Whyalla, South Australia
city in South Australia
Whyalla is a city on the Eyre Peninsula, on the shore of Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
| Whyalla South Australia | |||||||||
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.jpg) View of the city from Hummock Hill | |||||||||
  Whyalla | |||||||||
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| 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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Its main industries are associated with the iron ore mines. Whyalla acted as the port for the export of iron ore.
To get the renewal of the mining lease, BHP had to build a blast furnace to smelt the ore into pig iron. This led to the establishment of steel making, and ship building industries, which were very active during the period 1960–1980.
The viability of these industries so far from markets declined. This led to the closure of many operations and a decline in the local population. At its peak, during the mid-1980s, about 35,000 people lived there.
References change
- ↑ 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.
