Bees Creek, Northern Territory

Bees Creek
Darwin, Northern Territory
Population: 1000 (2006)[1]
Established: 1869
Postcode: 0822
Location:
LGA: Litchfield Municipality
State District: Goyder
Federal Division: Solomon
Suburbs around Bees Creek:
Virginia McMinns Lagoon McMinns Lagoon
Southport Bees Creek Humpty Doo
Southport Southport Humpty Doo

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 council seat of the Local Government Area Litchfield Municipality. The locality is mostly a rural area. Settlement of the suburb as well as nearby Virginia began in 1869, after George McLachlan surveyed the small area surrounding Virginia.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bees Creek (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC73016&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-03-01. 

External links

http://www.nt.gov.au/lands/lis/placenames/origins/greaterdarwin.shtml#b

Suburbs and Towns of the Litchfield Municipality | Northern Territory
Outer Darwin:
Western Rural:
Eastern Rural: