Suburb in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara

Pipalyatjara, SA

Pipalyatjara had a population of 159 at the 2021 Census (−15.9% since 2016). Median age 30.0. Median weekly household income $1,291. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pipalyatjara at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pipalyatjara's population shrank by 15.9% to 159, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 30.0, it is younger than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 12.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.0%.

80.6% 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 39 households.

The median household earns $1,291 a week, below the SA average of $1,455.

3.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 87.6% use a language other than English at home. 21.1% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pipalyatjara beside SA and Australia.

MeasurePipalyatjaraSAAustralia
Population1591,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016−15.9%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age30.041.038.0
Households39691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting80.6%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,291$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$83$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,500$1,863
Born overseas3.8%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home87.6%18.7%23.6%
No religion21.1%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

−15.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. –2011
  2. 1892016
  3. 1592021

Age

Median age 30.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Pipalyatjara South Australia
Share of people by age, Pipalyatjara and South Australia
0–912.6%
10–1910.7%
20–2922.6%
30–3923.9%
40–4913.8%
50–5911.9%
60–690.0%
70–793.1%
80+1.9%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pipalyatjara at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal84.9%
  2. English6.6%
  3. Scottish5.9%
  4. Australian4.6%
  5. Irish2.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages85.1%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Papua New Guinea2.0%

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

Around Pipalyatjara

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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