Outback Communities Authority

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga

| name = Outback Communities Authority

| state = sa

| image = Australia-Map-SA-LGA-Regions.png

| caption = The extent of the Pastoral Unincorporated Area of South Australia (shown in white)

| pop = 3524

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA49399|name=Unincorporated SA |accessdate=10 April 2018|quick=on }}

| density =

| area = 624339.0

| est = 2009

| seat = Port Augusta
Andamooka

| mayor = Cecilia Woolford{{cite web|title=OCA members|url=http://www.oca.sa.gov.au/?q=OCA_Members|publisher=Government of South Australia|access-date=12 October 2014}}

| region = Far North{{cite web|title=Far North SA Government Region|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/6905/Far_North_SA_Government_region.pdf|publisher=Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure|access-date=10 October 2014}}
Eyre and Western{{cite web|title=Eyre Western SA Government region|url=http://www.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/21249/Eyre_Western_SA_Government_region.pdf|publisher=The Government of South Australia|access-date=10 October 2014}}

| logo = Outback Communities Authority Logo.jpg

| stategov = Giles, Stuart, Flinders{{cite web|title=Giles, 2014 State election boundaries|url=http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?task=document.download&id=221|publisher=ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA|access-date=17 October 2014}}{{cite web|title=Flinders, 2014 State election boundaries|url=http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?task=document.download&id=442|publisher=ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA|access-date=17 October 2014}}{{cite web|title=Stuart, 2014 State election boundaries|url=http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?task=document.download&id=244|publisher=ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA|access-date=17 October 2014}}

| fedgov = Grey{{cite web|title=Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011|url= http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-grey.pdf |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=20 August 2015}}

| near = See Surrounding LGAs

}}

The Outback Communities Authority (OCA) is a statutory authority in South Australia (SA) created under the Outback Communities (Administration and Management) Act 2009.{{cite web|title=Outback Communities (Administration and Management) Act 2009|url=http://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/LZ/C/A/OUTBACK%20COMMUNITIES%20(ADMINISTRATION%20AND%20MANAGEMENT)%20ACT%202009.aspx |publisher=Attorney-General's Department, Government of South Australia|access-date=10 October 2014}} 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.OCA, 2013, page 3 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 {{convert|624339|km2|abbr=off}},http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/LGA19399Environment/Energy12002-2006?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=LGA19399&issue=2002-2006{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.[http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ProductSelect?newproducttype=QuickStats&btnSelectProduct=View+QuickStats+%3E&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=LGA49399&geography=&method=&productlabel=&producttype=&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=LP&topholder=0&leftholder=0¤taction=201&action=401&textversion=false Census 2006]

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.