This area derived its name as part of
Parap after the
Australian Army had left in 1946 and a number of Sidney William
hutments remained. The Parap Parish Hall between Westralia Street and Charles Street existed in 1949, but was not named until 1954. When Administrator Driver was making the first moves towards local government, local Progress Associations were set up, including Stuart Park in 1950. It is believed that the park or camp area, formerly part of Parap, got its name as a separate unit from the park/camp area near the
Stuart Highway which in turn is named after
Scottish explorer
John McDouall Stuart. Gothenburg Crescent in Stuart Park was named after the ill-fated , which left Darwin in February 1875 and sank a few days later off the North
Queensland coast with the loss of approximately 102 lives. ==Present day==