Flynn, Australian Capital Territory Flynn, Australian Capital Territory Flynn (postcode: 2615) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after John Flynn, who was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. Flynn was the forerunner of the Flying Doctor Service in Australia. Streets in Flynn are named after workers in the flying doctor service and the suburb name 'Flynn' was gazetted on 9 September 1971. Flynn is located between Tillyard Drive, Kingsford Smith Drive and Ginninderra Drive
Flynn, Australian Capital Territory and is next to the suburbs of Charnwood, Fraser, Melba, Latham and Spence. In 2011, the median house price for the suburb of Flynn was . Flynn Primary School and Preschool are located in the centre of the suburb. Flynn Primary School and Preschool were opened in February 1974, and the primary school was closed in 2006 under the ACT Government's controversial mass school closures program. The preschool is still open. The school's community appealed the closure in the ACT Supreme Court, raising A$50,000 demanded by the ACT Government as security of costs to proceed. Despite running for two years,