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Suburb profile ·Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara LGA · SA ·0872

Amata SA 0872

Amata is in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara LGA, SA, postcode 0872, with population 393.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$80/wk
Market rent signal
D1 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
393
393 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
320
15 added 12mo · 5MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth
Median rent · wk$80
Investor profile

Who invests in Amata

Owner-occupied 0%Rented 100%
The read

Renter-heavy market

0% of homes here are owner-occupied and 87% rented.

What to check

87% rented — renter-heavy areas turn over faster and are more exposed to rate moves and investor sentiment. Social housing is 77% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

8%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable
Household income · yr
$55K
Median rent · wk
$80

Household income

$55K household · yr-26.7% vs SA suburb median
Personal
$15K
Family
$35K
Household
$55K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
0
$300-649
5
$650-999
12
$1,000-1,499
9
$1,500-1,999
12
$2,000-2,999
6
$3,000-3,999
4
$4,000+
0

At the median asking rent, about 0% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $267/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (84 households)77.4% social housing
Owned outright
0%
Owned with mortgage
0%
Rented
87%
Dwelling structure15.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
89%
Townhouse / semi
10%
Flat / apartment
0%

Getting to work: 21% drive, 0% public transport, 66% walk or cycle, 0% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Students106
Government1
  • Amata Anangu SchoolCombined · Government
Crime 2024-25
137
34,860 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k34,860
Total incidents137· 2024-25
  • Assault4451%
  • Break And Enter4147%
  • Drug Offences00%
  • Fraud22%

Population outlook

2,598 people · 20222,545 by 2032 (-2.0%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the APY Lands SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Amata SA — Property Data and Demographics

Amata is a sparsely populated locality in South Australia within the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara local government area (postcode 0872). The area has roughly 393 residents and a predominantly early-career demographic, with a median age of 28. Households earn a median income of $55K per year, with an average household size of 4 people. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward education and arts & recreation. The top ancestries reported are Aboriginal Australian, Scottish, English.

The median weekly rent is $80 (Census 2021).

Amata is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The crime rate in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara LGA is higher than average at 34,860 incidents per 100,000 population.

Market & money
InvestmentSA
Mortgage · mth
Rent · wk(Census)$80
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population393
Median age28
Household size4
HH income · wk$1,062
Personal income · wk$284
Persons / bedroom1.5
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)1/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,298 → $1,062
Change-18.2%
vs SA median-37 pp
Median rent+0%
softeningvs SA 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining0
Aged care · Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara LGAGEN
Facilities1
Residential places14
Tjilpiku Pampaku Ngura Aged Care Service14 places
Childcare · Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara LGAACECQA
Services3
Approved places82
Exceeding NQS3
Mimili Preschool29 places
Pipalyatjara Anangu Preschool27 places
Amata Preschool26 places · in suburb
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Amata depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
SA metropolitan median house sales · Official quarterly house sales workbooks; units remain on ABS fallback coverage
stable source · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · 2024-25 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Amata is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Read it as a starting locality brief, then cross-check the suburb story against better-covered nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are hospital coverage, transport stops, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Use it for context first, then move to compare, the state hub, or a larger nearby suburb before calling it a full market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Amata feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

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Amata FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Amata in?

    Amata is in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara Local Government Area, SA, postcode 0872. Council-level context for Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Amata?

    The median weekly rent in Amata is $80/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Amata?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  4. How often is the Amata data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.