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Whyalla vs Port Lincoln

Indigenous Area comparison ≈ 258 km apart · Whyalla profile · Port Lincoln profile

Whyalla Port Lincoln

Whyalla and Port Lincoln are two distinct South Australian hubs located about 258 km apart. Whyalla is far more accessible by foot, with 70.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 28.0% in Port Lincoln. This gap extends to health services, which are within a 15-minute walk for 66.5% of Whyalla homes, while only 29.8% of Port Lincoln homes share that access. Overall, Whyalla is very walkable, whereas Port Lincoln is only somewhat walkable.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to the share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. Beyond this similarity, the two places differ in their landscapes and social data; Port Lincoln has a well higher mean terrain slope of 6.6% compared to 3.0% in Whyalla. First Nations unemployment is well higher in Whyalla at 22.0%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure.

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First Nations

First Nations people in Whyallain Port Lincoln +234 larger in Whyalla
1,180 54th pct 946 44th pct
Median age in Whyallain Port Lincoln +1 yrs older in Whyalla
23 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 14th pct
Year 12 in Whyallain Port Lincoln +2.4 pts higher in Port Lincoln
28.5% 37th pct 31.0% 45th pct
Unemployment in Whyallain Port Lincoln +5.6 pts higher in Whyalla
22.0% 84th pct 16.3% 72nd pct
Median income in Whyallain Port Lincoln +$44 higher in Port Lincoln
$447 26th pct $491 36th pct
Household income in Whyallain Port Lincoln +$172 higher in Port Lincoln
$898 8th pct $1,070 19th pct
Indigenous language in Whyallain Port Lincoln +2.4 pts higher in Port Lincoln
7.7% 57th pct 10.1% 66th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Whyallain Port Lincoln +2.0 higher in Whyalla
6.2 83rd pct 4.2 60th pct
Types ≤15 min in Whyallain Port Lincoln +1.8 more in Whyalla
6.3 85th pct 4.4 61st pct
15-min city in Whyallain Port Lincoln +32.9 pts higher in Whyalla
81.3% 83rd pct 48.4% 52nd pct
Walk to shops in Whyallain Port Lincoln +42.2 pts higher in Whyalla
70.2% 75th pct 28.0% 20th pct
Walk to transit in Whyallain Port Lincoln +18.2 pts higher in Whyalla
89.0% 80th pct 70.8% 66th pct
Walk to school in Whyallain Port Lincoln +20.4 pts higher in Whyalla
82.2% 77th pct 61.8% 56th pct
Walk to a park in Whyallain Port Lincoln +1.5 pts higher in Port Lincoln
89.0% 67th pct 90.4% 69th pct
Walk to health in Whyallain Port Lincoln +36.7 pts higher in Whyalla
66.5% 80th pct 29.8% 33rd pct
Intersections/km² in Whyallain Port Lincoln +41 higher in Port Lincoln
0 22nd pct 41 74th pct
Mean slope in Whyallain Port Lincoln +3.6 pts higher in Port Lincoln
3.0% 16th pct 6.6% 78th pct

Compare Whyalla with nearby areas

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

Compare Port Lincoln with nearby areas

Fleurieu - Kangaroo Island Yorke Peninsula Whyalla Charles Sturt Holdfast Bay - West Torrens Marion Wakefield - Clare and Gilbert Valleys Port Adelaide - Enfield

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Whyalla vs Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE402006/whyalla/vs/IARE403003/port-lincoln