Place Names Register Extract

Rapid Creek

Extract date: 04/06/2026

Name	Rapid Creek
Type Designation	Suburb
Place Id	2075
Place Type	Administrative Area
Status	Registered
Date Registered	4 April 1984
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 22' S (Decimal degrees -12.381004)
	Longitude: 130° 51' E (Decimal degrees 130.85819)
Locality / Suburb
	(None Found)
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Rapid Creek derives its name from the fast flowing stream in the Wet season which flows from the Marrara Swamp to the sea at Casuarina Beach. It was first settled by the Jesuit Mission under Father Strele, but was abandoned before the turn of the century. After Nightcliff expanded as a seaside suburb in the 1950's, the residential area expanded to Rapid Creek. Rapid Creek prior to the war was a favourite day trip / picnic area for Darwin people, along the bush track which was to become Bagot Road and McMillans Road. The suburb boundary, as approved on 8 March 2007, is deliniated on CP 5076.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
04/04/1984	NTG13
03/04/2007		Revocation of NTG13 04/04/1984 gazettal and re-gazettal with new boundaries

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