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| Locality | Finke |
| Territory | Northern Territory (NT) |
| Local Government Area | Macdonnell Region |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Very Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -25.57073 |
| Longitude | 134.57677 |
| Population | 233 |
| Density | 8.1 /km² |
| Area | 28.8 km² |
| Elevation | 274 m |
| Postcode | 0872 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Darwin | 1509 km south-southeast |
Finke is a locality in the Macdonnell Region local government area of Northern Territory, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 233. The locality covers an area of 28.8 km², giving a population density of about 8.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 274 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1509 km south-southeast of Darwin. Finke is located at 25.5707°S, 134.5768°E. It observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 0872. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Very Remote Australia.
Finke rests in a vast, sun-baked expanse where the earth stretches out in ochre and rust hues under an immense, indifferent sky. It lies 219.6 km south-south-east of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 161°T), and is situated 69.0 km south-east of Ghan. The landscape here is a study in patient endurance, a place of low, scrubby vegetation clinging to ancient, weathered plains. Spinifex, with its tough, wiry blades, dominates, interspersed with hardy mulga and acacia, their muted greens a stark contrast to the raw, red soil. The air itself feels dry and ancient, carrying the faint, dry scent of baked earth and distant, unseen water. Even the silence here has a texture, a profound quietude broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant cry of a bird of prey circling high above.
The history of Finke is intrinsically linked to the great arteries of the land and the relentless pursuit of connection. It began as a vital stop on the Overland Telegraph Line, a slender thread of communication binding a continent, and later became a crucial railway town, a place where iron rails met the immensity of the desert. The economy, once sustained by the passage of trains and the hardy souls who kept them running, now sees a quiet ebb and flow, a reliance on the enduring spirit of its inhabitants and the occasional traveller drawn to the stark beauty of the Macdonnell Ranges' southern reaches. The ghosts of its telegraphic past linger in the very air, a reminder of a time when this remote outpost was a nexus of communication for an entire nation.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Finke, Northern Territory. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Finke, in the Macdonnell Region local government area.
Detailed location data for Finke includes the postcode (0872), telephone area code (08), and local government area (Macdonnell Region), with an ABS remoteness classification of Very Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Finke is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |