Gunn, Northern Territory

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Gunn
DarwinNorthern Territory

Population: 2,713 (2006) [1]
Established: 1970's
Postcode: 0832
Area: 2.0 km² (0.8 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $385,000 [2]
Location:
LGA: City of Palmerston
State District: Brennan
Federal Division: Solomon
Suburbs around Gunn:
City of Palmerston Farrar Farrar
Gray Gunn Johnston
Gray Bakewell Johnston

Gunn is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 23km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Gunn is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway, to the west is Chung Wah Terrace, and to the south and east is Roystonea Avenue. The suburb is mostly composed of developments from the mid 1970's 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 SS Guthrie. Aeneas Gunn had previously been to the Northern Territory in 1890.

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Gunn's "main street" is Lakeview Avenue, 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 3 roundabouts in Gunn. It runs from Highway 1 to Temple Terrace in Gray.

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Coordinates: 12°29′19″S 130°59′30″E / -12.488685, 130.991515