SA · Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara Council
Kaltjiti, 0872
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Updated
Desirability score
- Education hub
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
Suburb profile
In Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara, Kaltjiti keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. Distance from the capital is part of the appeal, with wide open surrounds and a self-contained community rhythm. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.
The community skews younger, with plenty of young families in the mix. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. The area offers approachable housing costs alongside a lifestyle that still feels complete.
The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
The desirability score is below average, pulled down chiefly by weaker growth momentum and community and employment relative to similar regional towns. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
Population
- 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
- Employment rate
- 19.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 19 / 6 / 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)
- 90
- Against the person
- 48
- Against property
- 42
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 344.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 5 residents
- State safety percentile
- 96.6th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 222
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -44.3%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental18
- Sct - Non Residence8
- Sct - Residence7
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury27
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injury10
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
- 2 (1 schools, 1 preschools)
- Fregon Anangu SchoolKalpi StreetAboriginal/Anangu Schools
- Fregon PreschoolKalpi StreetPreschools
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
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register (lodged 2020–2026) and EPA licensed activities.
3 planning-related records
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 verandah3 ILTJA CT KALTJITI SA 872Under Assessment
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 fencingKALPI ST KALTJITI SA 872Decision Made
2022· 1 proposal
December 2022
- Single storey dwelling with attached carport and verandahs4 KULUNYPA CT KALTJITI SA 872Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site
Amenities
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Fregon StoreConvenience store
- Fregon Police shedPolice
- Sports field
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
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 safer places
- 1
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
Desirability Index
- Desirability score
- 30.3/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5173rd in Australia
- State rank
- 517th in SA
- Peer rank
- #57 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #150 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 67%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Fregon Police shedamenitiespolice
- Fregon Storeamenitiesconvenience
- Sports fieldamenitiespitch
- Other Property Damage And Environmentalcrime18
- Sct - Non Residencecrime8
- Sct - Residencecrime7
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injurycrime27
- Serious Assault Resulting In Injurycrime10
- 2 GNSS ground stations each consisting of GNSS antenna pillar, equipment cabinets, ground mounted solar panels, satellite communications dish, weather station and security fencingplanningKALPI ST KALTJITI SA 872Lodged 09 Jan 2023 · Decision Made
- Construction of a detached building to be used in conjunction with the existing art centre, with an associated deck, ramp and verandahplanning3 ILTJA CT KALTJITI SA 872Lodged 10 Jun 2026 · Under Assessment
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · Updated on site
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · Updated on site · Financial-year releases
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