SA · Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara Council

Kaltjiti, 0872

Est. population · Jun 2025

298

Growth (1 yr)

+0.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+6.0%

Median age

28

Median income

$1,286/wk

Employment rate

19.1%

University qualified

3.4%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

91.3%non-English

Most common: Australian Indigenous languages

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

21.8/100
Below average

697th in SA

Verified 92% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Remote
What Kaltjiti is known for: Remote

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Suburb profile

Kaltjiti is a remote locality in South Australia, in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara Council. It has a large Aboriginal community with Indigenous languages spoken at home.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for remote localities. Population has been growing faster than in comparable places, and recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 67% below the peer median. Trade-offs centre on lower school ICSEA scores and lower socio-economic advantage.

Kaltjiti is a better fit for people who value local amenities more than school quality.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Remote locality · compared with remote localities in South Australia (321)

Strengths

  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • Population has been growing faster than in comparable places
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • School ICSEA scores are a relative weakness
  • Socio-economic advantage is well below comparable places

What stands out

  • Large Aboriginal community with Indigenous languages spoken at home

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyersInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Kaltjiti compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$90/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

298

+0.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

10.3%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#45

among Country & regional · Emerging

Crime rate

96th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

50th

percentile in SA

Rented dwellings

100%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

1/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

2nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
21.8/100 — Below average
National rank
6846th in Australia
State rank
697th in SA
Peer rank
#45 among Country & regional · Emerging suburbs
Cohort rank
#271 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
92%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Population

Estimated resident population

298(June 2025)

+0.3% annual · +6.0% over 5 years · 50th percentile in SA

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.3%
5-year growth
+6.0%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+17
Growth rank in SA
50th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~300), extrapolated at +0.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
261
Median age
28
Median household income / week
$1,286
Dwelling vacancy
10.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
7 of 68
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$90
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
0% / 0% / 100%
Employment rate
19.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 31.6%
Walked or cycled to work
65.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
53 / 6 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

3.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 22.6% across South Australia. 3.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified3.4% · 22.6% SA
  • Diploma qualified2.9% · 8.6% SA
  • Trade / vocational3.4% · 17.5% SA
  • Year 12 or below90.3% · 51.2% SA

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Education36.7%
  • Management and commerce23.3%
  • Architecture and building16.7%
  • Society and culture13.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies10%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$39,563

4th percentile in SA · -33% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$38,164

2nd percentile in SA · -41% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
5.0%

2nd percentile in SA · -64% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$6,179

0th percentile in SA · -90% vs Australia

Residents with business income
3.0%

1st percentile in SA · -71% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 0872 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
4,215
Taxpayers reporting net rent
214
Median net rent
-$2,724
Taxpayers reporting business income
115
Taxable income vs state median
-27%
Salary / wages vs state median
-34%
Rental investment vs state median
-58%
Super vs state median
-92%
Business income vs state median
-73%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in SA, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

91.3% speak a language other than English at home; 2.8% born overseas

Language at home
22 English only · 230 other
Non-English at home
91.3%
Born overseas
7 (2.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
233 (89.3%)
Australian citizens
251
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Australian Indigenous languages116 · 100%

Religion

51.3%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 51.3%, while 39.5% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion39.5%45.2%
Christianity51.3%40%
Other / not stated9.2%14.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Christian (not further defined)31%2.6%
Uniting Church5.7%4.8%
Lutheran5%2.4%
Catholic3.8%15.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2025–26)
88
Against the person
43
Against property
45
Rate per 1,000 residents
295.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 6 residents
State crime-rate percentile
95.7th (higher = more crime)
Family & domestic abuse offences
222
Decrease (daily rate)
-2.2%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
3
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
10.07

Most common offence types

  • Damage Or Destroy Property17
  • Motor Vehicle Theft And Related Offences6
  • Sct - Non Residence9
  • Serious Assault34
  • Theft From A Person3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
Median school ICSEA
715
Median ICSEA percentile
2th
School list
  • Fregon Anangu SchoolCombined · Government · ICSEA 715 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 83% · 62 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Fregon PreschoolKalpi StreetPreschools

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

7 mapped amenities

1 places of worship

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Shopping(1)
  • Fregon StoreConvenience store
Sport & outdoors(1)
  • Sports field
Other(5)
  • ChurchPlace of worship
  • Fregon Police shedPolice
  • Fregon ClinicPublic Building
  • Fregon StorePublic Building
  • PY - Ku Rural transaction centerPublic Building

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
36°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

1 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Nearest hospital
Kinyin McKenzie Dialysis Clinic - Pukatja (56.0 km)
Nearest hospital type
Private Day Only Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
No emergency department listed
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
14
Participants per 1,000 residents
47.0

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
36° / 20°
Rainfall
89 mm · ~11 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
28° / 13°
Rainfall
72 mm · ~9 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 5°
Rainfall
47 mm · ~6 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
30° / 13°
Rainfall
68 mm · ~8 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.

2026· 1 proposal
  • June 2026

  • Construction of a detached building to be used in conjunction with the existing art centre, with an associated deck, ramp and verandah
    3 ILTJA CT KALTJITI SA 872Decision Made
2023· 1 proposal
  • January 2023

  • 2 GNSS ground stations each consisting of GNSS antenna pillar, equipment cabinets, ground mounted solar panels, satellite communications dish, weather station and security fencing
    KALPI ST KALTJITI SA 872Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
  • December 2022

  • Single storey dwelling with attached carport and verandahs
    4 KULUNYPA CT KALTJITI SA 872Decision Made

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies
Bushfire safer places
1
Flood / inundation overlay
100% of suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Flood cover is the share of the suburb boundary overlapping current SA Planning flood overlays (flooding and evidence required). Safer places from CFS designated locations.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Grey
Member of Parliament
Tom VENNING (Liberal)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
128,707
Turnout (2025)
89.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 678.1 km away).

Coalition 52.4%Labor 47.6%

2.2 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +11.3 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Coober PedyLabor 49.2% · Coalition 50.8% TPP (2025)365.7 km away
  • Special Hospital Team 10Labor 64.3% · Coalition 35.7% TPP (2025)365.7 km away
  • CedunaLabor 40.0% · Coalition 60.0% TPP (2025)616.3 km away
  • Roxby DownsLabor 49.6% · Coalition 50.4% TPP (2025)634.8 km away
  • AndamookaLabor 51.9% · Coalition 48.1% TPP (2025)646.9 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
1/10
IRSD decile (2021)
1/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

More in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in South Australia or interstate.