Lake Bennett, 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 Lake Bennett, in the Coomalie Shire local government area.
| Locality | Lake Bennett |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Coomalie Shire |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -12.91646 |
| Longitude | 131.19674 |
| Population | 105 |
| Density | 0.6 /km² |
| Area | 164.4 km² |
| Elevation | 47 m |
| Postcode | 0822 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 63 km southeast |
Lake Bennett is a locality in the Coomalie Shire local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 105. The locality covers an area of 164.4 km², giving a population density of about 0.6 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 47 m above sea level. It lies approximately 63 km southeast of Darwin. Lake Bennett is located at 12.9165°S, 131.1967°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0822. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Lake Bennett shimmers under a sky that bleeds from bruised purple to soft apricot as dusk settles. It lies 63.3 km south-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 143°T), and is situated 27.3 km east-south-east of Darwin River. The air, thick and warm, carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding bushland, a perfume of eucalyptus and unseen blossoms. Here, the land dips and rises in gentle, ochre-coloured swells, dotted with the stoic silhouettes of paperbarks and pandanus palms, their roots a tangled embrace around the water's edge. The lake itself, a broad, placid mirror, reflects the deepening hues of the heavens, its surface broken only by the occasional languid ripple, a secret whispered across its expanse. This is a place where the day exhales slowly, and the silence is as vast as the horizon, punctuated by the distant, mournful cry of a curlew.
The history of Lake Bennett is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet endurance of its people and the land's generous, if sometimes unforgiving, spirit. For generations, Indigenous custodians have known these waters, their ancient connection a silent hum beneath the more recent endeavours of settlers. The economy here has always been tied to the earth and its bounty; cattle graze on the sprawling plains that fringe the lake, their presence a constant, lowing murmur on the breeze. Tourism, a gentler tide, has also found its footing, drawing travellers seeking the raw, untamed beauty of the Northern Territory, drawn to the promise of starlit nights and the serene embrace of the water. While not a hub of industry, Lake Bennett offers a different kind of wealth – the profound peace found in a landscape that has witnessed seasons turn for millennia, a quiet testament to resilience.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Lake Bennett, 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 Lake Bennett, in the Coomalie Shire local government area.
Detailed location data for Lake Bennett includes the postcode (0822), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Coomalie 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 Lake Bennett 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. |