About this property
Alternate search: Unit 1, 11 Fox Crescent.
11 Fox Crescent, Rapid Creek NT 810, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 1, 11 Fox Crescent.
The property at 1/11 Fox Crescent is a unit. It forms part of the residential housing stock in the Rapid Creek suburb.
Dudley Park is about 0.2 km away, while Ternau Park, Rapid Creek Park, Rapid Creek Oval and Chrisp Street Oval are each roughly 0.4 km distant. Nightcliff Oval is around 0.5 km away and Becker Park is about 0.8 km from the unit.
Rapid Creek hosts the oldest Sunday market in Darwin, held each Sunday morning. The market features stalls with fresh fruit, vegetables, Asian produce, herbs, spices, exotic plants, seafood and a variety of food vendors offering dishes such as Indian curries, Malaysian laksa and Thai salads.
The creek that gives the suburb its name is known to the Larrakia people as Gurinbey, meaning ‘elbow’, referring to its distinctive bend. This name reflects the traditional cultural connection of the Larrakia to the waterways of the region.
Rapid Creek was first explored by Surveyor‑General George W. Goyder’s party in 1869 and later became a popular picnic spot before World War II. Residential development expanded in the 1960s after the nearby Nightcliff suburb grew, and the area was heavily impacted by Cyclone Tracy in December 1974.
Rapid Creek is bounded by the Darwin Harbour foreshore to the north, the Rapid Creek waterway to the east, Trower Road to the south and Nightcliff Road to the west. These limits define the residential area that includes the unit at 1/11 Fox Crescent.
A weather station identified as NIGHTCLIFF is situated about 0.5 km away, and another station, NIGHTCLIFF SPORTS CLUB, is roughly 0.7 km from the unit. Both provide local climate data for the Rapid Creek area.