Pukatja, South Australia
| Pukatja (Ernabella) South Australia | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 26°17′12″S 132°07′59″E / 26.286773°S 132.13302°E | ||||||||
| Population | 412 (2016 census) | ||||||||
| Established | c. 1938 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0872 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 676 m (2,218 ft) | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara | ||||||||
| Region | Far North | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Giles | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||
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Pukatja (formerly Ernabella, Pitjantjatjara: Anapala) is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Amata, Pipalyatjara, Fregon/Kaltjiti, Indulkana and Mimili).
Established as a Presbyterian mission in 1937 with enlightened practices which maintained the Pitjantjatjara language at the school and church services, Ernabella was handed over to the community in 1974 and was later named Pukatja. Ernabella Arts is Australia's oldest continuously running Indigenous art centre.