Belyuen, Northern Territory — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Belyuen, in the Belyuen Shire local government area.
| Locality | Belyuen |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Belyuen Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -12.53818 |
| Longitude | 130.68319 |
| Population | 155 |
| Density | 3.7 /km² |
| Area | 41.4 km² |
| Elevation | 21 m |
| Postcode | 0822 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 20 km west-southwest |
Belyuen is a locality in the Belyuen Shire local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 155. The locality covers an area of 41.4 km², giving a population density of about 3.7 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 21 m above sea level. It lies approximately 20 km west-southwest of Darwin. Belyuen is located at 12.5382°S, 130.6832°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0822. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Belyuen lies where the coastal plains begin to soften, a place of rust-red earth and tenacious scrub clinging to the land. It lies 19.3 km west-south-west of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 244°T), and is situated 29.5 km west-south-west of Karama. The air here carries a perpetual warmth, a drowsy hum that settles over the low-slung buildings and the scattered cattle properties that define the immediate surrounds. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, has a bleached quality, bleaching the colours from the distant, hazy hills and casting sharp, definite shadows that stretch long and thin across the parched ground. Even the wind, when it stirs, feels heavy, carrying the scent of dry grass and the faint, salty tang of the neighbouring sea, a constant reminder of the vastness that presses in from all sides.
The story of Belyuen is written in the land itself, a narrative of resilience and adaptation. For millennia, this country belonged to its Indigenous custodians, a connection that still echoes in the quiet spaces between the modern settlements. Later, the area saw the tentative beginnings of pastoralism, the cattle stations that still dot the landscape their enduring legacy, their fences tracing faint lines across the undulating terrain. The local economy, though modest, is tethered to the land, with a focus on raising beef cattle and a scattering of small businesses catering to the needs of the scattered population and the occasional traveller. There are no grand institutions or famed attractions here, but a quiet dignity in the way Belyuen persists, a place where life moves to a rhythm dictated by the sun and the seasons, a slow, deliberate cadence that has its own subtle beauty.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Belyuen, Northern Territory with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Belyuen, in the Belyuen Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Belyuen includes the postcode (0822), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Belyuen Shire), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Belyuen is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |