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Papunya NT 0872

Papunya is located in the Outback Northern Territory region of the Northern Territory, postcode 0872. It has 97 properties across 14 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Papunya, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Papunya

Papunya, NT 0872, sits in Outback Northern Territory and neighbours Kunparrka. Its 14 streets hold 97 properties, all of them houses.

The census figures are for the Tanami area. At the 2021 Census Tanami had 2,839 residents, a median age of 29 and an average household of 4.2 people. Median household income was $1,277 a week. Of 543 dwellings, 497 were separate houses, 22 semi-detached, 3 flats and 14 other; 8 were owned outright and 388 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Papunya

  • 2,839Peoplelive in the area
  • 29Median ageyears
  • $1,277Median household incomea week
  • $0Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses497
  • Townhouses and semis22
  • Flats and apartments3
  • Other14

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$0a month
  • Household size4.2people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 8Rented 388Other 147

Schools in Papunya

  • Mbunghara School

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

  • Papunya School

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Streets in Papunya

  1. Abbott Road1 property
  2. Bush Street6 properties
  3. Kaapa Court2 properties
  4. Leura Street16 properties
  5. Nyananyana Street4 properties
  6. Nyirritjukurrpa Street13 properties
  7. Phillipus Crescent5 properties
  8. Possum Crescent6 properties
  9. Puntungka Crescent15 properties
  10. Raggett Road11 properties
  11. Takulu Road6 properties
  12. Two Bob Road1 property
  13. Wallankarri Road5 properties
  14. Warangkula Court6 properties

Neighbouring suburbs

Addresses and streets incorporate or were developed using G-NAF © Geoscape Australia, licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Open Geo-coded National Address File (G-NAF) End User Licence Agreement.

Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.