Gunn, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
Gunn
City:Palmerston
State:nt
Alternative Location Map:Australia Darwin
Coordinates:-12.4887°N 130.9915°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Lga:City of Palmerston
Postcode:0832
Est:2000s
Pop:2,664
Area:2.0
Stategov:Drysdale
Fedgov:Solomon
Near-Nw:City of Palmerston
Near-N:Farrar
Near-Ne:Farrar
Near-W:Gray
Near-E:Johnston
Near-Sw:Gray
Near-S:Bakewell
Near-Se:Johnston
Dist1:23.1
Location1:Darwin
Dist2:1.6

Gunn is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. It is 23 km southeast of the Darwin CBD. Its local government area is the City of Palmerston. It is located on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people.[1]

Gunn is bounded to the north by the Temple Tce and Roystonea Ave, to the west is Chung Wah Terrace, and to the south is Lambrick Ave and East is Roystonea Ave . The suburb is mostly composed of developments from the 2000s to 2010s after Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin in 1974.

The suburb of Gunn is named after Mrs Jeannie Gunn, born in Carlton, Melbourne as Jeannie Taylor in June 1870. Miss Jeannie Taylor met Aeneas Gunn. The Gunns came to Port Darwin on the Aeneas Gunn had previously been to the Northern Territory in 1890.

Transport

Gunn's "main street" is Lakeview Boulevard, running from Roystonea Avenue to Chung Wah Terrace. It is entirely a two-lane road, with one roundabout. Roystonea Avenue forms the southern boundary of Gunn, with three roundabouts in Gunn. It runs from Highway 1 to Temple Terrace in Gray.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-31 . The Larrakia People . 2024-03-01 . Larrakia Nation . en-US.