Whyalla
SA 5600 · Whyalla
3,609 (2021) → 3,573 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Whyalla is a suburb in Whyalla, SA 5600, about 231km from Adelaide CBD. Recent property sales in Whyalla are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is right by the coast. Whyalla has an overall score of 25/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 28/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.54%), Scotland (2.3%), South Africa (1.61%), India (1.36%), New Zealand (0.83%)
Top languages: Afrikaans (0.83%), Italian (0.67%), Greek (0.44%), Bengali (0.39%), Spanish (0.39%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for SA. Median weekly rents:
Source: Land Services SA + SA Housing Authority · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: SA Police / OCSAR (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 921 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Whyalla Town Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 991
- Memorial Oval Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 939
- Samaritan College - St Teresa's CampusCombined · Catholic
Nearby (within 10km)
- Nicolson Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 900
- Whyalla Special Education CentreCombined · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 914
- Samaritan CollegeCombined · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 997
- Hincks Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 840
- Sunrise Christian School WhyallaCombined · Independent · 3.5kmICSEA 1016
- Long Street Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 911
- Whyalla Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 4kmICSEA 926
- Samaritan College - Our Lady Help of Christians CampusCombined · Catholic · 4.5km
- Fisk Street Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.5kmICSEA 900
- Whyalla Stuart Primary School R-6Primary · Government · 5.9kmICSEA 797
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Whyalla
Is Whyalla safe?
Whyalla has a residential safety score of 28/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 6,983 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Whyalla from Adelaide CBD?
Whyalla is about 230.6 km from Adelaide CBD.
What schools are in Whyalla?
Whyalla has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 965 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Whyalla?
Whyalla has a transport score of 0/100.