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False Bay vs Whyalla Playford

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.9 km apart · False Bay profile · Whyalla Playford profile

False Bay Whyalla Playford

Whyalla Playford and False Bay are neighbouring areas with very different levels of activity. Whyalla Playford is a residential hub where most people have easy access to essentials, with 97.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 99.4% near public transport. In contrast, False Bay is largely non-residential and sparsely populated, with no homes within walking distance of schools, groceries or health services. Whyalla Playford is very walkable, while False Bay is mostly car-dependent.

Both areas are almost identical in their access to green space, with nearly 100% of homes in each area within a 15-minute walk of a park. Beyond this, they differ in almost every other way. Whyalla Playford has a far larger number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with 67 residents compared to none in False Bay.

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Where they differ most

Population: 2,540 larger in Whyalla Playford

Demographics & Identity

Population in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +2,540 larger in Whyalla Playford gap steady
0 0th pct 2,540 81st pct
Median age in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 44 yrs 46th pct
First Nations in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 2.6% 57th pct
Aged 65+ in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 20.7% 59th pct
Under 15 in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 16.5% 45th pct
De facto in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 14.8% 70th pct

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 15.8% 67th pct

Language

Other language in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 5.7% 63rd pct
Limited English in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 0.4% 68th pct

Religion

No religion in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 50.2% 79th pct

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 45.3% 51st pct
Bachelor+ in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 13.3% 45th pct
Schools/1k kids in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 2.39 34th pct
Schools ≤3 km in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +10 more in Whyalla Playford
0 0th pct 10 79th pct
Avg size in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 336 52nd pct
ICSEA in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 933 19th pct

Income

Personal income in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— $771 54th pct
Household income in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— $1,429 43rd pct
Family income in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— $1,961 55th pct
High earners in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 11.0% 65th pct
High-income homes in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 16.4% 52nd pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 33.0% 70th pct
Mental health in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 8.2% 51st pct
Needs assistance in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 6.0% 66th pct

Community Participation

Volunteering in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 20.2% 60th pct
Unpaid carers in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 14.1% 64th pct
Unpaid child care in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 26.8% 58th pct
Defence service in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 2.0% 41st pct
Housework 15h+ in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 23.5% 46th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +67 larger in Whyalla Playford
0 0th pct 67 81st pct
Median age in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 28 yrs 57th pct
Year 12 in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 32.6% 32nd pct
Unemployment in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 19.4% 84th pct
Median income in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— $560 41st pct
Household income in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— $1,208 27th pct
Indigenous language in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 7.5% 68th pct

Family & Households

Household size in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 2.2 24th pct
One-parent in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 11.9% 57th pct
Living alone in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 31.8% 76th pct

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— $200 25th pct
Mortgage in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— $1,280 28th pct
People / bedroom in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 0.70 14th pct
Renting in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 22.6% 66th pct
Owned outright in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 38.6% 42nd pct
Separate houses in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 85.9% 26th pct
3+ bedrooms in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 79.7% 51st pct

Transport & Vehicles

No car in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 5.5% 76th pct
Work from home in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 2.1% 5th pct
PT commute in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 1.9% 78th pct
PT stops in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +38 more in Whyalla Playford
0 0th pct 38 87th pct
Stops/1k in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 14.96 90th pct
Departures/1k in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 871.3 85th pct
PT routes in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +4 more in Whyalla Playford
0 0th pct 4 82nd pct
Stop walk in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 3 21st pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 29.9% 46th pct
Recent arrivals in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 9.7% 63rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 4.6% 64th pct
Participation in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 61.1% 51st pct
Full-time in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 63.4% 74th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 6,496 76th pct
Assault/100k in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 1,417 77th pct
Burglary/100k in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 1,496 88th pct
Theft/100k in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 1,299 58th pct
Vehicle theft/100k in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 512 87th pct
Property damage/100k in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 1,575 81st pct
5-yr change in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— -21.4% 34th pct

Walkability

Walk score in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +4.5 higher in Whyalla Playford
2.5 69th pct 7.0 93rd pct
Types ≤15 min in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +5.1 more in Whyalla Playford
2.0 66th pct 7.1 95th pct
15-min city in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +91.8 pts higher in Whyalla Playford
0.0% 0th pct 91.8% 95th pct
Walk to shops in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +66.8 pts higher in Whyalla Playford
0.0% 0th pct 66.8% 84th pct
Walk to transit in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +99.4 pts higher in Whyalla Playford
0.0% 0th pct 99.4% 98th pct
Walk to school in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +97.2 pts higher in Whyalla Playford
0.0% 0th pct 97.2% 98th pct
Walk to a park in False Bayin Whyalla Playford even
100.0% 100th pct 99.8% 94th pct
Walk to health in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +63.7 pts higher in Whyalla Playford
0.0% 0th pct 63.7% 88th pct
Amenities/1k in False Bayin Whyalla Playford
— 24.4 67th pct
Intersections/km² in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +139 higher in Whyalla Playford
0 35th pct 140 88th pct
Mean slope in False Bayin Whyalla Playford +1.0 pts higher in False Bay
4.2% 32nd pct 3.3% 17th pct

Compare False Bay with nearby areas

Whyalla Barson Whyalla Whyalla Playford Whyalla Norrie Whyalla Stuart Port Bonython Mullaquana Whyalla Jenkins

Compare Whyalla Playford with nearby areas

Whyalla Whyalla Norrie Mullaquana Whyalla Stuart Whyalla Barson Whyalla Jenkins False Bay Douglas Point

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). False Bay vs Whyalla Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40430/false-bay/vs/SAL41589/whyalla-playford