Gillen, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
Gillen
City:Alice Springs
State:nt
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Coord Ref:[1]
Pop:4,278
Postcode:0870
Area:2.5
Lga:Town of Alice Springs
Stategov:Araluen
Fedgov:Lingiari
Maxtemp:28.9
Maxtemp Footnotes:[2]
Mintemp:13.3
Rainfall:282.8

Gillen is a 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 FJ Gillen and Mt Gillen in the MacDonnell Ranges and ultimately derived from the anthropologist Francis James Gillen, who was the telegraphist and station master at Alice Springs in 1892.[1]

The suburb was named in April 2007, with the boundaries approved on 8 March 2007.[1]

The Central Australian Aviation Museum is located within the suburb.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gillen. NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. 3 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 7 April 2020.
  3. Web site: A Brief History . Alice Springs Town Council . en-AU . 2024-04-17.
  4. Web site: Place Names Register Extract - Central Australian Aviation Museum . NT Place Names Register . Northern Territory Government . 9 February 2019.