City profile · Australia · Oceania
Whyalla
City population
20,880
#67
in Australia
#5
in South Australia
#24,477
worldwide
-33.033, 137.565 · 1,092 km from Canberra
About Whyalla
Whyalla is a city in South Australia, Australia with a population of 20,880. It is the 67th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, and the 24,477th largest worldwide. It lies 1,092 km from Canberra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 6
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Australia/Adelaide
Coordinates
-33.033, 137.565
Record updated
2026-06-25
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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