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Finniss vs Mount Gambier

State Electorate comparison ≈ 323 km apart · Finniss profile · Mount Gambier profile

Finniss Mount Gambier

Mount Gambier and Finniss are both South Australian areas with similar populations, but they differ sharply in age and accessibility. Finniss is far older, with a typical resident aged 59 and 40% of the population aged 65 or over, compared to a typical age of 42 and 20.8% of seniors in Mount Gambier. Mount Gambier is much more walkable, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (59.8% versus 34.6%) and schools (56% versus 28.6%). It also has a more active workforce, with 59% of adults working or looking for work, compared to 41.8% in Finniss.

Since 2011, the two areas have moved in opposite directions, with the age gap widening to 17 years and the difference in typical household income growing to $307. Despite these shifts, they remain alike in some ways, such as having roughly the same share of people who do not have a religion (around 50% to 51%) and very similar proportions of people living alone. Both areas also have very low rates of public transport use for commuting, at just 0.3%.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 17 yrs older in Finniss Aged 65+: 19.2 pts higher in Finniss Participation: 17.2 pts higher in Mount Gambier Owned outright: 15.6 pts higher in Finniss Recent arrivals: 8.4 pts higher in Mount Gambier

Demographics & Identity

Population in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1,512 larger in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
34,008 14th pct 35,520 15th pct
Median age in Finnissin Mount Gambier +17 yrs older in Finniss gap widening
59 yrs 100th pct 42 yrs 71st pct
First Nations in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1.2 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
1.7% 39th pct 2.8% 58th pct
Aged 65+ in Finnissin Mount Gambier +19.2 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
40.0% 100th pct 20.8% 75th pct
Under 15 in Finnissin Mount Gambier +5.5 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
12.4% 8th pct 17.9% 49th pct
De facto in Finnissin Mount Gambier +2.0 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
10.5% 27th pct 12.5% 58th pct

Age structure

40.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +19.2 pts 20.8%
25.8% Older adults (45–64) +0.5 pts ▸ 26.4%
14.8% Young adults (25–44) +8.7 pts ▸ 23.5%
12.4% Children (0–14) +5.5 pts ▸ 17.9%
7.1% Youth (15–24) +4.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

Marital status

52.9% Married ◂ +6.9 pts 46.0%
23.2% Never married +11.1 pts ▸ 34.4%
12.2% Divorced ◂ +2.6 pts 9.6%
8.1% Widowed ◂ +1.8 pts 6.3%
3.5% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Finniss Mount Gambier

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Finnissin Mount Gambier +8.5 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
19.0% 37th pct 10.5% 11th pct

Country of birth

76.0% Australia +7.2 pts ▸ 83.2%
10.7% England ◂ +8.3 pts 2.4%
1.0% New Zealand even 0.9%
0.4% Philippines +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% China even 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

51.9% English ◂ +11.9 pts 40.0%
37.0% Australian +4.3 pts ▸ 41.3%
11.4% Scottish ◂ +1.0 pts 10.4%
9.3% Irish ◂ +0.8 pts 8.5%
8.7% German ◂ +0.8 pts 7.9%
1.9% Italian +1.2 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.1% Dutch +0.5 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.5% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.5% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.5% Greek even 0.5%
0.2% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Other language in Finnissin Mount Gambier +2.4 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
3.1% 1st pct 5.5% 19th pct
Limited English in Finnissin Mount Gambier +0.9 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
0.2% 0th pct 1.1% 37th pct

Language used at home

92.6% English only ◂ +5.9 pts 86.7%
0.2% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Mandarin +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Greek even 0.2%
0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Finnissin Mount Gambier +0.9 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
50.2% 88th pct 51.0% 90th pct

Religious affiliation

50.2% No religion +0.9 pts ▸ 51.0%
41.3% Christianity ◂ +3.5 pts 37.8%
7.1% Not stated +2.3 pts ▸ 9.4%
0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.2% Hinduism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Finnissin Mount Gambier +3.1 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
41.9% 18th pct 38.9% 13th pct
Bachelor+ in Finnissin Mount Gambier +3.9 pts higher in Finniss gap steady
15.3% 29th pct 11.4% 12th pct
Schools/1k kids in Finnissin Mount Gambier +0.93 more in Mount Gambier
1.90 50th pct 2.83 75th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Finnissin Mount Gambier +10 more in Mount Gambier
8 10th pct 18 43rd pct
Students in Finnissin Mount Gambier +2,379 more in Mount Gambier
3,889 11th pct 6,268 24th pct
Avg size in Finnissin Mount Gambier +138 larger in Finniss
486 51st pct 348 26th pct
ICSEA in Finnissin Mount Gambier +22 higher in Finniss
1,004 40th pct 982 28th pct

Highest year of school

41.9% Year 12 ◂ +3.1 pts 38.9%
20.8% Year 11 +0.8 pts ▸ 21.6%
21.2% Year 10 ◂ +1.8 pts 19.4%
10.2% Year 9 or below +2.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

Highest qualification level

35.2% Certificate III / IV +6.5 pts ▸ 41.7%
18.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.1 pts 16.1%
17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.6 pts 12.5%
4.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 2.9%
3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 2.8%
2.5% Certificate I / II +0.7 pts ▸ 3.3%

Field of qualification

15.3% Engineering & related +0.7 pts ▸ 16.0%
14.7% Management & commerce +0.6 pts ▸ 15.3%
13.2% Society & culture ◂ +1.5 pts 11.7%
12.9% Health ◂ +2.2 pts 10.7%
10.3% Education ◂ +1.4 pts 8.9%
5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.9 pts ▸ 6.4%
5.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.1 pts 5.3%
3.5% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 1.7%
2.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 1.2%
0.9% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Income

Personal income in Finnissin Mount Gambier +$167 higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
$558 4th pct $725 29th pct
Household income in Finnissin Mount Gambier +$307 higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
$1,010 0th pct $1,317 14th pct
Family income in Finnissin Mount Gambier +$486 higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
$1,282 0th pct $1,768 24th pct
High earners in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1.3 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap steady
5.1% 9th pct 6.4% 18th pct
High-income homes in Finnissin Mount Gambier +4.5 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
7.4% 0th pct 11.9% 13th pct

Household income distribution

41.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.9 pts 31.4%
20.2% $1,500–$2,999 +9.0 pts ▸ 29.2%
24.1% Under $650 ◂ +3.4 pts 20.7%
3.9% $3,000–$3,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 7.0%
3.5% $4,000 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 4.9%

Personal income distribution

54.5% Under $650 ◂ +13.6 pts 40.9%
29.2% $650–$1,499 +5.1 pts ▸ 34.3%
8.8% $1,500–$2,999 +4.3 pts ▸ 13.1%
1.8% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Finnissin Mount Gambier +9.9 pts higher in Finniss
41.9% 100th pct 32.0% 75th pct
Mental health in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1.7 pts higher in Finniss
11.6% 87th pct 9.9% 65th pct
Needs assistance in Finnissin Mount Gambier +2.6 pts higher in Finniss gap steady
9.2% 98th pct 6.6% 71st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

16.9% Arthritis ◂ +6.9 pts 9.9%
11.6% Mental health ◂ +1.7 pts 9.9%
10.8% Other condition ◂ +2.7 pts 8.2%
9.4% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 9.7%
8.3% Heart disease ◂ +3.2 pts 5.1%
7.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.4 pts 6.1%
5.7% Cancer ◂ +2.6 pts 3.1%
3.4% Lung condition ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%
1.8% Stroke ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%
1.5% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.7% None +5.7 pts ▸ 57.4%
25.1% One condition ◂ +4.3 pts 20.8%
10.8% Two conditions ◂ +3.8 pts 7.1%
5.9% Three or more ◂ +1.8 pts 4.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Finnissin Mount Gambier +4.9 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
22.2% 94th pct 17.3% 76th pct
Unpaid carers in Finnissin Mount Gambier +2.6 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
15.4% 100th pct 12.8% 65th pct
Unpaid child care in Finnissin Mount Gambier +6.0 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
20.4% 12th pct 26.4% 48th pct
Defence service in Finnissin Mount Gambier +2.2 pts higher in Finniss
5.2% 89th pct 3.0% 56th pct
Housework 15h+ in Finnissin Mount Gambier +5.7 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
27.8% 100th pct 22.1% 66th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Finnissin Mount Gambier +0.2 larger in Mount Gambier gap steady
2.1 5th pct 2.3 14th pct
One-parent in Finnissin Mount Gambier +2.8 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
12.6% 35th pct 15.3% 65th pct
Living alone in Finnissin Mount Gambier +0.9 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
31.9% 87th pct 31.0% 83rd pct

Family composition

38.9% Couples with children +13.4 pts ▸ 52.4%
47.6% Couples without children ◂ +16.3 pts 31.3%
12.6% One-parent families +2.8 pts ▸ 15.3%
0.9% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Household size

45.0% 2 people ◂ +9.1 pts 35.9%
31.9% 1 person ◂ +0.9 pts 31.0%
10.2% 3 people +2.9 pts ▸ 13.1%
8.1% 4 people +4.4 pts ▸ 12.4%
3.3% 5 people +1.8 pts ▸ 5.2%
1.4% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Finnissin Mount Gambier +$60 higher in Finniss gap widening
$280 17th pct $220 6th pct
Mortgage in Finnissin Mount Gambier +$108 higher in Finniss gap widening
$1,300 11th pct $1,192 5th pct
People / bedroom in Finnissin Mount Gambier even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Finnissin Mount Gambier +7.8 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
19.6% 14th pct 27.4% 46th pct
Owned outright in Finnissin Mount Gambier +15.6 pts higher in Finniss gap steady
48.5% 100th pct 32.9% 58th pct
Separate houses in Finnissin Mount Gambier +8.9 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
90.2% 79th pct 81.4% 50th pct
3+ bedrooms in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1.6 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
76.4% 42nd pct 77.9% 49th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.5% Owned outright ◂ +15.6 pts 32.9%
26.1% Owned with a mortgage +9.0 pts ▸ 35.1%
19.6% Rented +7.8 pts ▸ 27.4%
4.4% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 3.1%
1.5% Not stated even 1.5%

Types of homes

90.2% Separate house ◂ +8.9 pts 81.4%
6.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.1 pts ▸ 11.0%
1.7% Flat or apartment +5.2 pts ▸ 6.8%
0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

Bedrooms per home

50.1% 3 bedrooms +2.0 pts ▸ 52.1%
22.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.3 pts 22.4%
19.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 17.7%
3.6% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%
2.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.3 pts 2.6%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

61.7% $200–$349 ◂ +11.2 pts 50.5%
15.6% Under $200 +22.6 pts ▸ 38.2%
19.0% $350–$549 ◂ +11.7 pts 7.3%
0.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%
0.1% $750 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.6% $1,000–$1,799 +4.7 pts ▸ 45.3%
32.1% Under $1,000 +1.6 pts ▸ 33.7%
17.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +3.7 pts 13.3%
5.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1.8 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap narrowing
4.5% 35th pct 6.3% 59th pct
Work from home in Finnissin Mount Gambier +6.0 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
11.5% 44th pct 5.5% 12th pct
PT commute in Finnissin Mount Gambier even gap narrowing
0.3% 2nd pct 0.3% 3rd pct
PT stops in Finnissin Mount Gambier +70 more in Mount Gambier
53 9th pct 123 19th pct
Stops/1k in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1.90 more in Mount Gambier
1.56 8th pct 3.46 26th pct
Departures/1k in Finnissin Mount Gambier +117.0 more in Mount Gambier
52.5 5th pct 169.5 15th pct
PT routes in Finnissin Mount Gambier +5 more in Mount Gambier
7 10th pct 12 18th pct

How people get to work

63.8% Car (driver) +9.6 pts ▸ 73.4%
11.5% Worked at home ◂ +6.0 pts 5.5%
4.2% Car (passenger) +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%
3.0% Walked ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%
0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.2% Bus even 0.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

42.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +8.1 pts 33.9%
35.8% 2 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 36.4%
11.3% 3 vehicles +2.8 pts ▸ 14.2%
6.3% 4 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 9.2%
4.5% No vehicle +1.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Finnissin Mount Gambier +4.7 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
40.0% 55th pct 35.3% 28th pct
Recent arrivals in Finnissin Mount Gambier +8.4 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
3.3% 0th pct 11.7% 47th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Finnissin Mount Gambier +0.9 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
5.2% 60th pct 4.3% 29th pct
Participation in Finnissin Mount Gambier +17.2 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
41.8% 3rd pct 59.0% 36th pct
Full-time in Finnissin Mount Gambier +11.7 pts higher in Mount Gambier gap widening
45.9% 0th pct 57.6% 40th pct

Industries people work in

17.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.4 pts 15.3%
11.2% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 11.4%
10.3% Construction ◂ +1.8 pts 8.5%
5.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.3 pts ▸ 10.1%
4.9% Manufacturing +4.3 pts ▸ 9.2%
9.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.9 pts 7.2%
7.8% Education & training +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
4.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%
4.3% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 4.1%
4.3% Administrative & support ◂ +1.5 pts 2.9%
2.8% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 4.3%
4.2% Professional & technical ◂ +1.7 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

16.0% Community & personal service ◂ +2.4 pts 13.6%
15.7% Professionals ◂ +1.6 pts 14.1%
15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.5 pts 14.9%
13.3% Managers ◂ +0.8 pts 12.5%
12.5% Labourers +0.7 pts ▸ 13.2%
10.3% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 10.6%
9.7% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 10.4%
5.3% Machinery operators & drivers +3.7 pts ▸ 9.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1.0 higher in Mount Gambier
3.4 15th pct 4.4 29th pct
Types ≤15 min in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1.1 more in Mount Gambier
3.4 14th pct 4.4 31st pct
15-min city in Finnissin Mount Gambier +16.4 pts higher in Mount Gambier
39.1% 17th pct 55.5% 37th pct
Walk to shops in Finnissin Mount Gambier +25.3 pts higher in Mount Gambier
34.6% 12th pct 59.8% 43rd pct
Walk to transit in Finnissin Mount Gambier +21.4 pts higher in Mount Gambier
42.6% 13th pct 64.0% 25th pct
Walk to school in Finnissin Mount Gambier +27.4 pts higher in Mount Gambier
28.6% 6th pct 56.0% 28th pct
Walk to a park in Finnissin Mount Gambier +2.0 pts higher in Finniss
77.0% 23rd pct 75.0% 21st pct
Walk to health in Finnissin Mount Gambier +10.7 pts higher in Mount Gambier
35.1% 31st pct 45.9% 47th pct
Amenities/1k in Finnissin Mount Gambier +2.2 more in Finniss
14.8 54th pct 12.7 37th pct
Intersections/km² in Finnissin Mount Gambier +1 higher in Finniss
3 18th pct 2 16th pct
Mean slope in Finnissin Mount Gambier +0.3 pts higher in Finniss
5.0% 43rd pct 4.8% 37th pct

Compare Finniss with nearby areas

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Compare Mount Gambier with nearby areas

Lowan (Western Victoria) South-West Coast (Western Victoria) Mackillop Polwarth (Western Victoria) Ripon (Western Victoria) Wendouree (Western Victoria) Finniss Mildura (Northern Victoria)

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Finniss vs Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40014/finniss/vs/SED40033/mount-gambier