Acacia Hills, Northern Territory

Acacia Hills
Darwin, Northern Territory
Acacia Hills
Acacia Hills
Location in Northern Territory
Coordinates 12°47′44″S 131°07′23″E / 12.79556°S 131.12306°E / -12.79556; 131.12306Coordinates: 12°47′44″S 131°07′23″E / 12.79556°S 131.12306°E / -12.79556; 131.12306
Population 694 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 0822
Location 60.2 km (37 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s) Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s) Goyder
Federal Division(s) Solomon
Suburbs around Acacia Hills:
Southport Noonamah Lambells Lagoon
Livingstone Acacia Hills
Adelaide River Adelaide River

Acacia Hills is an outer rural locality of Darwin. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the Darwin CBD.

The local government area that it is a part of is the Litchfield Municipality. The suburb is mostly a rural area, just north of Adelaide River. The Stuart Highway runs through Acacia Hills[2] and the suburb's name comes from the acacia shrub that is endemic in the area.

The area was the site of the 1999 Acacia Hills Shootout, where bushman Rodney Ansell ambushed several policemen at a roadblock. Ansell killed one policeman but was eventually shot himself in the gun battle that followed.[3]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Acacia Hills (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Ashleigh Raper (12 January 2011). "Truck rollover blocks highway". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. "25 Most Insane Shootouts in History". List25. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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