Fly Creek, Northern Territory

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Fly Creek
Darwin,  Northern Territory
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Fly Creek
Fly Creek, Northern Territory
Coordinates 12°48′04.40″S131°04′07.64″E / 12.8012222°S 131.0687889°E / -12.8012222; 131.0687889
Population166 (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
FootnotesAdjoining 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. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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.