Pine Creek, 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 Pine Creek, in the Victoria Daly Region local government area.
| Locality | Pine Creek |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Victoria Daly Region |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -13.86184 |
| Longitude | 131.8262 |
| Population | 463 |
| Density | 1.2 /km² |
| Area | 402.1 km² |
| Elevation | 202 m |
| Postcode | 0847 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 188 km southeast |
Pine Creek is a locality in the Victoria Daly Region local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 463. The locality covers an area of 402.1 km², giving a population density of about 1.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 202 m above sea level. It lies approximately 188 km southeast of Darwin. Pine Creek is located at 13.8618°S, 131.8262°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0847. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Pine Creek sits where the ghost gums stand sentinel and the air hums with the dry, crackling heat of the Top End. It lies 188.4 km south-east of Darwin City, NT (from Darwin City, NT: bearing 146°T), and is situated 40.0 km east of Douglas-Daly. The land here rolls with a gentle persistence, a mosaic of ochre earth, sparse spinifex, and the occasional hardy acacia, all bathed in a light that, as the day wanes, bleeds into hues of apricot and rose, softening the rugged contours. The silence is profound, broken only by the distant cry of a bird or the whisper of wind through dry grasses, a quiet that seems to soak into the very bones of the place, imbuing it with a sense of timelessness.
The story of Pine Creek is etched in the red dust and the whispers of gold. This was a place where fortunes were sought with feverish intensity, a boomtown born of a rich alluvial gold strike in the late 19th century, drawing a cosmopolitan mix of prospectors and labourers from across the globe. That same spirit of enterprise, though perhaps less frantic now, still underpins the local economy, with cattle grazing a significant presence on the surrounding plains, and the enduring allure of its mining past drawing travellers eager to explore the historic shafts and ghost towns. The railway, a ribbon of steel that once connected this remote outpost to the wider world, now stands as a relic, a poignant reminder of journeys taken and a bygone era, adding another layer to the rich, layered character of Pine Creek.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Pine Creek, 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 Pine Creek, in the Victoria Daly Region local government area.
Detailed location data for Pine Creek includes the postcode (0847), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Victoria Daly Region), 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 Pine Creek 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. |