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Northern Areas vs Whyalla

Name: Northern Areas vs Whyalla — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 104 km apart · Northern Areas profile · Whyalla profile

Northern Areas Whyalla

Whyalla and Northern Areas are two different types of South Australian hubs. Whyalla is more urban and diverse, with 17.9% of people born overseas and 53.4% claiming no religion. It has a higher rental rate of 39.5% and more a variety of housing, with townhouses making up 38.9% of homes. In contrast, Northern Areas is more rural and older; the typical resident is 49, and a massive 96.8% of homes are separate houses. It is also a place where people are much more likely to own their home outright (49.3%) and volunteer (34.5%).

Since 2011, the gaps between these two areas have mostly stayed the same, though some are widening. The difference in the number of people renting and the share of separate houses has grown over the last decade. Despite these trends, the two areas share some striking similarities. They have an identical share of children under 15 (17.9%) and very similar typical weekly personal incomes, with both sitting around $640.

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Where they differ most

Population: 16,685 larger in Whyalla Separate houses: 40.8 pts higher in Northern Areas Owned outright: 22.5 pts higher in Northern Areas Renting: 22.2 pts higher in Whyalla Volunteering: 20.0 pts higher in Northern Areas

Demographics & Identity

Population in Northern Areas in Whyalla +16,685 larger in Whyalla gap steady

4,559 32nd pct 21,244 60th pct

Median age in Northern Areas in Whyalla +8 yrs older in Northern Areas gap steady

49 yrs 82nd pct 41 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

28.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +0.3 pts 27.9%

26.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.5 pts 18.9%

19.1% Young adults (25–44) +4.8 pts ▸ 23.8%

17.9% Children (0–14) even 17.9%

8.7% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

51.3% Married ◂ +11.5 pts 39.7%

27.6% Never married +12.3 pts ▸ 39.9%

9.3% Divorced +0.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.8% Widowed ◂ +1.2 pts 6.7%

4.0% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Northern Areas Whyalla

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

86.7% Australia ◂ +11.3 pts 75.4%

2.7% England +3.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

0.1% Philippines +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.2% India +0.7 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% New Zealand even 0.7%

0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

46.3% Australian ◂ +7.1 pts 39.2%

42.8% English ◂ +1.1 pts 41.7%

9.0% Scottish +1.9 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.5% German ◂ +3.4 pts 7.0%

10.1% Irish ◂ +2.8 pts 7.3%

1.2% Italian +1.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.2% Filipino +1.8 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.1% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.3% Greek +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Indian +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Chinese even 0.5%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

91.9% English only ◂ +4.8 pts 87.0%

0.0% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.0% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.1% No religion +12.2 pts ▸ 53.4%

49.4% Christianity ◂ +13.8 pts 35.7%

8.5% Not stated even 8.5%

0.2% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Islam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Northern Areas in Whyalla +4 more in Whyalla

7 39th pct 11 54th pct

Schools/1k kids in Northern Areas in Whyalla +5.67 more in Northern Areas

8.57 83rd pct 2.90 38th pct

Students in Northern Areas in Whyalla +2,722 more in Whyalla

720 32nd pct 3,442 59th pct

Avg size in Northern Areas in Whyalla +210 larger in Whyalla

103 22nd pct 313 62nd pct

ICSEA in Northern Areas in Whyalla +67 higher in Northern Areas

996 65th pct 929 26th pct

Highest year of school

40.2% Year 12 ◂ +1.4 pts 38.8%

22.5% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 23.5%

18.0% Year 10 +0.4 pts ▸ 18.4%

12.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.8 pts 10.6%

Highest qualification level

39.6% Certificate III / IV +5.0 pts ▸ 44.6%

17.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.1 pts 13.9%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.6 pts 10.8%

3.5% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.6% Postgraduate degree +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

3.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 1.9%

Field of qualification

17.8% Engineering & related +7.8 pts ▸ 25.5%

12.8% Health ◂ +3.0 pts 9.8%

10.0% Management & commerce +2.1 pts ▸ 12.1%

10.1% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.4% Education ◂ +3.2 pts 7.2%

9.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +8.3 pts 1.1%

4.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.8% Architecture & building ◂ +1.1 pts 3.7%

1.6% Creative arts ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

0.4% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Northern Areas in Whyalla even gap narrowing

$640 25th pct $641 25th pct

Household income in Northern Areas in Whyalla +$41 higher in Whyalla gap narrowing

$1,147 19th pct $1,188 23rd pct

Family income in Northern Areas in Whyalla +$170 higher in Whyalla gap narrowing

$1,506 24th pct $1,676 40th pct

Household income distribution

35.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.7 pts 29.7%

22.3% Under $650 +2.9 pts ▸ 25.2%

24.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 24.4%

5.6% $3,000–$3,999 +2.0 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.8% $4,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

Personal income distribution

46.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.7 pts 46.2%

31.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 26.4%

12.6% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 16.6%

2.2% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.7% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 12.2%

9.8% Asthma +1.4 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.4% Mental health +0.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.5% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.4% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

5.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 5.1%

3.7% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

2.7% Lung condition +0.5 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

1.2% Stroke even 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.9% None ◂ +1.3 pts 55.6%

22.6% One condition ◂ +0.8 pts 21.8%

8.2% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 8.1%

4.6% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Northern Areas in Whyalla +1,025 larger in Whyalla

135 23rd pct 1,160 66th pct

Median age in Northern Areas in Whyalla +3 yrs older in Northern Areas

26 yrs 57th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Northern Areas in Whyalla +$2 higher in Northern Areas

$450 20th pct $448 20th pct

Household income in Northern Areas in Whyalla +$50 higher in Whyalla

$850 7th pct $900 9th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Northern Areas in Whyalla even gap narrowing

2.2 14th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

50.9% Couples with children ◂ +2.7 pts 48.2%

37.7% Couples without children ◂ +7.4 pts 30.3%

10.6% One-parent families +9.6 pts ▸ 20.2%

0.8% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

40.1% 2 people ◂ +5.9 pts 34.2%

32.7% 1 person +3.6 pts ▸ 36.4%

10.2% 3 people +2.7 pts ▸ 13.0%

8.4% 4 people +2.1 pts ▸ 10.6%

6.2% 5 people ◂ +1.9 pts 4.3%

2.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Northern Areas in Whyalla +$12 higher in Northern Areas gap narrowing

$192 26th pct $180 23rd pct

Mortgage in Northern Areas in Whyalla +$277 higher in Whyalla gap narrowing

$806 12th pct $1,083 29th pct

People / bedroom in Northern Areas in Whyalla even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

49.3% Owned outright ◂ +22.5 pts 26.7%

17.3% Rented +22.2 pts ▸ 39.5%

28.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.9 pts ▸ 30.9%

4.1% Other tenure ◂ +3.2 pts 0.9%

1.5% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

96.8% Separate house ◂ +40.8 pts 56.0%

2.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +36.2 pts ▸ 38.9%

0.0% Flat or apartment +4.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.6% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

50.2% 3 bedrooms +11.3 pts ▸ 61.5%

23.6% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.3 pts 16.2%

16.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.4 pts 14.7%

4.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 3.2%

3.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.1 pts 2.2%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

47.5% Under $200 +10.1 pts ▸ 57.7%

45.1% $200–$349 ◂ +11.4 pts 33.7%

0.0% $350–$549 +4.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

58.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +18.0 pts 40.0%

28.6% $1,000–$1,799 +10.7 pts ▸ 39.3%

6.4% $1,800–$2,999 +6.8 pts ▸ 13.2%

1.9% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Northern Areas in Whyalla +176 more in Whyalla

17 44th pct 193 72nd pct

Stops/1k in Northern Areas in Whyalla +5.36 more in Whyalla

3.73 55th pct 9.08 96th pct

Departures/1k in Northern Areas in Whyalla +613.7 more in Whyalla

7.9 29th pct 621.6 74th pct

PT routes in Northern Areas in Whyalla +7 more in Whyalla

4 43rd pct 11 58th pct

How people get to work

61.6% Car (driver) +6.8 pts ▸ 68.4%

14.4% Worked at home ◂ +12.5 pts 1.9%

6.2% Walked ◂ +3.4 pts 2.8%

3.3% Car (passenger) +2.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

0.3% Bus +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.2% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

29.9% 1 vehicle +8.7 pts ▸ 38.6%

37.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.4 pts 31.6%

16.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.3 pts 11.4%

3.6% No vehicle +8.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

12.3% 4 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

26.2% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +25.8 pts 0.3%

6.2% Manufacturing +9.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.3% Health care & social assistance +2.0 pts ▸ 15.3%

8.5% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

8.6% Education & training +0.5 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.7% Construction +1.9 pts ▸ 8.6%

2.4% Mining +5.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.1% Accommodation & food +3.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.0% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.7% Administrative & support +2.5 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.8% Other services ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%

3.6% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Occupations people work in

27.0% Managers ◂ +18.5 pts 8.5%

13.3% Technicians & trades +4.1 pts ▸ 17.4%

7.8% Machinery operators & drivers +7.4 pts ▸ 15.2%

13.8% Professionals +0.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

9.9% Community & personal service +3.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.5% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

8.8% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.3% Sales workers +2.3 pts ▸ 8.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Northern Areas in Whyalla +4 higher in Northern Areas

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Northern Areas in Whyalla +5 higher in Northern Areas

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Northern Areas in Whyalla +4 higher in Northern Areas

5 43rd pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Northern Areas in Whyalla +5 higher in Northern Areas

6 57th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Northern Areas in Whyalla +80 higher in Northern Areas

948 46th pct 868 12th pct

ERP in Northern Areas in Whyalla +17,032 higher in Whyalla

4,688 31st pct 21,720 59th pct

Growth in Northern Areas in Whyalla +1.7 pts higher in Northern Areas

0.6% 19th pct -1.1% 9th pct

Businesses in Northern Areas in Whyalla +6 higher in Whyalla

682 36th pct 688 36th pct

Approvals in Northern Areas in Whyalla +19 higher in Whyalla

11 29th pct 30 42nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Northern Areas in Whyalla +244 higher in Northern Areas

505 33rd pct 262 9th pct

Max temp in Northern Areas in Whyalla +2.3 higher in Whyalla

22.4 31st pct 24.7 56th pct

Min temp in Northern Areas in Whyalla +2.9 higher in Whyalla

8.6 13th pct 11.5 56th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Northern Areas in Whyalla +3.5 higher in Whyalla

3.0 30th pct 6.5 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Northern Areas in Whyalla +3.2 more in Whyalla

3.4 32nd pct 6.6 87th pct

15-min city in Northern Areas in Whyalla +45.0 pts higher in Whyalla

39.8% 35th pct 84.8% 86th pct

Walk to shops in Northern Areas in Whyalla +35.3 pts higher in Whyalla

40.0% 36th pct 75.4% 81st pct

Walk to transit in Northern Areas in Whyalla +57.0 pts higher in Whyalla

36.2% 44th pct 93.2% 84th pct

Walk to school in Northern Areas in Whyalla +50.1 pts higher in Whyalla

38.0% 24th pct 88.2% 86th pct

Walk to a park in Northern Areas in Whyalla +41.8 pts higher in Whyalla

50.1% 21st pct 91.9% 77th pct

Walk to health in Northern Areas in Whyalla +41.0 pts higher in Whyalla

30.4% 35th pct 71.3% 86th pct

Amenities/1k in Northern Areas in Whyalla +12.5 more in Northern Areas

31.6 74th pct 19.1 50th pct

Intersections/km² in Northern Areas in Whyalla +3 higher in Whyalla

1 44th pct 3 61st pct

Mean slope in Northern Areas in Whyalla +1.2 pts higher in Northern Areas

4.0% 38th pct 2.8% 12th pct

Compare Northern Areas with nearby areas

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Compare Whyalla with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Northern Areas vs Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA45120/northern-areas/vs/LGA48540/whyalla