Knuckey Lagoon, Northern Territory

Knuckey Lagoon is an outer suburban area in Darwin. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the Litchfield Municipality. The suburb is mostly a rural area, on the fringe of Metropolitan Darwin. The area was named by Surveyor General G W Goyder after his Senior Surveyor, Richard Randall Knuckey.

For the conservation park, see Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve.
Knuckey Lagoon
Darwin, Northern Territory
Knuckey Lagoon
Coordinates12°25′33″S 130°56′32″E
Population413 (2016 census)
Established1869
Postcode(s)0828
Location
  • 18.2 km (11 mi) from Darwin
  • 10.1 km (6 mi) from Palmerston
LGA(s)Litchfield Municipality
Territory electorate(s)Karama
Federal division(s)Solomon
Suburbs around Knuckey Lagoon:
Karama Holmes
Micket Creek		 Shoal Bay
Berrimah Knuckey Lagoon Shoal Bay
Holtze
Berrimah Berrimah
Pinelands
Holtze		 Holtze
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs
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