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Finniss vs Hurtle Vale
State Electorate comparison ≈ 41 km apart · Finniss profile · Hurtle Vale profile
Finniss Hurtle Vale
Finniss and Hurtle Vale are two South Australian areas with similar populations but very different characters. Finniss is much older, with a typical resident aged 59 and 40% of the population aged 65 or over. It is also more likely to have homes owned outright, at 48.5%. In contrast, Hurtle Vale is more focused on families, with 17.3% of people being children under 15 and a typical age of 42. Hurtle Vale is far more connected, scoring as somewhat walkable compared to the mostly car-dependent Finniss, and it has many more people working or looking for work (58.8% compared to 41.8% in Finniss).
Both areas share a nearly identical share of people born overseas at 19% and a similar proportion of renters. These similarities stand out even as other gaps have grown; for example, the difference in typical age has widened from 2 years in 2011 to 17 years today. While Hurtle Vale has far more public transport options and nearby schools, both areas have a similar number of schools within 3 km and nearly the same number of total school enrolments.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 32,854
- First area, 2016: 34,638
- First area, 2021: 34,008
- Second area, 2011: 33,961
- Second area, 2016: 38,117
- Second area, 2021: 34,938
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 59 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Finniss: 2.0% males, 2.7% females; 85+ in Hurtle Vale: 0.9% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Finniss: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 80–84 in Hurtle Vale: 1.1% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Finniss: 4.3% males, 4.2% females; 75–79 in Hurtle Vale: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 70–74 in Finniss: 5.4% males, 6.0% females; 70–74 in Hurtle Vale: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Finniss: 4.6% males, 5.6% females; 65–69 in Hurtle Vale: 2.8% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Finniss: 4.0% males, 4.6% females; 60–64 in Hurtle Vale: 2.9% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Finniss: 3.1% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Hurtle Vale: 3.1% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Finniss: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Hurtle Vale: 3.2% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Finniss: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 45–49 in Hurtle Vale: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Finniss: 2.0% males, 2.3% females; 40–44 in Hurtle Vale: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Finniss: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 35–39 in Hurtle Vale: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Finniss: 1.7% males, 1.9% females; 30–34 in Hurtle Vale: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Finniss: 1.4% males, 1.5% females; 25–29 in Hurtle Vale: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Finniss: 1.5% males, 1.4% females; 20–24 in Hurtle Vale: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Finniss: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 15–19 in Hurtle Vale: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Finniss: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 10–14 in Hurtle Vale: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Finniss: 2.2% males, 2.1% females; 5–9 in Hurtle Vale: 3.1% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Finniss: 1.7% males, 1.6% females; 0–4 in Hurtle Vale: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $516
- First area, 2016: $662
- First area, 2021: $558
- Second area, 2011: $591
- Second area, 2016: $592
- Second area, 2021: $684
- First area, 2011: $929
- First area, 2016: $1,416
- First area, 2021: $1,010
- Second area, 2011: $1,212
- Second area, 2016: $1,165
- Second area, 2021: $1,371
- First area, 2011: $1,190
- First area, 2016: $1,689
- First area, 2021: $1,282
- Second area, 2011: $1,453
- Second area, 2016: $1,399
- Second area, 2021: $1,718
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $155
- First area, 2016: $320
- First area, 2021: $280
- Second area, 2011: $260
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,582
- Second area, 2016: $1,517
- Second area, 2021: $1,384
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Finniss vs Hurtle Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40014/finniss/vs/SED40023/hurtle-vale