NT · Alice Springs Council
Flynn, 0875
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- Cycling
- Café precinct
- Green suburb
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Flynn is a residential smaller community in Alice Springs with a familiar suburban feel. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. The community skews younger, with plenty of young families in the mix.
Local identity runs deep. This is the kind of place people stay once they have found it. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
Population
- Population
- 119
- Median age
- 30
- Median household income / week
- $819
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 3 of 37
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 10.3%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 3 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 1,932
- Against the person
- 823
- Against property
- 1,109
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 16,235.3
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 91.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -45.9%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- 021 Serious Assault561
- 023 Common Assault83
- 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actual154
- 07* Other Theft394
- 11 Property Damage Offences466
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Larapinta Drive - Desert Park
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
7 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Bench
- Bicycle Parking (2)
- Coolamon CafeCafe
- Public toilets
- MadigansRestaurant
- Theatre
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- 021 Serious Assaultcrime561
- 023 Common Assaultcrime83
- 061 Burglary - Dwelling (House Break-Ins), Actualcrime154
- 07* Other Theftcrime394
- 11 Property Damage Offencescrime466
- Larapinta Drive - Desert Parktransport
- Benchamenitiesbench
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Bicycle Parkingamenitiesbicycle_parking
- Coolamon Cafeamenitiescafe
Data sources & freshness
- NT Police crime statistics (reporting region / SA2) — Northern Territory Police · Updated on site · Monthly CSV; regional totals where suburb-level data unavailable
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
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Comparable suburbs
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