CensusAtlas

Compare

Finniss vs Waite

State Electorate comparison ≈ 50 km apart · Finniss profile · Waite profile

Finniss Waite

Finniss and Waite are two different kinds of South Australian environments. Finniss is a much older area, where the typical resident is 59 and 40% of people are aged 65 or over. In contrast, Waite has a typical age of 44 and a workforce with far higher qualifications, with 41.3% of adults holding a bachelor degree compared to 15.3% in Finniss. This is reflected in incomes, as the typical weekly household income in Waite is $2,128, while in Finniss it is much lower at $1,010.

Everyday life shares some similarities in both places, such as having roughly the same share of people in de facto relationships and a similar number of schools per child. However, the gap in wealth and employment has widened since 2011, and Finniss has become far older than Waite over that time. Waite also offers much better access to services, with 87.7% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport compared to 42.6% in Finniss.

Open map →

Where they differ most

Median age: 15 yrs older in Finniss Year 12: 30.5 pts higher in Waite Bachelor+: 26.0 pts higher in Waite Household income: $1,118 higher in Waite Family income: $1,287 higher in Waite

Demographics & Identity

Population in Finnissin Waite +3,010 larger in Waite gap widening
34,008 14th pct 37,018 18th pct
Median age in Finnissin Waite +15 yrs older in Finniss gap widening
59 yrs 100th pct 44 yrs 81st pct
First Nations in Finnissin Waite +1.1 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
1.7% 39th pct 0.6% 11th pct
Aged 65+ in Finnissin Waite +18.7 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
40.0% 100th pct 21.3% 77th pct
Under 15 in Finnissin Waite +5.7 pts higher in Waite gap widening
12.4% 8th pct 18.0% 51st pct
De facto in Finnissin Waite +0.2 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
10.5% 27th pct 10.3% 26th pct

Age structure

40.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +18.7 pts 21.3%
25.8% Older adults (45–64) +1.5 pts ▸ 27.3%
14.8% Young adults (25–44) +6.9 pts ▸ 21.6%
12.4% Children (0–14) +5.7 pts ▸ 18.0%
7.1% Youth (15–24) +4.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

Marital status

52.9% Married +2.0 pts ▸ 54.9%
23.2% Never married +7.1 pts ▸ 30.3%
12.2% Divorced ◂ +4.1 pts 8.1%
8.1% Widowed ◂ +3.7 pts 4.4%
3.5% Separated ◂ +1.2 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Finniss Waite

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Finnissin Waite +2.7 pts higher in Waite gap narrowing
19.0% 37th pct 21.7% 44th pct

Country of birth

76.0% Australia +0.3 pts ▸ 76.3%
10.7% England ◂ +3.1 pts 7.6%
0.1% China +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
1.0% New Zealand even 1.0%
0.2% India +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.3% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

51.9% English ◂ +5.1 pts 46.8%
37.0% Australian ◂ +1.2 pts 35.8%
11.4% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 12.1%
9.3% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 10.0%
8.7% German +0.2 pts ▸ 8.8%
1.9% Italian +1.7 pts ▸ 3.6%
0.5% Chinese +2.5 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.1% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%
0.5% Greek +1.3 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.2% Indian +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.5% Filipino even 0.5%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Other language in Finnissin Waite +6.5 pts higher in Waite gap narrowing
3.1% 1st pct 9.6% 37th pct
Limited English in Finnissin Waite +0.6 pts higher in Waite gap steady
0.2% 0th pct 0.8% 29th pct

Language used at home

92.6% English only ◂ +4.2 pts 88.4%
0.1% Mandarin +1.5 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.1% Greek +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Cantonese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Finnissin Waite +5.2 pts higher in Waite gap widening
50.2% 88th pct 55.3% 98th pct

Religious affiliation

50.2% No religion +5.2 pts ▸ 55.3%
41.3% Christianity ◂ +3.5 pts 37.8%
7.1% Not stated ◂ +3.0 pts 4.1%
0.6% Buddhism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.2% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Other religions even 0.5%
0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Finnissin Waite +30.5 pts higher in Waite gap narrowing
41.9% 18th pct 72.4% 83rd pct
Bachelor+ in Finnissin Waite +26.0 pts higher in Waite gap steady
15.3% 29th pct 41.3% 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Finnissin Waite +0.10 more in Finniss
1.90 50th pct 1.80 44th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Finnissin Waite +4 more in Waite
8 10th pct 12 19th pct
Students in Finnissin Waite +3,018 more in Waite
3,889 11th pct 6,907 29th pct
Avg size in Finnissin Waite +89 larger in Waite
486 51st pct 576 67th pct
ICSEA in Finnissin Waite +110 higher in Waite
1,004 40th pct 1,114 88th pct

Highest year of school

41.9% Year 12 +30.5 pts ▸ 72.4%
21.2% Year 10 ◂ +12.4 pts 8.8%
20.8% Year 11 ◂ +8.1 pts 12.8%
10.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.1 pts 3.1%

Highest qualification level

18.2% Bachelor degree +18.3 pts ▸ 36.4%
35.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +17.6 pts 17.6%
17.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.5 pts 14.6%
4.6% Postgraduate degree +10.1 pts ▸ 14.7%
3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +2.9 pts ▸ 6.5%
2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.1 pts 1.4%

Field of qualification

14.7% Management & commerce +3.0 pts ▸ 17.7%
12.9% Health +2.6 pts ▸ 15.5%
15.3% Engineering & related ◂ +3.8 pts 11.5%
13.2% Society & culture +1.6 pts ▸ 14.8%
10.3% Education +1.2 pts ▸ 11.5%
2.0% Natural & physical sciences +3.8 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.5 pts 3.0%
5.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.8 pts 4.6%
2.5% Creative arts +2.2 pts ▸ 4.7%
3.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%
0.9% Information technology +1.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

Income

Personal income in Finnissin Waite +$390 higher in Waite gap widening
$558 4th pct $948 76th pct
Household income in Finnissin Waite +$1,118 higher in Waite gap widening
$1,010 0th pct $2,128 79th pct
Family income in Finnissin Waite +$1,287 higher in Waite gap widening
$1,282 0th pct $2,569 80th pct
High earners in Finnissin Waite +12.6 pts higher in Waite gap widening
5.1% 9th pct 17.7% 80th pct
High-income homes in Finnissin Waite +24.1 pts higher in Waite gap widening
7.4% 0th pct 31.5% 84th pct

Household income distribution

41.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +18.3 pts 23.1%
20.2% $1,500–$2,999 +8.1 pts ▸ 28.3%
24.1% Under $650 ◂ +13.0 pts 11.1%
3.5% $4,000 or more +14.2 pts ▸ 17.6%
3.9% $3,000–$3,999 +9.9 pts ▸ 13.8%

Personal income distribution

54.5% Under $650 ◂ +18.1 pts 36.4%
29.2% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 29.8%
8.8% $1,500–$2,999 +14.7 pts ▸ 23.5%
1.8% $3,000 or more +5.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Finnissin Waite +12.0 pts higher in Finniss
41.9% 100th pct 29.9% 62nd pct
Mental health in Finnissin Waite +3.1 pts higher in Finniss
11.6% 87th pct 8.5% 42nd pct
Needs assistance in Finnissin Waite +4.8 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
9.2% 98th pct 4.4% 23rd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

16.9% Arthritis ◂ +8.0 pts 8.9%
11.6% Mental health ◂ +3.1 pts 8.5%
10.8% Other condition ◂ +2.0 pts 8.8%
9.4% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 8.6%
8.3% Heart disease ◂ +4.0 pts 4.4%
7.6% Diabetes ◂ +3.5 pts 4.0%
5.7% Cancer ◂ +2.0 pts 3.7%
3.4% Lung condition ◂ +2.1 pts 1.3%
1.8% Stroke ◂ +1.0 pts 0.8%
1.5% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

51.7% None +13.7 pts ▸ 65.5%
25.1% One condition ◂ +3.4 pts 21.6%
10.8% Two conditions ◂ +5.1 pts 5.7%
5.9% Three or more ◂ +3.5 pts 2.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Finnissin Waite +2.2 pts higher in Waite gap narrowing
22.2% 94th pct 24.4% 99th pct
Unpaid carers in Finnissin Waite +0.9 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
15.4% 100th pct 14.6% 97th pct
Unpaid child care in Finnissin Waite +12.4 pts higher in Waite gap widening
20.4% 12th pct 32.8% 92nd pct
Defence service in Finnissin Waite +1.9 pts higher in Finniss
5.2% 89th pct 3.3% 63rd pct
Housework 15h+ in Finnissin Waite +2.8 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
27.8% 100th pct 25.0% 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Finnissin Waite +0.5 larger in Waite gap widening
2.1 5th pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Finnissin Waite +3.3 pts higher in Finniss gap steady
12.6% 35th pct 9.3% 3rd pct
Living alone in Finnissin Waite +11.3 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
31.9% 87th pct 20.6% 23rd pct

Family composition

38.9% Couples with children +24.3 pts ▸ 63.2%
47.6% Couples without children ◂ +20.7 pts 26.9%
12.6% One-parent families ◂ +3.3 pts 9.3%
0.9% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Household size

45.0% 2 people ◂ +10.1 pts 34.9%
31.9% 1 person ◂ +11.3 pts 20.6%
8.1% 4 people +11.9 pts ▸ 20.0%
10.2% 3 people +5.8 pts ▸ 16.0%
3.3% 5 people +3.2 pts ▸ 6.5%
1.4% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Finnissin Waite +$90 higher in Waite gap narrowing
$280 17th pct $370 52nd pct
Mortgage in Finnissin Waite +$650 higher in Waite gap widening
$1,300 11th pct $1,950 57th pct
People / bedroom in Finnissin Waite +0.10 higher in Waite gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Finnissin Waite +8.0 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
19.6% 14th pct 11.6% 0th pct
Owned outright in Finnissin Waite +8.2 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
48.5% 100th pct 40.3% 85th pct
Separate houses in Finnissin Waite +3.0 pts higher in Finniss gap narrowing
90.2% 79th pct 87.2% 68th pct
3+ bedrooms in Finnissin Waite +8.3 pts higher in Waite gap widening
76.4% 42nd pct 84.6% 75th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.5% Owned outright ◂ +8.2 pts 40.3%
26.1% Owned with a mortgage +19.0 pts ▸ 45.1%
19.6% Rented ◂ +8.0 pts 11.6%
4.4% Other tenure ◂ +2.0 pts 2.3%
1.5% Not stated ◂ +0.7 pts 0.7%

Types of homes

90.2% Separate house ◂ +3.0 pts 87.2%
6.9% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.3 pts ▸ 7.2%
1.7% Flat or apartment +3.5 pts ▸ 5.1%
0.9% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

50.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.6 pts 43.6%
22.7% 4 bedrooms +10.3 pts ▸ 33.0%
19.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.3 pts 12.9%
3.6% 5 or more +4.5 pts ▸ 8.0%
2.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.1 pts 1.7%
0.3% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

61.7% $200–$349 ◂ +28.1 pts 33.5%
19.0% $350–$549 +22.4 pts ▸ 41.4%
15.6% Under $200 ◂ +7.4 pts 8.2%
0.7% $550–$749 +9.7 pts ▸ 10.4%
0.1% $750 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

40.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +13.9 pts 26.7%
17.1% $1,800–$2,999 +19.8 pts ▸ 36.8%
32.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +16.9 pts 15.2%
5.4% $3,000 or more +11.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Finnissin Waite +1.5 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
4.5% 35th pct 3.0% 15th pct
Work from home in Finnissin Waite +3.1 pts higher in Waite gap narrowing
11.5% 44th pct 14.6% 57th pct
PT commute in Finnissin Waite +3.9 pts higher in Waite gap narrowing
0.3% 2nd pct 4.2% 74th pct
PT stops in Finnissin Waite +205 more in Waite
53 9th pct 258 49th pct
Stops/1k in Finnissin Waite +5.41 more in Waite
1.56 8th pct 6.97 89th pct
Departures/1k in Finnissin Waite +796.2 more in Waite
52.5 5th pct 848.7 43rd pct
PT routes in Finnissin Waite +24 more in Waite
7 10th pct 31 61st pct

How people get to work

63.8% Car (driver) ◂ +4.6 pts 59.2%
11.5% Worked at home +3.1 pts ▸ 14.6%
4.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.8 pts 3.4%
3.0% Walked ◂ +1.9 pts 1.1%
0.0% Train +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.2% Bus +1.4 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.5% Bicycle +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

Motor vehicles per home

35.8% 2 vehicles +8.5 pts ▸ 44.3%
42.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.5 pts 29.5%
11.3% 3 vehicles +3.4 pts ▸ 14.7%
6.3% 4 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 8.4%
4.5% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Finnissin Waite +8.0 pts higher in Finniss gap widening
40.0% 55th pct 32.1% 12th pct
Recent arrivals in Finnissin Waite +6.2 pts higher in Waite gap widening
3.3% 0th pct 9.4% 33rd pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Finnissin Waite +1.4 pts higher in Finniss gap steady
5.2% 60th pct 3.8% 16th pct
Participation in Finnissin Waite +23.0 pts higher in Waite gap widening
41.8% 3rd pct 64.8% 69th pct
Full-time in Finnissin Waite +10.2 pts higher in Waite gap widening
45.9% 0th pct 56.2% 27th pct

Industries people work in

17.6% Health care & social assistance +1.2 pts ▸ 18.9%
7.8% Education & training +5.8 pts ▸ 13.6%
11.2% Retail trade ◂ +3.5 pts 7.7%
4.2% Professional & technical +6.5 pts ▸ 10.7%
10.3% Construction ◂ +3.2 pts 7.1%
9.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.5 pts 5.5%
4.8% Public administration & safety +3.2 pts ▸ 8.1%
5.8% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +5.1 pts 0.7%
4.9% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 4.7%
4.3% Other services ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%
4.3% Administrative & support ◂ +1.4 pts 2.9%
1.5% Finance & insurance +1.8 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

15.7% Professionals +20.4 pts ▸ 36.1%
13.3% Managers +2.7 pts ▸ 16.0%
16.0% Community & personal service ◂ +5.3 pts 10.7%
15.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.7 pts 9.7%
12.5% Labourers ◂ +7.2 pts 5.4%
10.3% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 11.6%
9.7% Sales workers ◂ +2.5 pts 7.2%
5.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.4 pts 2.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Finnissin Waite +1.9 higher in Waite
3.4 15th pct 5.3 43rd pct
Types ≤15 min in Finnissin Waite +1.8 more in Waite
3.4 14th pct 5.2 45th pct
15-min city in Finnissin Waite +17.6 pts higher in Waite
39.1% 17th pct 56.7% 38th pct
Walk to shops in Finnissin Waite +11.3 pts higher in Waite
34.6% 12th pct 45.9% 26th pct
Walk to transit in Finnissin Waite +45.1 pts higher in Waite
42.6% 13th pct 87.7% 48th pct
Walk to school in Finnissin Waite +50.0 pts higher in Waite
28.6% 6th pct 78.6% 54th pct
Walk to a park in Finnissin Waite +20.3 pts higher in Waite
77.0% 23rd pct 97.4% 54th pct
Walk to health in Finnissin Waite +2.5 pts higher in Finniss
35.1% 31st pct 32.7% 26th pct
Amenities/1k in Finnissin Waite +0.7 more in Finniss
14.8 54th pct 14.2 49th pct
Intersections/km² in Finnissin Waite +59 higher in Waite
3 18th pct 63 45th pct
Mean slope in Finnissin Waite +4.7 pts higher in Waite
5.0% 43rd pct 9.8% 94th pct

Compare Finniss with nearby areas

Heysen Hurtle Vale Kaurna Davenport Reynell Kavel Waite Black

Compare Waite with nearby areas

Elder Unley Davenport Bragg Badcoe Gibson Dunstan Adelaide

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Finniss vs Waite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED40014/finniss/vs/SED40045/waite