Marla (South Australia)

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Marla
State : AustraliaAustralia Australia
State : Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia
Founded : 1978
Coordinates : 27 ° 18 ′  S , 133 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 27 ° 18 ′  S , 133 ° 37 ′  E
Area : 2.9  km²
Residents : 100 (2016)
Population density : 34 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : ACST (UTC + 9: 30)
Postal code : 5724
Marla (South Australia)
Marla
Marla

Marla is a small town of 100 people in South Australia . The place is 400 kilometers from Alice Springs . It can be reached on the Stuart Highway or by air on an airstrip. Marla is on the Central Australian Railway . The Ghan long-distance train stops twice a week for two hours only on the journey north.

The settlement is often used as a stopover for overnight stays on the way to Uluṟu or Alice Springs. Marla can be reached from Coober Pedy on the Stuart Highway or from Oodnadatta in the outback on the Oodnadatta Track .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Marla ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.