Lyons, Northern Territory (original) (raw)
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Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia
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Coordinates | 12°22′45″S 130°53′17″E / 12.37917°S 130.88806°E / -12.37917; 130.88806 |
Population | 2,302 (2016 census)[1] |
Established | 2004 |
Postcode(s) | 0810 |
Location | 16 km (10 mi) from Darwin |
LGA(s) | City of Darwin |
Territory electorate(s) | Casuarina |
Federal division(s) | Solomon |
Suburbs around Lyons: Lee Point Royal Darwin Hospital Lyons Muirhead Tiwi Wanguri Leanyer |
Lyons is a northern suburb of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the traditional lands and waterways of the Larrakia people.[2]
Prior to gazettal on 7 July 2004, the area comprising Lyons was part of the suburb of Lee Point, Northern Territory.
Lyons is named in commemoration of Tommy Imabulg Lyons, a traditional owner (Greater Darwin Area) and senior man for the Danggalaba clan of the Larrakia people, who was a member of the "Black Watch" and worked as a police tracker. Tommy lived most of his life on the Cox Peninsula, Dum In Mirrie Island and Indian Islands in Bynoe Harbour. He died in 1978.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lyons (NT)(State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ Northern Territory Government Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine