The quick read on
SA 5609 · Whyalla
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Whyalla Jenkins, South Australia
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Whyalla Jenkins SA
Based on 58 sales in the preceding 12 months
$439,000
Up 9.8% over 12 months
Based on 56 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$425 per week
Up 6.3% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Whyalla Jenkins, SA is currently $439,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Whyalla Jenkins has a 12-month growth rate of 9.8% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $415,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $450,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $600,000 in Whyalla Jenkins.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Whyalla Jenkins is $425 per week. The median house rent has increased 6.3% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Whyalla Jenkins is $310,000. Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $389,000 in Whyalla Jenkins.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Whyalla Jenkins is 2,070 offences per 100,000 residents — 32% below the Rest of SA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Whyalla Jenkins.
Overall crime rate
2,070
offences per 100,000 residents
32% belowRest of SA
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Whyalla Jenkins SA 5609 is in South Australia, within Rest of SA.
1,961 people call Whyalla Jenkins home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,970 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
2.6% of workers in Whyalla Jenkins worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of SA.
5.6% of Whyalla Jenkins residents were born in England.
54.7% of people in Whyalla Jenkins described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Whyalla Jenkins SA 5609.
22.7% of Whyalla Jenkins's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
562 family households lived in Whyalla Jenkins; 48.2% were couple families and 13.9% were one-parent families.
45.0% of local families included children under 15. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Whyalla Jenkins had 1,961 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
20.2% were 55 or older. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 91.7% of occupied private dwellings in Whyalla Jenkins.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 4.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
19.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
38.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
41.7% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Whyalla Jenkins had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 23.8% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of SA average.
Two-person households represented 33.2%, while 25.8% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
2.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
72.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of SA average.
3.1% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
3.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of SA average.
One-car households formed 33.4% of the total.
63.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
56.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 43.1% reported a different address.
21.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about twice the Rest of SA rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
87.3% of residents used only English at home.
9.5% used a language other than English at home.
0.7% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
21.1% of Whyalla Jenkins's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 78.9% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
1.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 41.6% of ancestry responses in Whyalla Jenkins.
Australian ancestry made up 41.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
21.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Managers accounted for 8.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.1% of workers, and education and training employed 14.0%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 72.0%, compared with 54.1% across Rest of SA.
46.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.7%, compared with 4.8% across Rest of SA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
61.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.5% reported asthma, 7.5% arthritis and 5.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
21.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of SA average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 50.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,970 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,580.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $265 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 2.6% in Whyalla Jenkins, compared with 8.9% across Rest of SA.
Outright ownership was 19.6% locally and 41.6% across Rest of SA. That is about half the Rest of SA rate.
Renting accounted for 41.7% in Whyalla Jenkins, against 26.0% across Rest of SA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $439,000, while units and apartments sit at $310,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 562 local families, and 22.7% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $600,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Open a free street report for local prices, rents and recorded sale history.
Compare nearby suburb prices, rents and five-year market trends.
Keep exploring
Use the finders to compare places and properties, or open the full report when you need the street, risk, schools and growth research.
Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.
Aerial view