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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, SA

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara had a population of 2,333 at the 2021 Census (+2.5% since 2016). Median age 28.0. Median weekly household income $1,266. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara's population grew by 2.5% to 2,333, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 28.0, it is younger than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 16.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 2.4%.

79.0% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 2.6% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 514 households.

The median household earns $1,266 a week, below the SA average of $1,455.

2.7% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 88.5% use a language other than English at home. 36.9% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara beside SA and Australia.

MeasureAnangu Pitjantjatjara YankunytjatjaraSAAustralia
Population2,3331,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016+2.5%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age28.041.038.0
Households514691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting79.0%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright2.6%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,266$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$85$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,500$1,863
Born overseas2.7%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home88.5%18.7%23.6%
No religion36.9%48.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+2.5% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 2,4392011
  2. 2,2762016
  3. 2,3332021

Age

Median age 28.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara South Australia
Share of people by age, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara and South Australia
0–916.8%
10–1916.2%
20–2920.5%
30–3916.3%
40–4911.5%
50–5910.8%
60–694.7%
70–791.4%
80+1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal90.6%
  2. English3.9%
  3. Australian3.8%
  4. Scottish1.5%
  5. Irish1.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages86.8%
  2. Filipino0.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand0.5%
  2. Papua New Guinea0.5%
  3. Zimbabwe0.4%
  4. the Philippines0.3%
  5. the United States0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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