Flynn | |
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  Flynn | |
 Interactive map of Flynn | |
| Coordinates: 23°42′45″S 133°51′9″E / 23.71250°S 133.85250°E / -23.71250; 133.85250 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Northern Territory |
| City | Alice Springs |
| LGA | |
| Government | |
| • Territory electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 103 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 0870 |
| Mean max temp | 28.9 °C (84.0 °F)[2] |
| Mean min temp | 13.3 °C (55.9 °F)[2] |
| Annual rainfall | 282.8 mm (11.13 in)[2] |
Flynn is an outer suburb of the town of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is on the traditional Country of the Arrernte people.[3]
The suburb is named after the Very Reverend John Flynn, the founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and the place where his grave is located.[4][5]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Flynn (NT)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "A Brief History". Alice Springs Town Council. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- "Flynn". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- "Place Names Register Extract for "John Flynn's Grave Historic Reserve"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 27 January 2020.