Ghan vs Hugh

Ghan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in Hugh. In both, most homes are detached houses. In Ghan, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Hugh, most households rent and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ghan tends to suit couples, while Hugh suits people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Ghan is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 43%)
  • Hugh has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 68%)

Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

Renters

Ghan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $30/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Hugh

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1111 min vs 1372 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1604.7 km vs 1786.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Ghan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (32% vs 18%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ghan and Hugh drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Ghan Hugh
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Ghan Hugh
Walkability 0 / 0
Ghan — Walkability: 0/100 Hugh — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Hugh rents higher ($30/wk vs $0/wk); Hugh has more residents (895 vs 132).

Ghan Hugh
Population 132 895
+578% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +3.5%
Median age 32 35
Median household income $121,316/yr
+67% vs other
 $39,624/yr
Median weekly rent — $30/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ghan Hugh
0-4 6.1% / 1.3%
Ghan — 0-4: 6.1% Hugh — 0-4: 1.3%
5-14 8.3% / 4.0%
Ghan — 5-14: 8.3% Hugh — 5-14: 4.0%
15-19 3.8% / 4.6%
Ghan — 15-19: 3.8% Hugh — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 3.0% / 11.4%
Ghan — 20-24: 3.0% Hugh — 20-24: 11.4%
25-34 29.5% / 26.0%
Ghan — 25-34: 29.5% Hugh — 25-34: 26.0%
35-44 13.6% / 24.7%
Ghan — 35-44: 13.6% Hugh — 35-44: 24.7%
45-54 12.1% / 16.3%
Ghan — 45-54: 12.1% Hugh — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 12.1% / 7.2%
Ghan — 55-64: 12.1% Hugh — 55-64: 7.2%
65-74 3.8% / 3.4%
Ghan — 65-74: 3.8% Hugh — 65-74: 3.4%
75-84 — / 0.4%
Ghan — 75-84: not among its largest Hugh — 75-84: 0.4%
85+ — / —
Ghan — 85+: not among its largest Hugh — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ghan 23.1% lone person
Ghan — Lone Person: 23.1% Ghan — Couple Families: 46.2% Ghan — One Parent Families: 30.8% Ghan — Other Families: 0.0%
Hugh 47.7% lone person
Hugh — Lone Person: 47.7% Hugh — Couple Families: 18.2% Hugh — One Parent Families: 25.0% Hugh — Other Families: 9.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ghan 0.0% renting
Ghan — Owned Outright: 100.0% Ghan — Mortgage: 0.0% Ghan — Renting: 0.0%
Hugh 57.6% renting
Hugh — Owned Outright: 42.4% Hugh — Mortgage: 0.0% Hugh — Renting: 57.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Ghan Hugh
England 2.3% / 1.0%
Ghan — England: 2.3% Hugh — England: 1.0%
Netherlands 2.3% / —
Ghan — Netherlands: 2.3% Hugh — Netherlands: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 0.4%
Ghan — New Zealand: not among its largest Hugh — New Zealand: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.3%
Ghan — Philippines: not among its largest Hugh — Philippines: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Ghan Hugh
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 2.5%
Ghan — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Hugh — Certificate III & IV: 2.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 1.6%
Ghan — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Hugh — Bachelor Degree: 1.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 1.0%
Ghan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Hugh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 0.3%
Ghan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Hugh — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ghan 68.2% houses
Ghan — Houses: 68.2% Ghan — Flats / Apartments: 31.8%
Hugh 81.8% houses
Hugh — Houses: 81.8% Hugh — Flats / Apartments: 18.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Ghan Hugh
New dwellings approved 7
across MacDonnell
same for both
Approvals change year on year -100%
same for both

Ranking within NT

Ghan Hugh
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of NT Higher than 10% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NT Higher than 28% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NT Higher than 31% of NT

Liveability

Ghan Hugh
Grade — D
Score — 14/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Ghan Hugh
Bushfire Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ghan Hugh
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Ghan Hugh
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 2
same for both
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 114 25

Mobility

Ghan sits further from the CBD (1786.6 km vs 1604.7 km).

Ghan Hugh
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1786.6 km
+10% vs other
 1604.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1372 min 1111 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 0872
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 8
postcode 0872
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Ghan Hugh
Car (driver) 7.0% / 61.4%
Ghan — Car (driver): 7.0% Hugh — Car (driver): 61.4%
Walked Only 53.5% / 14.3%
Ghan — Walked Only: 53.5% Hugh — Walked Only: 14.3%
Worked from Home 35.2% / 5.7%
Ghan — Worked from Home: 35.2% Hugh — Worked from Home: 5.7%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 18.6%
Ghan — Car (passenger): 4.2% Hugh — Car (passenger): 18.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.4%).

Setting

Ghan Hugh
Elevation 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 469 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Ghan Hugh
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
64 premises

Council rates

Ghan Hugh
Average residential rate $1,387/yr
same for both
Council MacDonnell
same for both

Federal electorate

Ghan Hugh
Division Lingiari
same for both
Member Marion Scrymgour
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ghan Hugh
Grant amount $50,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Ghan

Rural

Hugh

Multicultural Rural

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