Whyalla vs Whyalla Barson

Whyalla and Whyalla Barson are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Whyalla is a more populated hub where the walkability score is 7.6 (very walkable) and 99.9% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Whyalla Barson is largely non-residential and car-dependent, with a walkability score of 0.6 and only 3.2% of homes near public transport. Whyalla also has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, with 86 people compared to none in Whyalla Barson.

These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011 in terms of their basic geography, as both have almost identical terrain slopes. They also share a similar school environment, with about the same number of schools within 3 km and nearly identical school advantage scores. While Whyalla provides far more public transport stops and amenity types, both areas rely primarily on government schools for their students.