Lyons, Northern Territory

Suburb of Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia

12°22′45″S 130°53′17″E / 12.37917°S 130.88806°E / -12.37917; 130.88806Population2,302 (2016 census)^[1]Established2004Postcode(s)0810Location16 km (10 mi) from DarwinLGA(s)City of DarwinTerritory 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]

Present day

Prior to gazettal on 7 July 2004, the area comprising Lyons was part of the suburb of Lee Point, Northern Territory. Lyons is a new suburb with new estates being built to the west.

History

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 and Indian Islands in Bynoe Harbour. He died in 1978.^[3]

References

^ 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