Pukatja, South Australia
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Pukatja (Ernabella) South Australia |
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 Pukatja (Ernabella)
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| Coordinates | 26°16′47″S 132°8′3″E / 26.27972°S 132.13417°ECoordinates: 26°16′47″S 132°8′3″E / 26.27972°S 132.13417°E | ||||||||
| Population | 503 (2011 census) | ||||||||
| Established | c. 1938 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0872 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 676 m (2,218 ft) | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Giles | ||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||
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Pukatja (formerly Ernabella) (26°17′33″S 132°07′42″E / 26.2925°S 132.1283°E) is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Amata, Pipalyatjara, Fregon/Kaltjiti, Indulkana and Mimili).
Pukatja is in the eastern Musgrave Ranges, west of the Stuart Highway, about 30 km south of the Northern Territory border. The community sits at an elevation of 676 metres.
Pukatja is about 1400 km by road from Adelaide, including 200 km on unsealed roads.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recorded a population of 503 in the 2011 census, up from 332 in the 2006 census, 226 in the 2001 census, and 470 in the 1991 census.
PY Media reports that the population of Pukatja / Ernabella is somewhere between 500 and 700 people.
In the 2001 census, Pukatja was second only to sister community Mimili in having the lowest per capita income in South Australia ($174). Like a number of APY Lands communities, Pukatja boasts one of the highest proportions of Australian-born residents (97.5%).
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