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Whyalla Jenkins SA 5609

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Grey Electorate › Whyalla LGA › Whyalla Jenkins · 234 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Whyalla Jenkins is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 1,961 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $1,970 a week, with median rent near $265 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,961Population
33Median age
$1,970Median household income / wk
$265Median rent / wk
2.5Avg 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 Jenkins itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Whyalla Airport, 3.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 0.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Whyalla Jenkins

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

Tree cover measures, Whyalla Jenkins SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20200.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20210.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 72%

Population by age in Whyalla Jenkins
Population by age, Whyalla Jenkins SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4154
5-14292
15-19116
20-24128
25-34325
35-44278
45-54266
55-64171
65-74114
75-8492
85+19
Dwelling types in Whyalla Jenkins
Dwelling types, Whyalla Jenkins SA (ABS Census 2021)
House688
Townhouse27
Apartment34
Other0
Households by weekly income in Whyalla Jenkins
Households by weekly income, Whyalla Jenkins SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65093
$650-1,499168
$1,500-2,999247
$3,000+188
Top ancestries in Whyalla Jenkins
Top ancestries, Whyalla Jenkins SA (ABS Census 2021)
English815
Australian811
Scottish258
Irish150
Other132
German105
Housing tenure in Whyalla Jenkins
Housing tenure, Whyalla Jenkins SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned146
Mortgage288
Rented310
Other3
Cars per household in Whyalla Jenkins
Cars per household, Whyalla Jenkins SA (ABS Census 2021)
026
1249
2306
3100
4+63
Commute to work in Whyalla Jenkins
Commute to work, Whyalla Jenkins SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car800
Train0
Bus32
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home27
Top countries of birth in Whyalla Jenkins
Top countries of birth, Whyalla Jenkins SA (ABS Census 2021)
England110
Scotland79
India31
Philippines28
South Africa24
Zimbabwe24
Languages used at home in Whyalla Jenkins
Languages used at home, Whyalla Jenkins SA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi15
Mandarin13
Afrikaans11
Filipino11
Australian Indigenous10
Tagalog10

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

7,005 bird observations recorded near Whyalla Jenkins — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Whyalla Jenkins

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.