Population 440 (2006 census) Territory electorate(s) Goyder Federal division Division of Solomon | Postcode(s) 0822 Postal code 0822 Lga Litchfield Municipality | |
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Location 60.2 km (37 mi) from Darwin |
Acacia Hills is an outer rural locality of Darwin. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the Darwin CBD.
Map of Acacia Hills NT 0822, Australia
The local government area that it is a pert of is the Litchfield Municipality. The suburb is mostly a rural area, just north of Adelaide River. The Stuart Highway runs through Acacia Hills 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.
References
Acacia Hills, Northern Territory Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA