Outback Communities Authority
Outback Communities Authority | |||||
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The extent of the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia (shown in white) | |||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||
| State | South Australia | ||||
| Region | Far North Eyre and Western | ||||
| Established | 2009 | ||||
| Council seat | Port Augusta Andamooka | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Chairperson | Cecilia Woolford | ||||
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| Area | |||||
• Total | 624,339.0 km2 (241,058.6 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | |||||
| • Total | 3,524 (2016 census) | ||||
| • Density | 0.0056444/km2 (0.0146188/sq mi) | ||||
| Website | Outback Communities Authority | ||||
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The Outback Communities Authority (OCA) is a statutory authority in South Australia (SA) created under the Outback Communities (Administration and Management) Act 2009. It has been established to "manage the provision of public services and facilities to outback communities" which are widely dispersed across the Pastoral Unincorporated Area which covers almost 60% of South Australia's land area. The authority has its seat at both Port Augusta which is located outside the unincorporated area and at Andamooka. The authority serves an area of 624,339 square kilometres (241,059 square miles), slightly smaller than France. The area has a population of 3,750, of whom 639 are Indigenous Australians, and includes several large pastoral leases and mining operations.
The authority's area of responsibility does not include Aboriginal Local Government Areas, the largest of which are Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in the northwest of SA and Maralinga Tjarutja in the west of SA.