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Yalata

Community profile

Yalata is an Aboriginal community located on the far west coast of South Australia, 200km west of Ceduna. 

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Yalata is an Aboriginal community located on the far west coast of South Australia, 200km west of Ceduna. 

For more information, see:

Population

302

91.7% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Yalata

Four black whales swim in a blue sea with a rocky cliff top in the foreground.

Students from Yalata and Oak Valley have a whale of a time!

12 October 2017

Forty seven students from Yalata Anangu School and Oak Valley Anangu School were recently rewarded for their good school attendance with a trip to the Head of Bight, South Australia, for a memorable whale watching experience.