| Whyalla South Australia | |||||||||
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.jpg) View of the city from Hummock Hill | |||||||||
  Whyalla | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°02′0″S 137°34′0″E / 33.03333°S 137.56667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 20,880 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Established | 1920 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5600[2] | ||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||
| Location | 395 km (245 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Whyalla | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Giles[3] | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[4] | ||||||||
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Whyalla /waɪˈælə/ is a city in South Australia. It was founded as "Hummocks Hill", and was known by that name until 1916.[5][6] It is the fourth most populous city in the Australian state of South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Gawler and along with Port Pirie and Port Augusta is one of the three towns to make up the Iron Triangle. As of June 2018, Whyalla had an urban population of 21,742,[7] having declined at an average annual rate of -0.75% year-over-year over the preceding five years.[7] It is a seaport located on the east coast of the Eyre Peninsula and is known as the "Steel City" due to its integrated steelworks and shipbuilding heritage. The port of Whyalla has been exporting iron ore since 1903.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whyalla (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ Whyalla Postcode Australia Post
- ^ "District of Giles Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Federal electoral division of Grey, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Clashing place names". Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1923). 8 November 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2017 – via Trove.
- ^ "Clashing place names". Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929). 8 November 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2017 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
