Bees Creek Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 12°33′19″S 131°03′33″E / 12.555285°S 131.059105°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 838 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1869 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 0822 | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Litchfield Municipality | ||||||||||||||
Territory electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lingiari | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Adjoining localities[2][3] |
Bees Creek is an outer rural area of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is 33 km southeast of the Darwin central business district. It is the council seat of the local government area of the Litchfield Municipality, although most council facilities, public amenities and the actual Municipal offices are in the neighbouring locality of Freds Pass. Bees Creek is mostly rural, with large residential blocks often not served by town sewers or sealed roads. Nevertheless, the area is popular with those wishing to enjoy a rural lifestyle within an easy commuting distance of the city.