Bees Creek
NT 0822 · Litchfield
803 (2021) → 898 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Bees Creek is a high growth suburb in Litchfield, NT 0822, about 27km from Darwin CBD. Recent property sales in Bees Creek are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 21/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Bees Creek has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 90/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.23%), New Zealand (2.37%), Scotland (1.62%), Netherlands (1.25%), Philippines (1.12%)
Top languages: Thai (0.87%), Tagalog (0.5%), Indonesian (0.37%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
NTdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: NT Police (regional) · Updated 2025
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Bees Creek
Is Bees Creek safe?
Bees Creek has a residential safety score of 90/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 4,252 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Bees Creek from Darwin CBD?
Bees Creek is about 26.6 km from Darwin CBD, an estimated 92 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Bees Creek?
Bees Creek has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Bees Creek?
Bees Creek has a transport score of 21/100 and 12 bus stops.