Gillen, Northern Territory

Gillen
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Gillen is located in Northern Territory
Gillen
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Coordinates23°42′37″S 133°51′50″E / 23.71028°S 133.86389°E / -23.71028; 133.86389[1]
Population4,278 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density1,710/km2 (4,430/sq mi)
Postcode(s)0870
Area2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)[citation needed]
LGA(s)Town of Alice Springs
Territory electorate(s)Araluen
Federal division(s)Lingiari
Mean max temp[3] Mean min temp[3] Annual rainfall[3]
28.9 °C
84 °F		 13.3 °C
56 °F		 282.8 mm
11.1 in

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.[4]

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gillen". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gillen (NT)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b c "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ "A Brief History". Alice Springs Town Council. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Place Names Register Extract - Central Australian Aviation Museum". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 9 February 2019.