Whyalla Norrie SA 5608
Whyalla Norrie sits 386 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 4 hours 15 minutes by car. Census data records 6,288 residents with a median age of 39 and a median household income of $55,692 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the bottom 20% nationally. Population fell 4.8% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $180 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $953. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 7 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Whyalla Norrie a good suburb?
Whyalla Norrie scores a D (33/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
7 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 84/100 · 386.1 km · 256 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $290K
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 94/100 · Flood 54/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 39 · 6,288 residents
Liveability Rating
33 / 100 · Ranked #429 in SAEach bar is Whyalla Norrie's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
33 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataWhyalla Norrie's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $290,000, roughly 16% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$289,500
Based on 198 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 38 days — median across 104 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 17 sales $260K
- 3 bed 150 sales $278K
- 4 bed 25 sales $431K
- 5 bed 6 sales $468K
Land
$75,000
Based on only 9 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Typically sold in 41 days — median across 5 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Whyalla Norrie are currently listed at around $354,000 on average. Based on 58 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$354K
58 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$233K
4 units listed in the last 6 months — typical time on market 3 days.
62 of the suburb's 2,726 dwellings (2.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Whyalla Norrie rent for around $350 a week on average, based on 53 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$350/wk
53 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$250/wk
6 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
59 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,219 rented homes (4.8%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $330/wk
- 40 bonds
- +60% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025169 Affordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 18% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5608.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$350/week ($18,000 a year) on a $354,000 median
$250/week ($13,000 a year) on a $233,000 median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Whyalla Norrie safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Whyalla Norrie sits in the high band, with 1,160 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 12% on the prior year.
1,160 offences
12.4% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202510 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 1 of them fatal
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
Seven schools serve Whyalla Norrie, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Fisk Street Primary School leads the pack.
- • 1,958 students across 7 schools (avg 280)
- • Sectors: 6 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 833-1006, median 890 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Whyalla Secondary College (1,004 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Whyalla Norrie is very walkable on foot — at 84/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Whyalla Norrie.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 44.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 48.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 16.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 16.1 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Whyalla Norrie.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 3%
- Premises covered
- 3,737
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Whyalla: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 17 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Whyalla Norrie is home to about 6,300 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $56,000 a year, with unemployment at 9.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,288
Median Age
39
Median Household Income
$55,692/yr
Census Median Rent
$180/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$953/mo
Avg Household Size
2.1
Median Personal Income
$30,992/yr
Unemployment Rate
9.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
15.4%
Total Dwellings
2,726
Owner-Occupier Rate
55.3%
Houses
42.8%
Rental Stress
16.8%
Mortgage Stress
20.5%
Work From Home
2.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
476 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 26 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,188 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 76.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.5%
- Employment Rate
- 49.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 28.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
122 residents (1.9%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
4.1% of residents (246) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (165).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,933 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (14 of 2,515).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,104 a year through Whyalla based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 61%
- Parks and recreation 14%
- Industrial 11%
- Commercial 8%
- Infrastructure and transport 6%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Whyalla
In the year to August 2026, 18 new dwellings were approved across Whyalla. That mix is 16 houses and 2 units.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 19.1 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5.
From the Whyalla, Schulz Reserve monitoring station, 0.8 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Whyalla Aero, 3.4 kmDry climate — very hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 3.7 km
- Annual rainfall
- 259 mm
- 44 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 29.7°C
- 30 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.9°C
- 4 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
5 facilities within 5 km- 0.9 km
- 2.4 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Benzene
- 3.6 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Ammonia (total) · Total Nitrogen · Total Phosphorus
- 4.0 kmOther Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 4.7 kmIron Smelting and Steel ManufacturingTop reported: Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen
EV adoption
In postcode 5608, 12 of 9,196 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.5% (232 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5608, 2,774 rooftop-solar systems totalling 15.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,595 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 76 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tom Venning Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tom Venning | 45.4% | 54.6% | +5.4 |
| 2022 | Rowan Ramsey | 39.9% | 60.1% | -3.2 |
| 2019 | Rowan Ramsey | 36.7% | 63.3% | +5.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Eddie Hughes Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eddie Hughes ALP | 58.5% |
| 2022 | Eddie Hughes ALP | 71.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Whyalla Norrie?
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Whyalla Norrie
Is Whyalla Norrie a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Whyalla Norrie is high (94/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Whyalla Norrie?
Whyalla Norrie has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (54/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Whyalla Norrie a good place to live?
Whyalla Norrie has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (33/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Whyalla Norrie?
Whyalla Norrie, SA had a population of 6,288 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Whyalla Norrie, SA?
The postcode for Whyalla Norrie, SA is 5608.
How far is Whyalla Norrie from Adelaide?
Whyalla Norrie is 386 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 256 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Whyalla Norrie?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Whyalla Norrie was $55,692 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Whyalla Norrie?
The median advertised rent in Whyalla Norrie is $350 a week for houses (53 listings) and $250 a week for units (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Whyalla Norrie?
The median age of residents in Whyalla Norrie was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Whyalla Norrie?
There are 7 schools inside the Whyalla Norrie boundary: 1 above, 2 at, and 3 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Whyalla Norrie walkable?
Whyalla Norrie scores 84/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Whyalla Norrie?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Whyalla Norrie, Whyalla Aero (3.4 km away), summer days average 29.7°C, winter nights 5.9°C, 259 mm of rain a year over 44 rainy days, and 30 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Whyalla Norrie?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Whyalla Norrie belong to?
Whyalla Norrie sits within the Whyalla local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Whyalla Norrie?
The average residential rates bill through Whyalla is $2,104 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Whyalla Norrie?
Across Whyalla, 18 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Whyalla Norrie in?
Whyalla Norrie sits within the federal Division of Grey, currently held by Tom Venning (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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