Suburb in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara

Iwantja, SA

Iwantja had a population of 338 at the 2021 Census (+32.0% since 2016). Median age 26.0. Median weekly household income $1,287. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Iwantja at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Iwantja's population grew by 32.0% to 338, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 26.0, it is younger than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 16.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.8%.

79.1% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 67 households.

The median household earns $1,287 a week, below the SA average of $1,455.

1.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 92.8% use a language other than English at home. 22.5% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Iwantja beside SA and Australia.

MeasureIwantjaSAAustralia
Population3381,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016+32.0%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age26.041.038.0
Households67691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting79.1%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,287$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$77$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,500$1,863
Born overseas1.6%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home92.8%18.7%23.6%
No religion22.5%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

+32.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. –2011
  2. 2562016
  3. 3382021

Age

Median age 26.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Iwantja South Australia
Share of people by age, Iwantja and South Australia
0–916.0%
10–1918.0%
20–2918.6%
30–3915.1%
40–4913.0%
50–598.9%
60–695.3%
70–793.0%
80+0.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Iwantja at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal94.0%
  2. Australian3.1%
  3. English3.1%
  4. Irish1.9%
  5. German1.3%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages90.1%

Country of birth

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

Around Iwantja

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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