rapid Creek. Alawa is in the local government
area of City of Darwin.
Alawa is about 10 kms north-northeast of NT's
capital city of Darwin. In the 2011 Australian census
the population of Alawa was 2,123 when there were
1,028 Females and 1,095 Males living there. The
median age for people living in Alawa was 34.
Alawa's boundary borders the Casuarina Shopping
centre. the largest shopping centre in the
Territory. Alawa also has a primary school and
a smaller shopping centre.