Fly Creek, Northern Territory

Fly Creek Darwin,  Northern Territory
Fly Creek
Coordinates	12°48′04.40″S131°04′07.64″E / 12.8012222°S 131.0687889°E / -12.8012222; 131.0687889
Population	166 (2016 census) [1]
LGA(s)	Litchfield Municipality
Suburbs around Fly Creek: Livingstone Livingstone Acacia Hills Darwin River Fly Creek Acacia Hills Darwin River Darwin Dam River Darwin Dam River
Footnotes	Adjoining suburbs [2] [3]

Fly Creek is an outer rural locality in Darwin. The area was named by surveyor William Harvey, a member of George Goyder's parties, who came across a watercourse and was likely worried by flies in the vicinity. ^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fly Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
2. "Fly Creek". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
3. "Litchfield Municipality Localities" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
4. "Place Names Register Extract for "Fly Creek" (Locality)". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 21 August 2025.