Whyalla (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA48540
People 21,828
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 40
Families 5,605
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 11,295
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $988
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,235
Median weekly rent $177
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 10,920 50.0 825,997 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 10,910 50.0 850,652 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,032 4.7 34,184 2.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 21,828 people in Whyalla (C). Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.7% of the population.

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Age Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 40 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,347 6.2 97,072 5.8 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,423 6.5 100,466 6.0 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,428 6.5 95,461 5.7 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,345 6.2 100,686 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,309 6.0 107,986 6.4 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,393 6.4 107,361 6.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,364 6.3 110,751 6.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,130 5.2 102,818 6.1 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,448 6.6 106,650 6.4 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,586 7.3 113,619 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,630 7.5 113,272 6.8 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,502 6.9 111,896 6.7 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,191 5.5 102,028 6.1 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,103 5.1 96,286 5.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 939 4.3 72,563 4.3 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 795 3.6 53,885 3.2 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 461 2.1 39,374 2.3 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 429 2.0 44,479 2.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Whyalla (C) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 7,497 42.5 659,638 47.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 693 3.9 44,199 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,647 9.3 127,916 9.2 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,177 6.7 83,281 6.0 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,618 37.5 468,621 33.9 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Whyalla (C) aged 15 years and over, 42.5% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 6,477 42.1 582,236 47.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,977 12.8 126,020 10.3 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 6,938 45.1 520,539 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Whyalla (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 286 4.5 20,292 4.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,496 23.3 94,526 19.5 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 434 6.8 26,196 5.4 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 148 2.3 22,589 4.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 851 13.3 52,721 10.9 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 376 5.9 19,484 4.0 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 20 0.3 21,053 4.3 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 498 7.8 31,394 6.5 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 368 5.7 78,780 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 120 1.9 11,501 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,819 28.4 106,438 21.9 1,707,023 23.7

In Whyalla (C) 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.4% were in primary school, 19.3% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,517 8.6 256,510 18.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 965 5.5 115,102 8.3 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 557 3.2 42,793 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 3,381 19.2 188,790 13.6 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,337 13.2 214,813 15.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,231 12.6 128,782 9.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,271 12.9 138,607 10.0 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 24 0.1 1,077 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 174 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,724 9.8 119,572 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 67 0.4 11,000 0.8 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,177 12.3 129,257 9.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Whyalla (C), 13.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 9,011 30.9 560,374 25.0 7,298,243 23.3
English 9,005 30.8 639,350 28.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 2,392 8.2 140,424 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 1,683 5.8 134,437 6.0 2,388,058 7.6
German 1,497 5.1 129,923 5.8 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Whyalla (C) were Australian 30.9%, English 30.8%, Scottish 8.2%, Irish 5.8% and German 5.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Whyalla (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 16,093 73.8 1,192,546 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,568 7.2 97,392 5.8 907,570 3.9
Scotland 519 2.4 11,991 0.7 119,417 0.5
Philippines 300 1.4 12,465 0.7 232,386 1.0
South Africa 178 0.8 6,610 0.4 162,449 0.7
Germany 145 0.7 10,119 0.6 102,595 0.4

In Whyalla (C), 73.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.2%, Scotland 2.4%, Philippines 1.4%, South Africa 0.8% and Germany 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,424 24.8 513,545 30.6 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,420 6.5 109,094 6.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,147 5.3 79,405 4.7 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 12,037 55.1 869,207 51.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Whyalla (C), 55.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 13,301 60.9 954,233 56.9 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,420 11.1 144,172 8.6 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 938 4.3 25,390 1.5 276,038 1.2
Philippines 319 1.5 13,782 0.8 270,177 1.2
Germany 266 1.2 17,505 1.0 170,571 0.7

In Whyalla (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.9%, England 11.1%, Scotland 4.3%, Philippines 1.5% and Germany 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 13,583 62.2 985,020 58.7 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,468 11.3 140,701 8.4 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 911 4.2 23,476 1.4 245,915 1.1
Philippines 364 1.7 16,929 1.0 325,049 1.4
Germany 259 1.2 17,624 1.1 169,618 0.7

In Whyalla (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.2%, England 11.3%, Scotland 4.2%, Philippines 1.7% and Germany 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 8,445 38.6 594,313 35.4 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 4,251 19.5 301,034 18.0 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,290 10.5 167,658 10.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 2,141 9.8 150,215 9.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,397 6.4 118,229 7.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Whyalla (C) were No Religion, so described 38.6%, Catholic 19.5%, Anglican 10.5%, Not stated 9.8% and Uniting Church 6.4%. In Whyalla (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 142 0.7 2,362 0.1 43,741 0.2
Tagalog 120 0.6 5,486 0.3 111,273 0.5
Greek 107 0.5 22,993 1.4 237,588 1.0
Filipino 100 0.5 3,861 0.2 71,220 0.3
Italian 98 0.4 29,106 1.7 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 18,963 87.0 1,311,533 78.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 755 8.0 117,512 17.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Whyalla (C) 87.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.7%, Tagalog 0.6%, Greek 0.5%, Filipino 0.5% and Italian 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,981 52.5 435,110 53.9 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,797 29.5 270,409 33.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 531 5.6 40,582 5.0 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,177 12.4 60,488 7.5 787,452 6.9

There were 9,486 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Whyalla (C). Of these 52.5% were employed full time, 29.5% were employed part-time and 12.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 975 11.7 95,282 12.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 867 10.4 77,283 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 957 11.5 97,844 13.1 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,664 20.0 153,550 20.6 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,313 39.9 281,566 37.7 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Whyalla (C), 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,488 17.9 100,142 13.4 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,241 15.0 45,515 6.1 670,106 6.3
Professionals 1,217 14.7 151,091 20.3 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 979 11.8 89,625 12.0 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 946 11.4 82,850 11.1 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 815 9.8 99,540 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 783 9.4 71,761 9.6 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 630 7.6 94,075 12.6 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Whyalla (C) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.0%, Professionals 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Labourers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.4% and Managers 7.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing 1,012 12.3 2,000 0.3 22,048 0.2
Iron Ore Mining 600 7.3 1,201 0.2 33,163 0.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 346 4.2 30,463 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 317 3.9 21,632 2.9 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 279 3.4 16,651 2.2 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Whyalla (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing 12.3%, Iron Ore Mining 7.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9% and Primary Education 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 497 -- 600 -- 662 --
Family 1,388 -- 1,510 -- 1,734 --
Household 988 -- 1,206 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Whyalla (C) was $497.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,566 67.2 492,357 66.0 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 547 6.6 34,003 4.6 489,922 4.6
Walked only 303 3.7 20,697 2.8 370,427 3.5
Bus 216 2.6 29,592 4.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 105 1.3 32,679 4.4 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 311 3.7 53,457 7.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,241 75.2 539,409 72.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Whyalla (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.2%, Car, as passenger 6.6%, Walked only 3.7%, Bus 2.6% and Worked at home 1.3%. On the day, 3.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 11,820 67.0 982,036 71.0 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,946 28.0 380,737 27.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,145 12.2 168,496 12.2 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,585 20.3 295,670 21.4 3,620,726 19.0

In Whyalla (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.0% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,109 17.6 299,651 21.7 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,539 25.7 379,617 27.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,264 12.8 174,791 12.6 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,906 10.8 127,972 9.2 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Whyalla (C), 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 2,268 40.5 178,588 40.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,076 37.1 184,733 41.6 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,194 21.3 73,128 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 64 1.1 7,282 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Whyalla (C), 37.1% were couple families with children, 40.5% were couple families without children and 21.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.7 -- 19.4 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.3 -- 80.6 -- 81.8

In Whyalla (C), 20.7% of single parents were male and 79.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 747 17.2 67,049 18.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 138 3.2 16,589 4.6 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 880 20.2 83,567 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 642 14.8 47,483 13.1 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 281 6.5 23,992 6.6 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,141 26.2 84,108 23.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 244 5.6 18,943 5.2 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 277 6.4 21,592 5.9 311,381 6.2

In Whyalla (C), of couple families with children, 17.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 20.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 8,774 82.2 638,782 87.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,897 17.8 92,242 12.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Whyalla (C), 82.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,900 55.8 496,799 77.8 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,423 39.0 94,510 14.8 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 387 4.4 42,003 6.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 29 0.3 3,016 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Whyalla (C), 55.8% were separate houses, 39.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 25 0.3 1,611 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 197 2.2 21,505 3.4 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,296 14.8 118,792 18.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 5,364 61.1 333,035 52.1 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,637 18.7 150,400 23.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 253 2.9 13,455 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Whyalla (C), of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 14.8% had 2 bedrooms and 61.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,196 25.0 205,531 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,889 32.9 225,670 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,397 38.7 182,180 28.5 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 30 0.3 9,847 1.5 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 265 3.0 15,566 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Whyalla (C), 25.0% were owned outright, 32.9% were owned with a mortgage and 38.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 5,551 63.2 436,817 68.4 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,003 34.2 179,119 28.0 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 224 2.6 22,855 3.6 354,917 4.3

In Whyalla (C), of all households, 63.2% were family households, 34.2% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.4 -- 23.8 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.1 -- 10.7 -- 16.4

In Whyalla (C), 32.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 177 -- 260 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.2 -- 89.8 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.8 -- 10.2 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,235 -- 1,491 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.6 -- 93.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.4 -- 6.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,114 12.7 47,848 7.5 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,273 37.3 228,940 35.8 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,691 30.7 229,930 36.0 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,299 14.8 112,047 17.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 395 4.5 20,017 3.1 285,197 3.4

In Whyalla (C), 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,223 25.4 108,737 17.0 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 6,277 71.6 515,114 80.6 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 267 3.0 14,941 2.3 221,494 2.7

In Whyalla (C), 71.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male 486 47.0 16,891 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 549 53.0 17,292 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Whyalla (C), 47.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.0% were female. The median age was 21 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 750 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

In Whyalla (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $750.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Whyalla (C) % Whyalla (C) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,213 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Whyalla (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,213.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.