South Australia · Postcode 0872

Watarru postcode and suburb data

South Australia · Phone area code 08 · 1207 km from Adelaide

Very Remote

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Watarru at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Watarru.

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0872 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode
0 People Resident population, Census 2021
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara Council area 8 suburbs, 1 postcodes

Where Watarru ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of SA suburbs.

ABS Census 2021 · SEIFA 2021

Watarru is a very remote community in South Australia, with postcode 0872. It lies roughly 1207 km from Adelaide, classified by the ABS as very remote Australia. The area is administered by Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara.

Watarru is part of the Barkly statistical area in South Australia.

Watarru details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode0872
StateSouth Australia (SA)
Phone Area Code08
Area3.7 km²
Latitude-27.0236
Longitude129.901
Distance from Adelaide1207 km
Region (SA4)Northern Territory - Outback
Area (SA3)Barkly
Local GovernmentAnangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara
State ElectorateNamatjira
Time ZoneACST (UTC+9:30), Australia/Adelaide (standard time)

Suburbs Near Watarru

Kanpi 97.6 km Nyapari 99.5 km Murputja 100.1 km Pipalyatjara 120.2 km Kalka 125.3 km Watinuma 204.3 km Kaltjiti 212.9 km Umuwa 221.4 km Pukatja 236.8 km Yunyarinyi 264.6 km Oak Valley 276.8 km Mimili 278.3 km

Same Postcode (0872)

Aherrenge Ali Curung Amata Amoonguna Ampilatwatja Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Anatye Anmatjere Antewenegerrde Areyonga Atitjere Ayers Range South Ayers Rock Barrow Creek Burt Plain Canteen Creek Chilla Well Costello Davenport De Rose Hill Docker River Engawala Erldunda Ernabella Ernabella (Pukatja) Finke Fregon Ghan Gibson Desert North Gibson Desert South Haasts Bluff Hale Hart Hart Range Hermannsburg Hugh Imampa Imanpa Indulkana Indulkana (Iwantja) Ininti Store Irrunytju Iwantja Jay Creek Kalka Kaltjiti Kaltukatjara Kanpa Kanpi Kings Creek Station Kintore Kiwirrkurra Kulgera Kunparrka Lake Mackay Lambina Laramba Macdonnell Range Mantamaru Mereenie Mimili Mount Liebig Mount Zeil Mulga Bore Murputja Murputja Homelands Mutitjulu Namatjira Napperby Station Ngaanyatjarra-Giles Nyapari Nyirripi Papulankutja Papunya Patjarr Petermann Pipalyatjara Pitjantjatjara Homelands Pukatja Sandover Santa Teresa Simpson Tanami Tara Telegraph Station Thangkenharenge Ti Tree Tieyon Titjikala Tjirrkarli Tjukurla Uluru Umpangara Umuwa Urapuntja Wallace Rockhole Wanarn Warakurna Watinuma Willowra Wilora Wingellina Wutunugurra Yuelamu Yuendumu Yulara Yunyarinyi

More Watarru Data

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara LGA 8 suburbs, 1 postcodes, 1,722 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Yulara (226.2 km)

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.