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Flinders vs Whyalla

Indigenous Area comparison ≈ 159 km apart · Flinders profile · Whyalla profile

Flinders Whyalla

Flinders and Whyalla are two large regions in South Australia with very different layouts. Whyalla is very walkable, with 81.3% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, while only 33.3% of homes in Flinders have the same access. This gap is seen across the board, with Whyalla having far more homes within a short walk of schools (82.2% compared to 40.9%), health services (66.5% versus 26.5%), and groceries (70.2% versus 31.7%).

Daily life for First Nations people shares many similarities in both places. Typical household incomes are nearly the same at $947 in Flinders and $898 in Whyalla, and Year 12 completion is almost identical at around 28%. However, the First Nations unemployment rate is well higher in Whyalla at 22.0%, compared to 16.2% in Flinders.

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First Nations

First Nations people in Flindersin Whyalla +298 larger in Flinders
1,478 62nd pct 1,180 54th pct
Median age in Flindersin Whyalla +1 yrs older in Whyalla
22 yrs 14th pct 23 yrs 29th pct
Year 12 in Flindersin Whyalla +0.4 pts higher in Whyalla
28.2% 36th pct 28.5% 37th pct
Unemployment in Flindersin Whyalla +5.8 pts higher in Whyalla
16.2% 72nd pct 22.0% 84th pct
Median income in Flindersin Whyalla +$2 higher in Whyalla
$445 25th pct $447 26th pct
Household income in Flindersin Whyalla +$49 higher in Flinders
$947 11th pct $898 8th pct
Indigenous language in Flindersin Whyalla +0.5 pts higher in Whyalla
7.2% 54th pct 7.7% 57th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Flindersin Whyalla +3.2 higher in Whyalla
3.0 31st pct 6.2 83rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Flindersin Whyalla +3.2 more in Whyalla
3.1 28th pct 6.3 85th pct
15-min city in Flindersin Whyalla +48.0 pts higher in Whyalla
33.3% 29th pct 81.3% 83rd pct
Walk to shops in Flindersin Whyalla +38.5 pts higher in Whyalla
31.7% 24th pct 70.2% 75th pct
Walk to transit in Flindersin Whyalla +45.1 pts higher in Whyalla
43.9% 50th pct 89.0% 80th pct
Walk to school in Flindersin Whyalla +41.3 pts higher in Whyalla
40.9% 25th pct 82.2% 77th pct
Walk to a park in Flindersin Whyalla +33.6 pts higher in Whyalla
55.4% 25th pct 89.0% 67th pct
Walk to health in Flindersin Whyalla +40.0 pts higher in Whyalla
26.5% 26th pct 66.5% 80th pct
Intersections/km² in Flindersin Whyalla even
0 31st pct 0 22nd pct
Mean slope in Flindersin Whyalla +0.8 pts higher in Flinders
3.8% 35th pct 3.0% 16th pct

Compare Flinders with nearby areas

Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys Port Augusta Barossa Gawler Playford Loxton - Waikerie - Mid Murray Yorke Peninsula Whyalla

Compare Whyalla with nearby areas

Port Augusta Flinders Yorke Peninsula Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys Port Lincoln Playford Gawler Barossa

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Flinders vs Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE402004/flinders/vs/IARE402006/whyalla