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Bees Creek

NT 0822 · Litchfield

803 (2021)898 est. (2025) · High Growth

22
Overall score

Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.

803
Population
Limited sales data
Median price
90
Safety score
21
Transport score

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.

26.6 km
To Darwin CBD
3.7 km
To coast
Data not available
Median rent (house)

Demographics

803
Population
41
Median age
2.9
Avg household

Age distribution

Housing tenure

  • Owned
  • Mortgage
  • Rented

Commute to work

  • Car
  • Public transport
  • Walk/cycle
  • Work from home
Median household income (weekly)$2,258
vs NSW median+22.1%
Bachelor degree or higher19.3%
Born in Australia75.1%
Dwellings: house / unit / townhouse258 / 0 / 0

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

90
Residential

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:

2
Break & enter dwelling249/100k
Steal from dwellingNot reported
Motor vehicle theftNot reported
6
Domestic assault747/100k
0
Robbery0/100k

Residential incidents over time

Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.

Area crime context

Total recorded incidents: 34 (all categories, latest year)4,252 per 100,000 residents2-yr

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

21
12Bus
CBD commute (est.)92 min (bus)

Source: TfNSW GTFS

Liveability

32.0°C
Summer max
30.5°C
Winter max
1,700mm
Rainfall/yr
8.5h
Sun/day

Amenities within 2–3km

Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.

00 in suburbSupermarkets
00 in suburbCafes/Rest.
00 in suburbParks
0Playgrounds
0Pools
00 in suburbGyms
0Dog parks
00 in suburbGPs
00 in suburbPharmacies
00 in suburbChildcare
00 in suburbLibraries
0Sports fields
0Vets
Nearest beachData not available
Nearest hospitalRoyal Darwin Hospital (31.3 km)
Nearest vet6.5 km
Nearest airportDarwin (27.0 km)

Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap

Population & Growth

High Growth
Annual growth rate2.83%
Projected population 20411,174
Projected households 2041Data not available

Source: 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.

Data sources: ABS Census 2021 & ERP, NSW Valuer General, BOCSAR, TfNSW, ACARA, Bureau of Meteorology, OpenStreetMap, NSW DPHI. Data refreshed quarterly.

Data shown is from public sources and may not reflect current conditions. How we calculate scores.