John Flynn was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. He was also the forerunner of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
The suburb name "Flynn" was gazetted on 9 September 1971
The theme for street names in Flynn are named after workers in The Flying Doctor Service and Inland Missions.
Distance to City GPO: 0.9 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
KIPPAX FAIR - 2.9 km
Closest Hospital:
CALVARY PRIVATE HOSPITAL - 6.4 km
Primary School:
CHARNWOOD PRIMARY - 1.1 km
High School:
MELBA COPLAND HIGH SCHOOL, MELBA - 1.1 km
College:
MELBA COPLAND COLLEGE, MELBA - 1.6 km
University:
UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA, BRUCE - 5.2 km
| Average age: | 37 years |
| Houses: | 99.4% |
| Townhouses: | 0.0% |
| Flats & units: | 0.6% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 3,550 |