Ghan vs Petermann

In Ghan, the large majority of households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Petermann, most households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. On these figures, Ghan tends to suit couples, while Petermann 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

Ghan

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (68% vs 44%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (77% vs 58%)

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 $20/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Ghan sits closer to the CBD (1786.6 km vs 2005.6 km)
  • Petermann has a shorter drive in (1277 min vs 1372 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Petermann

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 32%)

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

Investors

Ghan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.5% vs -25.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Ghan and Petermann 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 Petermann
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 Petermann
Walkability 0 / 0
Ghan — Walkability: 0/100 Petermann — Walkability: 0/100

Demographics

Petermann rents higher ($20/wk vs $0/wk); Ghan has higher household incomes ($121,316 vs $68,224).

Ghan Petermann
Population 132 138
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% -25.4%
Median age 32 34
Median household income $121,316/yr
+44% vs other
 $68,224/yr
Median weekly rent — $20/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ghan Petermann
0-4 6.1% / 2.2%
Ghan — 0-4: 6.1% Petermann — 0-4: 2.2%
5-14 8.3% / 5.1%
Ghan — 5-14: 8.3% Petermann — 5-14: 5.1%
15-19 3.8% / 2.9%
Ghan — 15-19: 3.8% Petermann — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 3.0% / 12.3%
Ghan — 20-24: 3.0% Petermann — 20-24: 12.3%
25-34 29.5% / 26.8%
Ghan — 25-34: 29.5% Petermann — 25-34: 26.8%
35-44 13.6% / 11.6%
Ghan — 35-44: 13.6% Petermann — 35-44: 11.6%
45-54 12.1% / 17.4%
Ghan — 45-54: 12.1% Petermann — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 12.1% / 15.2%
Ghan — 55-64: 12.1% Petermann — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 3.8% / 3.6%
Ghan — 65-74: 3.8% Petermann — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 — / —
Ghan — 75-84: not among its largest Petermann — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Ghan — 85+: not among its largest Petermann — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ghan 46.2% couple families
Ghan — Couple Families: 46.2% Ghan — Lone Person: 23.1% Ghan — One Parent Families: 30.8%
Petermann 31.6% couple families
Petermann — Couple Families: 31.6% Petermann — Lone Person: 42.1% Petermann — One Parent Families: 26.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Petermann 62.5% renting
Petermann — Owned Outright: 37.5% Petermann — Mortgage: 0.0% Petermann — Renting: 62.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ghan Petermann
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 14.5%
Ghan — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Petermann — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 7.2%
Ghan — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Petermann — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.3% / 15.2%
Ghan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.3% Petermann — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.6%
Ghan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Petermann — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / —
Ghan — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Petermann — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

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

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 Petermann
Philippines — / 3.6%
Ghan — Philippines: not among its largest Petermann — Philippines: 3.6%
South Africa — / 3.6%
Ghan — South Africa: not among its largest Petermann — South Africa: 3.6%
England 2.3% / —
Ghan — England: 2.3% Petermann — England: not among its largest
Netherlands 2.3% / —
Ghan — Netherlands: 2.3% Petermann — Netherlands: not among its largest
Italy — / 2.2%
Ghan — Italy: not among its largest Petermann — Italy: 2.2%
Japan — / 2.2%
Ghan — Japan: not among its largest Petermann — Japan: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ghan 68.2% houses
Ghan — Houses: 68.2% Ghan — Flats / Apartments: 31.8%
Petermann 44.4% houses
Petermann — Houses: 44.4% Petermann — Flats / Apartments: 55.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within NT

Ghan Petermann
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 83% of NT Higher than 35% of NT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of NT Higher than 51% of NT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NT Higher than 55% of NT

Liveability

Ghan Petermann
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Ghan Petermann
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 Petermann
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Ghan

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Petermann

  • Watarrka School Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Ghan Petermann
Cafes & restaurants 1 3
Parks & reserves 3 5
GPs 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 2 3
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 114 113

Mobility

Petermann sits further from the CBD (2005.6 km vs 1786.6 km).

Ghan Petermann
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Darwin 1786.6 km 2005.6 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1372 min 1277 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 Petermann
Walked Only 53.5% / 68.5%
Ghan — Walked Only: 53.5% Petermann — Walked Only: 68.5%
Worked from Home 35.2% / 5.6%
Ghan — Worked from Home: 35.2% Petermann — Worked from Home: 5.6%
Car (driver) 7.0% / 25.9%
Ghan — Car (driver): 7.0% Petermann — Car (driver): 25.9%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / —
Ghan — Car (passenger): 4.2% Petermann — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Ghan Petermann
Elevation 380 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 506 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Ghan

Rural

Petermann

Multicultural Rural

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