Ghan, Northern Territory

This article is about the locality. For the Australian train service, see The Ghan. For other uses, see Ghan.

Ghan is a locality in the Northern Territory of Australia located about 1,470 kilometres (910 mi) south of the territory capital of Darwin at the intersection of Lasseter Highway and Stuart Highway.^[1][3]

Ghan Northern Territory
Ghan
Coordinates	25°04′01″S 133°56′42″E[1]
Population	124 (2016 census)[2]
• Density	0.002242/km2 (0.005808/sq mi)
Established	4 April 2007[1]
Postcode(s)	0872[3]
Area	55,297 km2 (21,350.3 sq mi)[4]
Time zone	ACST (UTC+9:30)
Location	1,470 km (913 mi) S of Darwin City
LGA(s)	MacDonnell Region[1]
Territory electorate(s)	Namatjira[5]
Federal division(s)	Lingiari[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7] 28.5 °C 83 °F 13.8 °C 57 °F 249.9 mm 9.8 in
Suburbs around Ghan: Namatjira Namatjira Hugh Hale Hale Petermann Ghan Hale Simpson South Australia South Australia South Australia
Footnotes	Locations[3] Adjoining localities[8][9][a]

Naming

The locality’s name is given in "recognition of the important role the Afghans and their camels played in opening up Central Australia."^[1] It fully surrounds both the locality of Finke and the community of Imanpa. Its boundaries and name were gazetted on 4 April 2007.^[8]

Landmarks and heritage listed sites

Perhaps the most notable landmark in Ghan is the Lambert Centre of Australia, a point that marks the geographical centre of Australia. It is marked by a flagpole that mimics that of Parliament House, Canberra. Ghan includes the following places that have been listed on the Northern Territory Heritage Register – the Charlotte Waters Telegraph Station,^[10] the Henbury Meteorite Craters,^[11] the Illamurta Springs Conservation Reserve,^[12] the Mac Clark (Acacia peuce) Conservation Reserve^[13] and the Old Andado Station.^[14]

Governance

Ghan is located within the federal division of Lingiari, the territory electoral division of Namatjira and the local government area of the MacDonnell Region.^[6][5][9]

Demographics

The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Ghan had 124 people living within its boundaries.^[2]