Demographics
According to the 2006 Census the population of the Whyalla census area was 21,122 people, making it the second largest urban area in the state outside of Adelaide. Approximately 50.6% of the population were male, 73% are Australian born, over 86.3% of residents are Australian citizens and 3.6% were Indigenous.
The most popular industries for employment were Metal Manufacturing (17.9%), School Education (5.8%) and Health (4.8%), while the unemployment rate is approx. 5.6%. The median weekly household income is A$744 or more per week, compared with $924 in Adelaide. 19.7% of the population identify themselves as Catholic, while a higher 29.8% identify with no religion at all.
2007 population estimates have Whyalla's population at 22,612 people, an increase of 7% on the previous year. This constitutes the city's largest growth since 1974-75.
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