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What's going on in Whyalla

Population 21,154 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#8 of 165 in South Australia

for % of dwellings with no motor vehicle (12.1%)

Rank 2

#15 of 165 in South Australia

for % of households renting (39.6%)

Rank 3

#15 of 165 in South Australia

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (5.5%)

The three dimensions where Whyalla picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,188 / week
#132 of 165 in South Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
41 years
#100 of 165 in South Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
39.6%
#15 of 165 in South Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
7.7%
#18 of 165 in South Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.70
#143 of 165 in South Australia

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

Whyalla's sharpest rank is for % of dwellings with no motor vehicle. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #254 · one rank above Lilyfield - Rozelle New South Wales ↓ #256 · one rank below Far West New South Wales

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.