Northern Territory · Postcode 0812

Buffalo Creek postcode and suburb data

Northern Territory · Phone area code 08 · 15 km from Darwin

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Buffalo Creek at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Buffalo Creek.

Quick facts

0812 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Darwin Council area 46 suburbs, 14 postcodes

Where Buffalo Creek ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of NT suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in NT.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Buffalo Creek (0812) is a coastal town in regional Northern Territory. It lies around 15 km from Darwin by road. The locality is part of the Darwin Suburbs statistical area. It is administered by Darwin.

Buffalo Creek is part of the Darwin Suburbs statistical area in Northern Territory.

Buffalo Creek details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode0812
StateNorthern Territory (NT)
Phone Area Code08
Area10.2 km²
Latitude-12.3464
Longitude130.921
Distance from Darwin15 km
Region (SA4)Darwin
Area (SA3)Darwin Suburbs
Local GovernmentDarwin
State ElectorateWanguri
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Darwin (standard time)

Suburbs Near Buffalo Creek

Muirhead 3.0 km Lee Point 3.1 km Lyons 3.8 km Micket Creek 4.0 km Woodleigh Gardens 4.4 km Leanyer 4.5 km Wanguri 4.6 km Tiwi 4.8 km Wulagi 5.2 km Casuarina 5.2 km Nakara 5.3 km Sanderson 5.3 km

Same Postcode (0812)

Anula Holmes Karama Leanyer Malak Marrara Northlakes Sanderson Woodleigh Gardens Wulagi

More Buffalo Creek Data

Darwin LGA 46 suburbs, 14 postcodes, 81,243 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Darwin (15.4 km)

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.