Suburb in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara

Pukatja, SA

Pukatja had a population of 519 at the 2021 Census (+4.4% since 2016). Median age 27.0. Median weekly household income $1,240. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Pukatja at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In South Australia - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Pukatja's population grew by 4.4% to 519, slower than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). With a median age of 27.0, it is younger than the SA average (41.0). Children under 10 make up 18.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.0%.

82.4% of households rent, a larger share than the SA average of 27.9%. 3.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 102 households.

The median household earns $1,240 a week, below the SA average of $1,455.

1.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 92.2% use a language other than English at home. 17.9% report no religion, lower than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Pukatja beside SA and Australia.

MeasurePukatjaSAAustralia
Population5191,781,51625,422,788
Growth since 2016+4.4%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age27.041.038.0
Households102691,3139,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting82.4%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright3.9%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,240$1,455$1,746
Median rent a week$90$300$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$1,500$1,863
Born overseas1.0%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home92.2%18.7%23.6%
No religion17.9%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

+4.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. –2011
  2. 4972016
  3. 5192021

Age

Median age 27.0, against 41.0 for South Australia.

Pukatja South Australia
Share of people by age, Pukatja and South Australia
0–918.1%
10–1915.4%
20–2919.8%
30–3914.8%
40–4911.6%
50–598.5%
60–695.8%
70–792.5%
80+2.5%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Pukatja at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal93.5%
  2. Australian2.9%
  3. English2.4%
  4. Chinese1.0%
  5. German0.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages92.0%
  2. Filipino0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England0.6%
  2. the Philippines0.6%

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

Around Pukatja

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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