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SA · Whyalla Council
Whyalla Jenkins, 5609
Est. population · Jun 2025
2,078
Growth (1 yr)
-0.7%
Growth (5 yr)
-1.3%
Median age
33
Median income
$1,970/wk
Employment rate
69.4%
Languages at home
9.8%non-English
Most common: Punjabi, Hindi, Afrikaans
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- Green suburb
- Excellent transport
- National parks
- High desirability
Suburb profile
In Whyalla Council, Whyalla Jenkins keeps a rural calm, a smaller community with room to breathe and a strong local rhythm. A younger crowd gives the area energy, with plenty of young families in the mix. The town centre holds its own, with enough local flavour to make staying close to home appealing.
Green space punches above what many regional towns offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. A car helps for most daily errands, though buses still link the suburb further afield. Property prices are middling for the area: fair relative to what is nearby.
Local crime has been trending higher of late. Steady development is bringing new homes and gradual renewal to parts of the suburb.
The overall desirability read is below average, pulled by softer schools and education, plus local dining and lifestyle amenities compared with similar regional towns, though community and employment remain brighter spots. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.
At a glance
Whyalla Jenkins snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$450/wk
Houses $450 · Units $300
Population (ERP)
2,078
-0.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.9%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#36
among Country & regional · Established
Safety
52nd
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
3rd
percentile in SA
Advantage (IRSAD)
6/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
2nd
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
- Desirability score
- 29.7/100 — Below average
- National rank
- 5647th in Australia
- State rank
- 566th in SA
- Peer rank
- #36 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #170 among Country & regional suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- Flats / units (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $300
- Houses (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $450
- All types (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- $450
- Rental bonds lodged (01/01/26 to 31/03/26)
- 20
Median weekly rent from SA Housing Authority rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Median house sale prices cover metropolitan Adelaide and selected fringe councils (19 LGAs, including Adelaide Hills and Gawler), not all of regional South Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- SA rent report & metro median house sales — Government of South Australia · 1 January - 31 March 2026 · Updated · Quarterly; metro-fringe sales only
Population
Estimated resident population
2,078(June 2025)
-0.7% annual · -1.3% over 5 years · 3th percentile in SA
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- -0.7%
- 5-year growth
- -1.3%
- Change in 1 year
- -14
- Change in 5 years
- -27
- Growth rank in SA
- 3th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~2,050), extrapolated at -0.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 1,961
- Median age
- 33
- Median household income / week
- $1,970
- Dwelling vacancy
- 8.9%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 73 of 823
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,580
- Employment rate
- 69.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 688 / 27 / 34
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (2024–25)
- 72
- Against the person
- 20
- Against property
- 52
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 34.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 98 residents
- State safety percentile
- 51.6th (lower crime is better)
- Family & domestic abuse offences
- 21
- Increase (daily rate)
- +18.4%
Most common offence types
- Other Property Damage And Environmental21
- Sct - Residence9
- Serious Assault Not Resulting In Injury13
- Theft From Motor Vehicle6
- Theft/Illegal Use Of Mv4
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- SAPOL reported crime statistics — South Australia Police — OpenData · 2023-24 → 2024-25; 2024-25 · Updated · Financial-year releases
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Median school ICSEA
- 756
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 2th
School list
- Whyalla Stuart Primary School R-6Primary · Government · ICSEA 756 · 2th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 79 students · Top SEA quarter 0% · 1.6 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- School ICSEA (ACARA) — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Public transport
5 public transport stops in this suburb
- Stop 31 Jenkins Ave / Fitzgerald Ave - West side
- Stop 36 Parfitt St / Reine Cres - South side
- Stop 37 Risby Ave - North side
- Stop 38 Risby Ave / Jenkins Ave - North side
- Stop 39 Jenkins Ave / Jerram Cl - West side
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- Adelaide Metro GTFS stops — Department for Infrastructure and Transport (SA) · current · Updated
Amenities
16 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
3 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 4 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 8/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 2.04
Sport & outdoors(8)
- Harrison Close ReservePark
- Ocean Eyre ParkPark
- Parfitt St ReservePark
- Park
- Coolibah Court ReservePlayground
- Ocean Eyre PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground
- Coolibah Court ReserveSports field
Transport(5)
5 bus stops
Other(3)
- Bbq
- Parking
- BBQ ShelterShelter
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 4
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Whyalla Hospital and Health Services (6.5 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Public Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & GP Plus clinics (SA) — SA Health · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 76
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 36.6
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 30° / 17°
- Rainfall
- 69 mm · ~9 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 24° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 89 mm · ~11 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 16° / 7°
- Rainfall
- 148 mm · ~18 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 23° / 11°
- Rainfall
- 136 mm · ~17 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Planning & development
Development applications from PlanSA register and EPA licensed activities.
2026· 25 proposals
July 2026
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Front Portico and Garage UMR22 WARNES AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Front Portico and Garage UMR6 WARNES AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Front Portico and Garage UMR16 WARNES AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Front Portico and Garage UMR8 WARNES AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with front portico and garage UMR13 GALE ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with front portico and garage UMR1 GALE ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with front portico and garage UMR4 GALE ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with front portico and garage UMR9 GALE ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Front Porch & Garage UMR1 WARNES AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Front Portico & Garage UMR11 WARNES AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Front Portico & Garage UMR13 WARNES AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Front Portico & Garage UMR15 WARNES AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling with Front Portico & Garage UMR24 WARNES AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Domestic Colorbond gable roof shed (12.2m x 7m x 3mh) and side verandah (15m x 1.5m x 2.8mh)11 MIDDLEBACK DR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Stratco Frontier for Entertaining38 CUSTANCE AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
June 2026
- Colorbond gable-roof domestic shed (11.05m x 9.2m x 3m wall height) and Colorbond gable-roof rear verandah (18m x 6.2m x 3m post height)19 FAIRCLOUGH CR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
May 2026
- Single storey detached dwelling with front portico and garage7 MCINNESS ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Verandah18 MIDDLEBACK DR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
April 2026
- Inground Swimming Pool & associated safety barrier14 COOLIBAH CT WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Domestic Colorbond gable roof shed (12.2mx 9.15m x 3.5mh), Colorbond flat roof carport (6m x 9.15m x 3.2h), swimming pool with safety fence and gate, Ancillary accommodation (entertainment area) including porch and pump room.6 LAMBERT CT WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Colorbond flat roof side carport (41sqm x 2.6mh)21 JENSEN AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Inground Swimming Pool & associated safety barrier12 BUSCH ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- install an attached veranda along the rear of the homeUNIT 24 11 HOLDS CT WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Colorbond gable roof carport with roller door and facade (67.6sqm x 2.4 h)4 CUSTANCE AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
March 2026
- Colorbond rear gable verandah75 ROBINSON ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
2025· 25 proposals
December 2025
- Colorbond Domestic Garage with open bays10 -12 CUSTANCE AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
November 2025
- verandah18 STARKE CIR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Colorbond flat-roof carport (15.1m x 7m x 2.5mh)15 HANNEMANN DR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Colorbond domestic gable-roof shed (6m x 12m x 3.5mh)80 RISBY AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
October 2025
- Convert existing garage umr into bedroom & office11 FAIRCLOUGH CR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
September 2025
- Single storey dwelling with front portico, garage, rear & side verandahs and a rear shed (outbuilding)4 FAIRCLOUGH CR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
- Single storey detached dwelling with garage, front porch and rear patio26 CUSTANCE AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
August 2025
- Verandah10 STARKE CIR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Outbuilding (shipping container)10 COOLIBAH CT WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Domestic gable shed 9.2m x 18.4m x 3.6mh9 LAMBERT CT WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Extension to existing dwelling comprising family room and amenity21 FITZGERALD AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
June 2025
- Build freestanding carport next to existing shed.9 MIDDLEBACK DR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- We wish to install a 10x4.4 meter pool with a 3x6m pergola at one end of the pool next to or current house24 FAIRCLOUGH CR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Domestic Colorbond gable-roof garage (6.1m x 6.2m x 2.7mh) with Colorbond flat-roof verandah (2m x 4m x 2.6mh)38 PARFITT ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling with front verandah, rear alfresco area and attached garage5 LAMBERT CT WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling2 TUMMEL CIR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Domestic Colorbond shed (18.339m x 5.339m x 2.4mh) with 3x open bays50 HANNEMANN DR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling72 RISBY AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Detached dwelling with front portico and garage under main roof28 CUSTANCE AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
May 2025
- Colorbond gable-roof rear verandah (12.65m x 3.82m x 2.7mh)6 CUSTANCE AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
April 2025
- Colorbond side verandah (17m x 3.6m x 2.4m high)14 FITZGERALD AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Detached single-storey dwelling with garage, rear alfresco area, rear patio and front porch.4 COOLIBAH CT WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
March 2025
- Single storey detached dwelling including front portico and garage16 GALE ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling including front portico and garage21 GALE ST WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
January 2025
- Single Storey Detached Dwelling for the purposes of Supported Accommodation69 CUSTANCE AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Under Assessment
2024· 4 proposals
December 2024
- Extension of carport portion of existing garage with carport, and enclose south side wall.18 FAIRCLOUGH CR WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Ancillary accommodation and Colorbond domestic shed comprising gym room (14.2m x 6.2m x 3m high)6 HOMESTEAD CT WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
September 2024
- Single storey detached dwelling with garage and front portico.3 CUSTANCE AV WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
- Single storey detached dwelling with rear alfresco area, garage and front portico.6 LAMBERT CT WHYALLA JENKINS SA 5609Decision Made
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PlanSA development applications & EPA licences — Government of South Australia — PlanSA · 2026 · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid against all current SA Planning risk layers (high, medium, general, urban interface, regional, outback). Safer places from CFS designated locations.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Bushfire & hazard overlays (SA) — Government of South Australia · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Grey
- Member of Parliament
- Tom VENNING (Liberal)
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 128,707
- Turnout (2025)
- 89.4%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +5.4 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 54.6%Labor 45.4%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 46.9 km away).
Coalition 29.7%Labor 70.3%
24.9 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +10.1 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Whyalla Norrie SouthLabor 72.5% · Coalition 27.5% TPP (2025)2.6 km away
- Whyalla Stuart WestLabor 69.4% · Coalition 30.6% TPP (2025)2.7 km away
- Whyalla Norrie NorthLabor 73.1% · Coalition 26.9% TPP (2025)3.6 km away
- Whyalla Norrie EastLabor 65.9% · Coalition 34.1% TPP (2025)3.9 km away
- Whyalla Central WestLabor 68.2% · Coalition 31.8% TPP (2025)5.7 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 6/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
More in Whyalla Council
Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Comparable suburbs
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of South Australia.