Amata SA 0872
132 addresses · 12 streets
Grey Electorate › Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara LGA › Amata · 1208 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Amata is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 393 people, with a median age of 28. The typical household earns around $1,062 a week, with median rent near $80 a week. Most homes are houses. About 0% of households own their home and 87% rent. Most workers walk to work. Common community backgrounds include Aboriginal, Scottish, English. 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
1 medical clinic
Getting around. Airport: Amata Airport, 8 km north-east.
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: 0.1% 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.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 0.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 0.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 17.1% · Labour-force participation 38%
Population by age in Amata
| 0-4 | 32 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 72 |
| 15-19 | 34 |
| 20-24 | 27 |
| 25-34 | 87 |
| 35-44 | 40 |
| 45-54 | 55 |
| 55-64 | 36 |
| 65-74 | 6 |
| 75-84 | 8 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Amata
| House | 75 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 8 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Amata
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 21 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 18 |
| $3,000+ | 4 |
Top ancestries in Amata
| Aboriginal | 363 |
|---|---|
| Scottish | 12 |
| English | 11 |
| Australian | 8 |
| Other | 8 |
| German | 6 |
Housing tenure in Amata
| Owned | 0 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 73 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Amata
| 0 | 31 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Amata
| Car | 18 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 55 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Amata
| New Zealand | 4 |
|---|---|
| United States | 3 |
Languages used at home in Amata
| Australian Indigenous | 335 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
504 bird observations recorded near Amata — most often seen:
- Grey Teal (39)
- Australasian Grebe (36)
- Black-tailed Native-hen (33)
- Zebra Finch (26)
- White-faced Heron (25)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (21)
- Hoary-headed Grebe (20)
- Torresian Crow (20)
- Cockatiel (19)
- Little Corella (19)
- Australian Torresian Crow (17)
- Budgerigar (17)
- Australian Wood Duck (16)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Amata
- Australian Spotted Crake (15)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (15)
- Red-necked Avocet (14)
- Eastern Little Corella (13)
- Eastern Galah (12)
- Glossy Ibis (12)
- Magpie-lark (12)
- Pink-eared Duck (12)
- Painted Finch (11)
- Pilbara Australian Magpie (11)
- White-backed Swallow (11)
- Galah (10)
- Southern Magpie-lark (10)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (10)
- White-necked Heron (10)
- Australian Magpie (9)
- Common Greenshank (9)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
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Streets
- Access Road (1)
- Inuntji Street (10)
- Kungka Yuu Street (5)
- Ngana Street (7)
- Ngana Way (9)
- Ngari Place (5)
- Nyinantu Avenue (15)
- Oval Road (2)
- Purara Street (12)
- Tjala Street (16)
- Tjuratja Street (25)
- Tjurma Street (25)