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Whyalla Norrie SA 5608

4,100 addresses · 140 streets

Grey Electorate › Whyalla LGA › Whyalla Norrie · 233 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Whyalla Norrie is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 6,288 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,071 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 55% of households own their home and 44% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,288Population
39Median age
$1,071Median household income / wk
$180Median rent / wk
2.1Avg 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 Norrie itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Whyalla Airport, 4.1 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 1.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Whyalla Norrie

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

Tree cover measures, Whyalla Norrie SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20212.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 54.2%

Population by age in Whyalla Norrie
Population by age, Whyalla Norrie SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4355
5-14827
15-19356
20-24404
25-34825
35-44703
45-54867
55-64855
65-74569
75-84419
85+113
Dwelling types in Whyalla Norrie
Dwelling types, Whyalla Norrie SA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,167
Townhouse1,488
Apartment58
Other3
Households by weekly income in Whyalla Norrie
Households by weekly income, Whyalla Norrie SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650714
$650-1,499916
$1,500-2,999639
$3,000+238
Top ancestries in Whyalla Norrie
Top ancestries, Whyalla Norrie SA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,640
Australian2,478
Scottish650
German455
Ancestry NS438
Irish403
Housing tenure in Whyalla Norrie
Housing tenure, Whyalla Norrie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned641
Mortgage830
Rented1,188
Other23
Cars per household in Whyalla Norrie
Cars per household, Whyalla Norrie SA (ABS Census 2021)
0370
11,083
2790
3295
4+120
Commute to work in Whyalla Norrie
Commute to work, Whyalla Norrie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,852
Train0
Bus57
Tram/ferry0
Walked57
Bicycle25
Home42
Top countries of birth in Whyalla Norrie
Top countries of birth, Whyalla Norrie SA (ABS Census 2021)
England371
Philippines174
Scotland99
India71
New Zealand46
Germany39
Languages used at home in Whyalla Norrie
Languages used at home, Whyalla Norrie SA (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog79
Filipino62
Tamil37
Punjabi28
Greek26
Afrikaans23

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,192 bird observations recorded near Whyalla Norrie — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Whyalla Norrie

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.