SA · Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara Council
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, 0872
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Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara offers a slower smaller community life in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara, with open surrounds and a close-knit community feel. Far from the capital hubbub, it offers genuine distance, local character and room to live at a slower pace. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
Young professionals and new households shape much of the local mix, with a strong presence of young families throughout. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
The desirability score is below average, weighed down by weaker housing affordability and community and employment against similar regional towns, even with schools and education holding up better. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- Population
- 205
- Median age
- 32
- Median household income / week
- $1,416
- Dwelling vacancy
- 55.6%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 79 of 142
- Median monthly mortgage
- $0
- Employment rate
- 40.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 10 / 4 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 11
- Against the person
- 6
- Against property
- 5
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 53.7
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 34 residents
- State safety percentile
- 67.4th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 222
- Increase (daily rate)
- +267.7%
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault Police2
- Sct - Residence2
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury1
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injury2
- Theft From Motor Vehicle1
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Period: 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3 (2 schools, 1 preschools)
- Anangu Pitjanytjara Yankunytjatjara Trade Training8 Kipara RoadSupport Services
- Kenmore Park Anangu SchoolAboriginal/Anangu Schools
- Kenmore Park Child Parent CentrePreschools
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site · Static register
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 20.5/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 6491st in Australia
- State rank
- 656th in SA
- Peer rank
- #79 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #239 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 73%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Assault Policecrime2
- Sct - Residencecrime2
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime1
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injurycrime2
- Theft From Motor Vehiclecrime1
- Anangu Pitjanytjara Yankunytjatjara Trade Trainingschools8 Kipara RoadSupport Services
- Kenmore Park Anangu SchoolschoolsAboriginal/Anangu Schools
- Kenmore Park Child Parent CentreschoolsPreschools
Data sources & freshness
- Government education sites register — Government of South Australia · Updated on site · Static register
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile elsewhere in South Australia or interstate.