Johnston is a suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia.

It was named in commemoration of Commodore Eric Eugene Johnston (1933 to 1997), Northern Territory Administrator from 1981 to 1989.

Rapidly growing, Johnston has a number of low rise apartment buildings under construction as well as numerous new homes, restaurants and stores.

[4] The suburb is divided by Farrar Boulevard with the two estates named Johnston The Parks on the west side and Johnston Ridge on the north side.

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