Pukatja
SA 0872 · Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara
519 (2021) → 542 est. (2025) · Stable
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pukatja is a stable suburb in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara, SA 0872, about 1143km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Pukatja are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 589km inland. Pukatja has an overall score of 11/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Top countries of birth: England (0.58%), Philippines (0.58%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (86.13%), Filipino (0.58%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Includes street and public-place assaults — supplementary context, not part of the safety score.
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
In suburb
- Ernabella Anangu SchoolCombined · Government
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Fitness
Plenty of options
Well above average — a good spread of gyms and sports facilities within easy reach.
Facilities within 3km of the suburb centre. The Fitness Score is a national percentile of these counts per resident.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Outdoors
No data
No outdoor amenities matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Outdoor Score is a national percentile led by parks and green space.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Culture
No data
No cultural venues matched to this suburb.
Within 3km of the suburb centre. The Culture Score is a national percentile weighting theatres, museums, galleries, libraries and arts centres most heavily.
Source: OpenStreetMap
Entertainment Scene
Not much nightlife
No licensed on-premises venues recorded in this suburb.
Government liquor register data is not yet available for SA. Venue counts are estimated from OpenStreetMap within 2km of the suburb centre.
View nearby venues on the Entertainment Map →
Source: OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
StableSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Pukatja
Is Pukatja safe?
Pukatja has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 24,663 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Pukatja from Adelaide CBD?
Pukatja is about 1142.6 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Pukatja?
Pukatja has 1 school. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pukatja?
Pukatja has a transport score of 0/100.