Finniss vs Clayton Bay

Finniss is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 60 in Clayton Bay. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Finniss, about half of households are couple families. In Clayton Bay, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Finniss: a median of $1.3 million, against $505,000 in Clayton Bay, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Finniss tends to suit couples, while Clayton Bay suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Finniss

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 28%)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 41/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Clayton Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($505,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Finniss leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)
  • Clayton Bay has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $250/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Finniss

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (72.4 km vs 89.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 84 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Finniss

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 41/100)
  • But Clayton Bay has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 27%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Clayton Bay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.9% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Finniss and Clayton Bay drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Finniss Clayton Bay
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Finniss Clayton Bay
Walkability 10 / 0
Finniss — Walkability: 10/100 Clayton Bay — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 72 / 59
Finniss — Safety: 72/100 Clayton Bay — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 67 / 70
Finniss — Low fire risk: 67/100 Clayton Bay — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Finniss has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $44,876); Clayton Bay has more residents (472 vs 293).

Finniss Clayton Bay
Population 293 472
+61% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +34.9%
Median age 49 60
Median household income $73,112/yr
+39% vs other
 $44,876/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+9% vs other
 $228/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Finniss Clayton Bay
0-4 2.7% / 3.0%
Finniss — 0-4: 2.7% Clayton Bay — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 12.3% / 6.6%
Finniss — 5-14: 12.3% Clayton Bay — 5-14: 6.6%
15-19 4.8% / 2.1%
Finniss — 15-19: 4.8% Clayton Bay — 15-19: 2.1%
20-24 3.8% / 0.6%
Finniss — 20-24: 3.8% Clayton Bay — 20-24: 0.6%
25-34 6.1% / 5.5%
Finniss — 25-34: 6.1% Clayton Bay — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 10.6% / 5.1%
Finniss — 35-44: 10.6% Clayton Bay — 35-44: 5.1%
45-54 17.4% / 12.1%
Finniss — 45-54: 17.4% Clayton Bay — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 15.0% / 24.4%
Finniss — 55-64: 15.0% Clayton Bay — 55-64: 24.4%
65-74 19.1% / 26.9%
Finniss — 65-74: 19.1% Clayton Bay — 65-74: 26.9%
75-84 8.2% / 9.5%
Finniss — 75-84: 8.2% Clayton Bay — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ — / 3.4%
Finniss — 85+: not among its largest Clayton Bay — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Finniss 40.3% lone person
Finniss — Lone Person: 40.3% Finniss — Couple Families: 54.5% Finniss — One Parent Families: 5.2% Finniss — Group Household: 0.0%
Clayton Bay 67.5% lone person
Clayton Bay — Lone Person: 67.5% Clayton Bay — Couple Families: 22.8% Clayton Bay — One Parent Families: 5.7% Clayton Bay — Group Household: 4.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Finniss 10.9% renting
Finniss — Owned Outright: 46.2% Finniss — Mortgage: 42.9% Finniss — Renting: 10.9%
Clayton Bay 9.0% renting
Clayton Bay — Owned Outright: 55.9% Clayton Bay — Mortgage: 35.1% Clayton Bay — Renting: 9.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Finniss Clayton Bay
England 9.9% / 14.0%
Finniss — England: 9.9% Clayton Bay — England: 14.0%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.1%
Finniss — New Zealand: 1.0% Clayton Bay — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines — / 1.9%
Finniss — Philippines: not among its largest Clayton Bay — Philippines: 1.9%
Netherlands — / 1.5%
Finniss — Netherlands: not among its largest Clayton Bay — Netherlands: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Finniss Clayton Bay
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 25.4%
Finniss — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Clayton Bay — Certificate III & IV: 25.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 7.0%
Finniss — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Clayton Bay — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 7.6%
Finniss — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Clayton Bay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.1%
Finniss — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Clayton Bay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.1%
Finniss — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Clayton Bay — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Finniss 100.0% houses
Finniss — Houses: 100.0% Finniss — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Clayton Bay 95.5% houses
Clayton Bay — Houses: 95.5% Clayton Bay — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Finniss Clayton Bay
Median house price $1,300,000 $505,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $229,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 56 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Finniss has more rural and farming land (93% vs 54%); Clayton Bay has more land zoned for conservation (40% vs 7%).

Finniss Clayton Bay
Rural and farming 93% 54%
Environmental 7% 40%
Residential 0% 3%
Other and special use 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Finniss Clayton Bay
New dwellings approved 429
across Alexandrina
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Finniss Clayton Bay
Houses — 3.9%
$475/wk on $638K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Finniss Clayton Bay
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 10% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 39% of SA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of SA Higher than 42% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 47% of SA

Liveability

Finniss is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Finniss Clayton Bay
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Clayton Bay carries more crime risk (41 vs 28).

Finniss Clayton Bay
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
30/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Finniss Clayton Bay
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Finniss Clayton Bay
Parks & reserves 5 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Clayton Bay sits further from the CBD (89.5 km vs 72.4 km).

Finniss Clayton Bay
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Adelaide 72.4 km 89.5 km
+24% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 84 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 5255
 0.4%
postcode 5256
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 5255
 72
postcode 5256

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Finniss Clayton Bay
Car (driver) 68.8% / 79.9%
Finniss — Car (driver): 68.8% Clayton Bay — Car (driver): 79.9%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 14.6%
Finniss — Worked from Home: 27.3% Clayton Bay — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 3.9% / 2.1%
Finniss — Walked Only: 3.9% Clayton Bay — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) — / 3.5%
Finniss — Car (passenger): not among its largest Clayton Bay — Car (passenger): 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.9%).

Setting

Finniss Clayton Bay
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.2 km 6.8 km

NBN connectivity

Finniss Clayton Bay
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
146 premises
 0%
425 premises

Climate

Finniss Clayton Bay
Annual rainfall 466 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Finniss Clayton Bay
Average residential rate $2,523/yr
same for both
Council Alexandrina
same for both

Federal electorate

Finniss Clayton Bay
Division Mayo
same for both
Member Rebekha Sharkie
same for both
Party Centre Alliance
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Finniss Clayton Bay
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Finniss

Retirees Rural

Clayton Bay

Affordable Retirees Rural

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