Australian Demographic Profile
Whyalla, SA 5600
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~3,540
Median age
47
Median income
Mid-high
$800-$999/wk
Top profile
Retired
24%
Profile composition (top three)
- Retired and semi-retired24%
- Trades and technical workers21%
- Established partnered households17%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~3,540
- Sex split
- F 48% / M 52%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 20%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)16%
- Young adults (15-24)10%
- Early career (25-39)16%
- Mid career (40-59)29%
- Senior (60+)28%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Whyalla: Mid-high ($800-$999/wk).
- No / not stated29%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)21%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)28%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)19%
- Very high ($3k+)3.6%
Top occupations
- Professionals20%
- Technicians and Trades Workers18%
- Machinery Operators and Drivers15%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to SA and Australia
| Whyalla | SA avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 20% | 20% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →