Papunya NT 0872

Living Here

Papunya is a suburb of Northern Territory, home to about 438 people, with a median age of 27. The typical household earns around $1,520 a week, with median rent near $83 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 75% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Papunya School
• 1 medical clinic

  • Papunya Health Centre
• 1 service station

  • Papunya Store

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Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 0.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 10.5% · Labour-force participation 30%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,439 bird observations recorded near Papunya — most often seen:

• Grey Teal (210)
• Zebra Finch (188)
• Hoary-headed Grebe (185)
• Willie Wagtail (132)
• Little Crow (128)
• Magpie-lark (118)
• Budgerigar (116)
• Singing Honeyeater (99)
• Australasian Grebe (96)
• Southern Willie Wagtail (89)
• Southern Magpie-lark (88)
• Hardhead (85)
• Pink-eared Duck (80)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Papunya:

• Haasts Bluff (27.2 km)

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