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
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:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
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
Fitness
No data
No fitness facilities matched to this suburb.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for NT. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
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Source: OpenStreetMap
Childcare
Outstanding childcare access
Top 20% nationally for childcare service density and quality — an excellent suburb for families with young children.
View childcare centres on the map →
Source: ACECQA National Quality Framework Register
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.