$280 ▲ +80.6%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $155
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Finniss · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Finniss
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Finniss than in the rest of Australia, with 48.5% of households owing nothing on their property. This is a sparsely populated area where housing is much more affordable than in most other regions. The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,300, which is well below the national figure.
$280
▲ +80.6%
- $100–$118: 6 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 0 areas
- $154–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$189: 4 areas
- $189–$207: 6 areas
- $207–$225: 10 areas
- $225–$243: 10 areas
- $243–$261: 21 areas
- $261–$279: 6 areas
- $279–$296: 16 areas
- $296–$314: 45 areas
- $314–$332: 33 areas
- $332–$350: 16 areas
- $350–$368: 38 areas
- $368–$386: 58 areas
- $386–$404: 44 areas
- $404–$421: 30 areas
- $421–$439: 21 areas
- $439–$457: 18 areas
- $457–$475: 12 areas
- $475–$493: 12 areas
- $493–$511: 6 areas
- $511–$529: 3 areas
- $529–$546: 3 areas
- $546–$564: 2 areas
- $564–$582: 4 areas
- $582–$600: 8 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Finniss — lower than 83% of areas.
| Finniss | $280 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $220 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $280, which is well below the Australian average, though this figure rose $125 since 2011. Mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with the typical monthly payment of $1,300 barely changing over the last decade.
$1,300 → 0.0%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Finniss, $200–$349 is the majority at 64%; $350–$549 is next at 20%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Finniss, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by Under $1,000 (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 48.5% of homes owned outright—a figure far above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas and fell 11 points since 2011 to 19.6%.
19.6% ▼ -35.4%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.5% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Finniss, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (26%) and Rented (20%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 90.2% of all homes, which is far above the national average. Most of these are large, with 76.4% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011 to 0.70.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
90.2% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 85.6%
- 2016: 90.4%
- 2021: 90.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.4% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 75.4%
- 2016: 87.4%
- 2021: 76.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Finniss, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Finniss, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Finniss [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40014/finniss/topic/housing-dwellings