Pine Creek, Northern Territory

Pine Creek
Northern Territory
Pine Creek; Northern Territory
	Pine Creek
Coordinates	13°49′25″S 131°49′34″E / 13.8235°S 131.8262°E
Population	318 (2021 census)
Established	24 January 1889 (town); 3 April 2007 (locality)
Postcode(s)	0847
Location	226 km (140 mi) from Darwin ; 90 km (56 mi) from Katherine ;
LGA(s)	Victoria Daly Region
Territory electorate(s)	Daly
Federal division(s)	Lingiari

Pine Creek is a small town in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory, Australia and is situated just off the Stuart Highway; it is 90kms north of Katherine.^[4]^[5] As at the 2021 Census there were 318 residents of Pine Creek, which is the fourth largest town between Darwin and Alice Springs.^[6]

The Wagiman, Jawoyn Bolmo, Matjba and Wurrkbarbar groups are the Traditional Owners if this area and, since 2019, they have held exclusive Native Title rights over this land.^[7]^[8]

In 2005 a prominent resident of Pine Creek, Edward Ah Toy, was recognised as the Northern Territorian of the year.^[9]^[10]

^ "Place Names Register Extract re "Pine Creek"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pine Creek". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
^ "Untitled proclamation re the "Town of Playford"" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 24 January 1889. p. 164. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ "Pine Creek". northernterritory.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "BushTel – Remote Communities of the NT". bushtel.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "2021 Pine Creek (NT), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Native Title over Pine Creek finally recognised". www.nlc.org.au. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ ""It took us 20 years, but we finally got it!" Native Title finally recognised in Pine Creek". www.nlc.org.au. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ "Debates Day 3 - Thursday 7 July 2005". Territory Stories. Darwin: Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. 7 July 2005. hdl:10070/423069. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
^ Woods, David (10 July 2014). "Pine Creek residents devastated at news Frances Creek iron ore mine will close". Northern Territory News. Retrieved 30 May 2024.