Whyalla

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA48540
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,160
Male 46.7%
Female 53.3%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 408
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 558
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $900
Median monthly mortgage repayments $997
Median weekly rent (a) $170

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 1,160 5.5 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 1,093 5.1 40,592 2.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 24 0.1 994 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 44 0.2 967 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 18,793 88.5 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 1,287 6.1 69,646 3.9 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 23 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 142 12.2 4,544 10.7 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 273 23.5 9,367 22.0 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 199 17.2 7,764 18.2 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 167 14.4 6,352 14.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 114 9.8 4,550 10.7 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 118 10.2 4,300 10.1 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 84 7.2 3,285 7.7 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 67 5.8 2,392 5.6 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 104 13.9 5,912 20.6 127,525 23.3
Separated 37 4.9 1,285 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 60 8.0 1,972 6.9 37,473 6.8
Widowed 18 2.4 893 3.1 16,329 3.0
Never married 526 70.1 18,590 64.9 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 98 14.5 5,057 20.0 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 120 17.7 4,050 16.0 81,295 16.6
Not married 467 68.9 16,185 64.0 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 63 13.4 1,578 9.3 25,485 8.0
Primary 196 41.7 7,015 41.2 120,864 37.9
Secondary 106 22.6 3,965 23.3 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 24 5.1 902 5.3 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 22 4.7 1,086 6.4 21,149 6.6
Other 11 2.3 372 2.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 48 10.2 2,104 12.4 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 30 4.0 1,886 6.6 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 31 4.1 1,508 5.3 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 24 3.2 1,192 4.2 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 101 13.5 4,341 15.2 84,821 15.5
Year 12 112 14.9 4,118 14.4 82,998 15.2
Year 11 118 15.7 3,641 12.7 43,335 7.9
Year 10 138 18.4 4,888 17.1 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 8 1.1 72 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 103 13.7 3,786 13.2 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 12 1.6 637 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 8 1.1 274 1.0 5,242 1.0
Not stated 61 8.1 2,290 8.0 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pitjantjatjara 13 1.1 2,211 5.2 3,399 0.4
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 10 0.9 345 0.8 4,197 0.5
Adnymathanha 7 0.6 236 0.6 254 0.0
Arrernte, nfd 5 0.4 43 0.1 1,414 0.2
Kukatha 5 0.4 75 0.2 89 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 53 4.6 4,305 10.1 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 1,050 90.5 35,095 82.5 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 1,035 89.2 37,097 87.2 695,359 85.6
Australian 394 34.0 13,750 32.3 277,467 34.1
English 229 19.7 7,433 17.5 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 56 4.8 1,372 3.2 57,353 7.1
Irish 25 2.2 1,451 3.4 31,853 3.9

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 349 46.5 14,560 50.8 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 374 49.9 13,242 46.2 234,314 42.8
Not stated 26 3.5 852 3.0 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 147 42.1 6,603 45.4 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 110 31.5 4,540 31.2 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 15 4.3 1,143 7.9 28,075 9.5
Total employed 276 79.1 12,285 84.4 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 74 21.2 2,274 15.6 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Machinery Operators and Drivers 51 18.5 1,030 8.4 23,291 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 49 17.8 2,360 19.2 45,221 17.4
Professionals 40 14.5 1,867 15.2 36,013 13.9
Labourers 37 13.4 1,813 14.8 37,003 14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 27 9.8 1,405 11.4 35,333 13.6
Managers 26 9.4 939 7.6 21,218 8.2
Sales Workers 24 8.7 904 7.4 22,365 8.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 19 6.9 1,507 12.3 30,731 11.8

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Smelting and Steel Manufacturing 20 7.2 28 0.2 453 0.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 18 6.5 432 3.5 8,816 3.4
Aged Care Residential Services 18 6.5 290 2.4 5,245 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 15 5.4 291 2.4 7,371 2.8
Other Social Assistance Services 15 5.4 503 4.1 10,154 3.9

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 448 N/A 487 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,042 N/A 1,340 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 900 N/A 1,282 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 373 49.7 16,682 58.2 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 197 26.3 8,266 28.9 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 102 13.6 4,114 14.4 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 55 7.3 3,062 10.7 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 83 7.2 2,770 6.5 50,807 6.3
Asthma 184 15.9 5,965 14.0 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 14 1.2 603 1.4 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 9 0.8 218 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 100 8.6 3,001 7.1 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 38 3.3 1,611 3.8 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 15 1.3 497 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 29 2.5 951 2.2 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 151 13.0 6,156 14.5 107,776 13.3
Stroke 17 1.5 363 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 98 8.4 4,048 9.5 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 661 57.0 23,215 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 85 7.3 3,717 8.7 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 692 59.7 24,914 58.5 493,110 60.7
One condition 235 20.3 8,929 21.0 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 87 7.5 3,072 7.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 59 5.1 1,935 4.5 32,701 4.0
Not stated 85 7.3 3,717 8.7 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 31 5.6 1,586 8.2 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 N/A 1.7 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $170 N/A $250 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $997 N/A $1,365 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 86 15.4 3,099 16.0 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 122 21.9 5,207 26.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 180 32.3 5,260 27.1 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 16 2.9 433 2.2 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 78 0.4 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 254 1.3 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 7 1.3 435 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 23 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 146 26.2 4,596 23.7 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 212 38.0 15,034 77.5 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 326 58.4 3,234 16.7 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 18 3.2 988 5.1 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 81 0.4 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Whyalla % Whyalla South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 36 6.5 2,243 11.6 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 124 22.2 5,236 27.0 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 376 67.4 11,085 57.2 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 5 0.9 319 1.6 5,582 1.6
Not stated 16 2.9 504 2.6 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.