Suburb in MacDonnell

Ghan, NT

Ghan had a population of 132 at the 2021 Census (+6.5% since 2016). Median age 34.4. Median weekly household income $2,600. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Ghan at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Ghan's population grew by 6.5% to 132, faster than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.7%). With a median age of 34.4, it is older than the NT average (33.2). Children under 10 make up 9.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 61.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 22 households.

The median household earns $2,600 a week, above the NT average of $2,058.

21.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 25.9% use a language other than English at home. 55.6% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Ghan beside NT and Australia.

MeasureGhanNTAustralia
Population132232,62125,422,828
Growth since 2016+6.5%+1.7%+8.6%
Median age34.433.238.2
Households2270,6469,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting0.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright61.1%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,600$2,058$1,747
Median rent a week–$326$376
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,001$1,866
Born overseas21.0%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home25.9%36.1%23.6%
No religion55.6%43.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+6.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1482011
  2. 1242016
  3. 1322021

Age

Median age 34.4, against 33.2 for Northern Territory.

Ghan Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Ghan and Northern Territory
0–99.1%
10–193.8%
20–2919.7%
30–3924.2%
40–4916.7%
50–5911.4%
60–699.1%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Ghan at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian38.8%
  2. English30.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal15.5%
  4. Spanish9.5%
  5. Italian8.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages11.2%
  2. Spanish5.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Chile4.4%
  2. England2.7%
  3. the Netherlands2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Ghan

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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