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Amata vs Kaltjiti

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 112 km apart · Amata profile · Kaltjiti profile

Amata Kaltjiti

Amata and Kaltjiti are two First Nations communities in South Australia. Amata has a far higher share of people in de facto relationships (22.4% compared to 8.8%) and a far higher proportion of one-parent families (30.4% versus 19.6%). Job patterns differ sharply; full-time employment is far higher in Kaltjiti (73.7%) than in Amata (47.3%), which helps explain why the unemployment rate is far higher in Kaltjiti at 51.7% compared to 18.8% in Amata. Kaltjiti also has a far higher share of homes with no motor vehicle (72.2% against 41.3%).

Both areas share a typical resident age of 28 and have the same average of 4.0 people per home. They are alike in that almost no one owns their home outright and the vast majority of residents use a language other than English at home. While both are far above the national figure for First Nations language speakers, this is far higher in Kaltjiti, where 96.1% of people speak such a language compared to 83.9% in Amata.

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Where they differ most

No car: 30.9 pts higher in Kaltjiti Unemployment: 32.9 pts higher in Kaltjiti Full-time: 26.4 pts higher in Kaltjiti Unpaid carers: 14.7 pts higher in Amata De facto: 13.7 pts higher in Amata

Demographics & Identity

Population in Amatain Kaltjiti +132 larger in Amata gap narrowing
393 62nd pct 261 58th pct
Median age in Amatain Kaltjiti even gap narrowing
28 yrs 2nd pct 28 yrs 2nd pct
First Nations in Amatain Kaltjiti +3.9 pts higher in Amata gap steady
93.1% 100th pct 89.3% 100th pct
Aged 65+ in Amatain Kaltjiti +0.4 pts higher in Amata gap narrowing
3.8% 6th pct 3.4% 5th pct
Under 15 in Amatain Kaltjiti +7.0 pts higher in Amata gap narrowing
27.7% 92nd pct 20.7% 74th pct
De facto in Amatain Kaltjiti +13.7 pts higher in Amata gap widening
22.4% 91st pct 8.8% 25th pct

Age structure

32.6% Young adults (25–44) +4.2 pts ▸ 36.8%
27.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.0 pts 20.7%
15.5% Youth (15–24) +9.0 pts ▸ 24.5%
22.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.4 pts 17.2%
3.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

Marital status

43.3% Married +1.6 pts ▸ 44.9%
42.3% Never married ◂ +3.2 pts 39.1%
7.2% Separated +2.0 pts ▸ 9.2%
2.7% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
3.4% Divorced ◂ +0.5 pts 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Amata Kaltjiti

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Amatain Kaltjiti +0.1 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap steady
2.5% 12th pct 2.7% 12th pct

Country of birth

97.5% Australia ◂ +3.6 pts 93.9%
0.0% China +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
1.0% New Zealand ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% England even 0.0%
0.0% India even 0.0%
0.0% Philippines even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%
0.0% Italy even 0.0%
0.0% South Africa even 0.0%

Ancestry

2.8% English +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.1% Scottish even 3.1%
2.0% Australian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.8% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.5% German ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
1.0% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%
0.0% Indian even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Dutch even 0.0%
0.0% Filipino even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Amatain Kaltjiti +0.8 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
87.3% 100th pct 88.1% 100th pct
Limited English in Amatain Kaltjiti +0.8 pts higher in Amata gap narrowing
13.5% 100th pct 12.6% 100th pct

Language used at home

12.0% English only ◂ +3.5 pts 8.4%
0.0% Mandarin +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%
0.0% Greek even 0.0%
0.0% Italian even 0.0%
0.0% Hindi even 0.0%
0.0% Tagalog even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Amatain Kaltjiti +2.3 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
37.2% 40th pct 39.5% 46th pct

Religious affiliation

25.7% Christianity +25.6 pts ▸ 51.3%
37.2% No religion +2.3 pts ▸ 39.5%
31.0% Not stated ◂ +24.5 pts 6.5%
7.1% Other religions ◂ +5.6 pts 1.5%
0.0% Islam even 0.0%
0.0% Hinduism even 0.0%
0.0% Buddhism even 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Amatain Kaltjiti +6.7 pts higher in Amata gap steady
23.2% 5th pct 16.4% 0th pct
Bachelor+ in Amatain Kaltjiti +6.9 pts higher in Amata gap widening
10.2% 31st pct 3.4% 8th pct
Schools/1k kids in Amatain Kaltjiti +9.34 more in Kaltjiti
9.17 73rd pct 18.52 87th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Amatain Kaltjiti even
1 43rd pct 1 43rd pct
Avg size in Amatain Kaltjiti +44 larger in Amata
106 27th pct 62 19th pct
ICSEA in Amatain Kaltjiti
— 715 0th pct

Highest year of school

23.2% Year 9 or below +9.2 pts ▸ 32.4%
14.0% Year 10 +15.0 pts ▸ 29.0%
23.2% Year 12 ◂ +6.7 pts 16.4%
22.8% Year 11 ◂ +6.9 pts 15.9%

Highest qualification level

12.6% Bachelor degree +4.9 pts ▸ 17.5%
13.4% Certificate III / IV +4.1 pts ▸ 17.5%
6.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +8.3 pts ▸ 15.0%
11.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +11.8 pts 0.0%
7.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.6 pts 0.0%
5.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +5.0 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

15.1% Education +12.4 pts ▸ 27.5%
0.0% Management & commerce +17.5 pts ▸ 17.5%
4.2% Architecture & building +8.3 pts ▸ 12.5%
6.7% Society & culture +3.3 pts ▸ 10.0%
3.4% Engineering & related +4.1 pts ▸ 7.5%
5.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +5.0 pts 0.0%
3.4% Health ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%
3.4% Creative arts ◂ +3.4 pts 0.0%
0.0% Natural & physical sciences even 0.0%
0.0% Information technology even 0.0%
0.0% Agriculture & environment even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Amatain Kaltjiti +$52 higher in Kaltjiti gap widening
$284 0th pct $336 0th pct
Household income in Amatain Kaltjiti +$224 higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
$1,062 17th pct $1,286 31st pct
Family income in Amatain Kaltjiti +$68 higher in Kaltjiti gap steady
$664 0th pct $732 0th pct
High earners in Amatain Kaltjiti +4.1 pts higher in Amata gap widening
4.1% 27th pct 0.0% 0th pct
High-income homes in Amatain Kaltjiti +2.1 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap widening
4.8% 15th pct 6.9% 21st pct

Household income distribution

21.4% $1,500–$2,999 +16.5 pts ▸ 37.9%
25.0% $650–$1,499 +9.5 pts ▸ 34.5%
4.8% $3,000–$3,999 +2.1 pts ▸ 6.9%
6.0% Under $650 ◂ +0.8 pts 5.2%
0.0% $4,000 or more even 0.0%

Personal income distribution

62.1% Under $650 +21.0 pts ▸ 83.1%
8.2% $650–$1,499 +1.0 pts ▸ 9.2%
3.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 1.9%
1.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Amatain Kaltjiti +10.4 pts higher in Amata
24.2% 27th pct 13.8% 6th pct
Mental health in Amatain Kaltjiti +0.9 pts higher in Amata
3.6% 19th pct 2.7% 15th pct
Needs assistance in Amatain Kaltjiti +5.3 pts higher in Amata gap steady
9.2% 87th pct 3.8% 40th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

15.0% Diabetes ◂ +10.4 pts 4.6%
8.4% Other condition ◂ +3.8 pts 4.6%
6.6% Heart disease ◂ +2.4 pts 4.2%
4.3% Asthma ◂ +2.4 pts 1.9%
3.6% Mental health ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%
0.0% Lung condition +2.3 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
1.5% Dementia ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%
0.0% Cancer even 0.0%
0.0% Stroke even 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.8% None +23.2 pts ▸ 82.0%
17.8% One condition ◂ +4.4 pts 13.4%
5.9% Two conditions ◂ +4.3 pts 1.5%
2.0% Three or more ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Amatain Kaltjiti +3.7 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
5.5% 5th pct 9.2% 12th pct
Unpaid carers in Amatain Kaltjiti +14.7 pts higher in Amata gap narrowing
22.9% 94th pct 8.2% 16th pct
Unpaid child care in Amatain Kaltjiti +4.4 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
50.2% 100th pct 54.6% 100th pct
Defence service in Amatain Kaltjiti +1.4 pts higher in Amata
1.4% 36th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Amatain Kaltjiti +9.4 pts higher in Amata gap narrowing
26.3% 62nd pct 16.9% 14th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Amatain Kaltjiti +133 larger in Amata
366 86th pct 233 86th pct
Median age in Amatain Kaltjiti +1 yrs older in Kaltjiti
26 yrs 50th pct 27 yrs 54th pct
Year 12 in Amatain Kaltjiti +11.3 pts higher in Amata
18.8% 9th pct 7.5% 0th pct
Unemployment in Amatain Kaltjiti +45.8 pts higher in Kaltjiti
25.0% 89th pct 70.8% 100th pct
Median income in Amatain Kaltjiti +$56 higher in Kaltjiti
$264 5th pct $320 9th pct
Household income in Amatain Kaltjiti +$202 higher in Kaltjiti
$840 12th pct $1,042 20th pct
Indigenous language in Amatain Kaltjiti +12.3 pts higher in Kaltjiti
83.9% 99th pct 96.1% 100th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Amatain Kaltjiti even gap narrowing
4.0 100th pct 4.0 100th pct
One-parent in Amatain Kaltjiti +10.8 pts higher in Amata gap widening
30.4% 98th pct 19.6% 86th pct
Living alone in Amatain Kaltjiti +1.9 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
11.9% 11th pct 13.8% 15th pct

Family composition

54.8% Couples with children ◂ +7.3 pts 47.5%
30.4% One-parent families ◂ +10.8 pts 19.6%
1.2% Other families +16.2 pts ▸ 17.4%
13.3% Couples without children +1.3 pts ▸ 14.6%

Household size

32.1% 6 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 36.2%
17.9% 2 people +4.6 pts ▸ 22.4%
13.1% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 15.5%
11.9% 1 person +1.9 pts ▸ 13.8%
10.7% 4 people ◂ +5.5 pts 5.2%
4.8% 5 people +2.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Amatain Kaltjiti +$10 higher in Kaltjiti gap steady
$80 3rd pct $90 4th pct
People / bedroom in Amatain Kaltjiti +0.10 higher in Amata gap narrowing
1.50 100th pct 1.40 100th pct
Renting in Amatain Kaltjiti +9.3 pts higher in Amata gap steady
86.9% 100th pct 77.6% 100th pct
Owned outright in Amatain Kaltjiti even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Separate houses in Amatain Kaltjiti +2.1 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
89.3% 30th pct 91.4% 35th pct
3+ bedrooms in Amatain Kaltjiti +8.8 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
61.9% 15th pct 70.7% 28th pct

How homes are owned or rented

86.9% Rented ◂ +9.3 pts 77.6%
13.1% Other tenure +12.8 pts ▸ 25.9%
0.0% Owned outright even 0.0%
0.0% Owned with a mortgage even 0.0%
0.0% Not stated even 0.0%

Types of homes

89.3% Separate house +2.1 pts ▸ 91.4%
9.5% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.8 pts ▸ 10.3%
0.0% Flat or apartment even 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

46.4% 3 bedrooms +19.1 pts ▸ 65.5%
32.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.0 pts 24.1%
15.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +10.3 pts 5.2%
8.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +8.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%
0.0% 5 or more even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

80.8% Under $200 +14.7 pts ▸ 95.6%
0.0% $200–$349 even 0.0%
0.0% $350–$549 even 0.0%
0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Amatain Kaltjiti +30.9 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap widening
41.3% 100th pct 72.2% 100th pct
Work from home in Amatain Kaltjiti even gap narrowing
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT commute in Amatain Kaltjiti even gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Amatain Kaltjiti even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Amatain Kaltjiti even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Amatain Kaltjiti even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Amatain Kaltjiti even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

60.4% Walked +5.3 pts ▸ 65.8%
9.9% Car (driver) +21.7 pts ▸ 31.6%
9.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +9.9 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%
0.0% Bicycle even 0.0%
0.0% Worked at home even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

41.3% No vehicle +30.9 pts ▸ 72.2%
45.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +17.6 pts 27.8%
5.3% 2 vehicles +7.6 pts ▸ 13.0%
0.0% 3 vehicles even 0.0%
0.0% 4 or more even 0.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Amatain Kaltjiti +4.3 pts higher in Amata gap widening
24.2% 26th pct 19.9% 15th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Amatain Kaltjiti +32.9 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
18.8% 100th pct 51.7% 100th pct
Participation in Amatain Kaltjiti +4.8 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap narrowing
38.2% 8th pct 43.0% 12th pct
Full-time in Amatain Kaltjiti +26.4 pts higher in Kaltjiti gap widening
47.3% 11th pct 73.7% 91st pct

Industries people work in

27.5% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 28.9%
8.8% Other services +17.5 pts ▸ 26.3%
25.3% Arts & recreation ◂ +14.7 pts 10.5%
15.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +15.4 pts 0.0%
13.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +5.3 pts 7.9%
5.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +7.7 pts ▸ 13.2%
3.3% Retail trade +9.9 pts ▸ 13.2%
0.0% Mining even 0.0%
0.0% Manufacturing even 0.0%
0.0% Electricity, gas & water even 0.0%
0.0% Construction even 0.0%
0.0% Wholesale trade even 0.0%

Occupations people work in

47.3% Professionals ◂ +34.1 pts 13.2%
3.3% Managers +23.0 pts ▸ 26.3%
19.8% Community & personal service +6.5 pts ▸ 26.3%
4.4% Technicians & trades +19.3 pts ▸ 23.7%
5.5% Labourers +12.9 pts ▸ 18.4%
7.7% Clerical & administrative ◂ +7.7 pts 0.0%
3.3% Sales workers ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%
3.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.3 pts 0.0%

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Amatain Kaltjiti +377 higher in Amata
34,860 99th pct 34,483 99th pct
Assault/100k in Amatain Kaltjiti +5,279 higher in Kaltjiti
11,196 100th pct 16,475 100th pct
Burglary/100k in Amatain Kaltjiti +4,302 higher in Amata
10,433 100th pct 6,130 100th pct
Theft/100k in Amatain Kaltjiti +1,518 higher in Amata
3,817 86th pct 2,299 74th pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Amatain Kaltjiti
763 92nd pct —
Property damage/100k in Amatain Kaltjiti +480 higher in Amata
8,142 100th pct 7,663 100th pct
5-yr change in Amatain Kaltjiti +14.0 pts higher in Amata
128.3% 90th pct 114.3% 89th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Amatain Kaltjiti +0.7 higher in Amata
3.3 74th pct 2.5 69th pct
Types ≤15 min in Amatain Kaltjiti +1.3 more in Amata
4.2 79th pct 3.0 72nd pct
15-min city in Amatain Kaltjiti +23.5 pts higher in Amata
23.5% 73rd pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Amatain Kaltjiti +99.0 pts higher in Kaltjiti
0.0% 0th pct 99.0% 99th pct
Walk to transit in Amatain Kaltjiti even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Amatain Kaltjiti +75.6 pts higher in Kaltjiti
23.5% 66th pct 99.0% 99th pct
Walk to a park in Amatain Kaltjiti +100.0 pts higher in Amata
100.0% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Amatain Kaltjiti +100.0 pts higher in Amata
100.0% 100th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Amatain Kaltjiti +8.9 more in Amata
20.4 62nd pct 11.5 45th pct
Intersections/km² in Amatain Kaltjiti +1 higher in Kaltjiti
0 0th pct 1 54th pct
Mean slope in Amatain Kaltjiti +0.7 pts higher in Kaltjiti
2.1% 0th pct 2.8% 10th pct

Compare Amata with nearby areas

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Compare Kaltjiti with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Amata vs Kaltjiti [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40017/amata/vs/SAL40655/kaltjiti