| Flynn Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
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  Flynn | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°12′9″S 149°3′1″E / 35.20250°S 149.05028°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,671 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | gazetted on 9 September 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2615 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Ginninderra | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||||
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Flynn is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
The suburb is named after John Flynn, who was a Presbyterian minister and missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. Flynn was the forerunner of the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia. Streets in Flynn are named after workers in the flying doctor service, and the suburb name 'Flynn' was gazetted on 9 September 1971.[2] Flynn is located between Tillyard Drive, Kingsford Smith Drive and Ginninderra Drive and is next to the suburbs of Charnwood, Fraser, Melba, Latham and Spence.
In 2011, the median house price for the suburb of Flynn was A$475,000.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Flynn (ACT) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Flynn (ACT 2615) Suburb Information | allhomes".
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