| Rapid Creek Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Rapid Creek | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 12°22′51″S 130°51′44″E / 12.38083°S 130.86222°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,261 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0810 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) from Darwin City | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Darwin | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Nightcliff | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Solomon | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
Rapid Creek refers to both a creek in the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and the name of a suburb north of the city, situated where the creek meets Darwin Harbour. It is the traditional country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rapid Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Rapid Creek". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Darwin City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
