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Whyalla SA 5600

2,369 addresses · 63 streets

Grey Electorate › Whyalla LGA › Whyalla · 231 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Whyalla is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,609 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,658 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 70% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,609Population
46Median age
$1,658Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Whyalla statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Whyalla itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Whyalla Airport, 6 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Whyalla

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Whyalla SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20214.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 60.9%

Population by age in Whyalla
Population by age, Whyalla SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4161
5-14399
15-19204
20-24172
25-34376
35-44412
45-54571
55-64571
65-74387
75-84235
85+116
Dwelling types in Whyalla
Dwelling types, Whyalla SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,122
Townhouse260
Apartment92
Other9
Households by weekly income in Whyalla
Households by weekly income, Whyalla SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650288
$650-1,499356
$1,500-2,999425
$3,000+306
Top ancestries in Whyalla
Top ancestries, Whyalla SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,491
Australian1,355
Scottish394
Irish345
German322
Ancestry NS243
Housing tenure in Whyalla
Housing tenure, Whyalla SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned491
Mortgage534
Rented425
Other22
Cars per household in Whyalla
Cars per household, Whyalla SA (ABS Census 2021)
0103
1520
2525
3205
4+118
Commute to work in Whyalla
Commute to work, Whyalla SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,269
Train0
Bus28
Tram/ferry0
Walked80
Bicycle23
Home46
Top countries of birth in Whyalla
Top countries of birth, Whyalla SA (ABS Census 2021)
England236
Scotland83
South Africa58
India49
New Zealand30
Germany21
Languages used at home in Whyalla
Languages used at home, Whyalla SA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans30
Italian24
Greek16
Bengali14
Spanish14
Hindi13

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,590 bird observations recorded near Whyalla — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Whyalla

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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