Marla

Marla
South Australia

Marla

Coordinates

27°18′S 133°37′E / 27.300°S 133.617°ECoordinates: 27°18′S 133°37′E / 27.300°S 133.617°E

Population

72 (2006 census)

Postcode(s)

5724

Elevation

323 m (1,060 ft)

Location

1,100 km (684 mi) North of Adelaide
400 km (249 mi) South of Alice Springs

LGA(s)

Outback Communities Authority

Mean max temp	Mean min temp	Annual rainfall
28.7 °C ^{84 °F}	13.6 °C ^{56 °F}	234.4 mm ^{9.2 in}

Localities around Marla:
Welbourn Hill	Welbourn Hill	Welbourn Hill
Welbourn Hill	Marla	Welbourn Hill
Welbourn Hill	Welbourn Hill	Welbourn Hill

Footnotes

Climate
Adjoining localities

Marla (27°18′S 133°37′E / 27.300°S 133.617°E / -27.300; 133.617) is a small town on the Stuart Highway in north-western South Australia. It is located near the Ghan railway line. At the 2006 census, Marla had a population of 72 and is primarily a service town.

Marla is accessible by train. The Ghan, run by Great Southern Rail between Adelaide and Darwin arrives once per week in each direction.

The township centres on the Marla Travellers Rest service station which comprises a supermarket, pub, motel, caravan park, pool and workshop. It is situated east of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands and is a main service for these lands. There is a police station located at Marla which is a base for police officers working on these lands.

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