Acacia Hills, Northern Territory

Acacia Hills is an outer rural locality of Darwin. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of the Darwin CBD in Litchfield Municipality. Named for the acacia shrub that is endemic to the area, the suburb is largely rural land, just north of Manton Dam and west of the Adelaide River. Mango farming is an important local industry.[4] Both the Stuart Highway[5] and Adelaide–Darwin rail corridor pass through the area.

Acacia Hills Darwin, Northern Territory
Acacia Hills
Acacia Hills Location in Northern Territory
Coordinates	12°47′44″S 131°07′23″E
Population	694 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	0822
Location	60.2 km (37 mi) from Darwin
LGA(s)	Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s)	Goyder
Federal division(s)	Solomon
Suburbs around Acacia Hills: Livingstone Hughes Lloyd Creek Wak Wak Wak Wak Fly Creek Livingstone Acacia Hills Daly Manton Darwin River Dam Manton Dam Recreation Area Lake Bennett
Footnotes	Adjoining suburbs[2][3]

The area is notable as the site of the 1999 Acacia Hills Shootout, where bushman Rodney Ansell ambushed several policemen at a roadblock. Ansell killed one policeman but was eventually shot himself in the gun battle that followed.[6]

Acacia Hills again made national news in 2021, when the Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority ordered a Victorian company to remove 3000 tonnes of used tyres which were discovered to have been stored illegally on a local property[7]