Ghan NT 0872
19 addresses · 5 streets
Lingiari Electorate › MacDonnell LGA › Ghan · 1462 km from Darwin
Living Here
Ghan is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 132 people, with a median age of 32. The typical household earns around $2,333 a week. Most homes are houses. About 73% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Petermann - Simpson statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Ghan itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 0.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 0.8% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 1.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 73.9%
Population by age in Ghan
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 11 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 39 |
| 35-44 | 18 |
| 45-54 | 16 |
| 55-64 | 16 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Ghan
| House | 15 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 13 |
Households by weekly income in Ghan
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 5 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Ghan
| Australian | 45 |
|---|---|
| English | 35 |
| Aboriginal | 18 |
| Ancestry NS | 16 |
| Other | 13 |
| Spanish | 11 |
Housing tenure in Ghan
| Owned | 11 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Ghan
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 6 |
Commute to work in Ghan
| Car | 8 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 38 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 25 |
Top countries of birth in Ghan
| Chile | 5 |
|---|---|
| England | 3 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Ghan
| Australian Indigenous | 13 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
6 bird observations recorded near Ghan — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (1)
- Black-faced Woodswallow (1)
- Crested Bellbird (1)
- Little Eagle (1)
- Magpie-lark (1)
- Masked Woodswallow (1)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Ghan:
- Imanpa (62.6 km)
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Streets
- Coulthard Road (2)
- Ernest Giles Road (1)
- Kulgera Crescent (3)
- Lasseter Highway (4)
- Stuart Highway (9)
