Finniss vs Milang

Finniss is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 55 in Milang. 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 Milang, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Finniss: a median of $1.3 million, against $600,000 in Milang. On these figures, Finniss tends to suit couples, while Milang suits people living alone 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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 50/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 40%)

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

First-home buyers

Milang

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $1,300,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Finniss

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Finniss sits closer to the CBD (72.4 km vs 75.6 km)
  • Milang is more walkable (20/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Finniss carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 50/100)
  • Milang is more walkable (20/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Milang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.9% vs 0.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Finniss and Milang 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 Milang
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 Milang
Walkability 10 / 20
Finniss — Walkability: 10/100 Milang — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 72 / 50
Finniss — Safety: 72/100 Milang — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 67 / 80
Finniss — Low fire risk: 67/100 Milang — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Milang has more residents (962 vs 293); Finniss has higher household incomes ($73,112 vs $44,616).

Finniss Milang
Population 293 962
+228% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% +8.9%
Median age 49 55
Median household income $73,112/yr
+39% vs other
 $44,616/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Finniss Milang
0-4 2.7% / 2.8%
Finniss — 0-4: 2.7% Milang — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 12.3% / 8.5%
Finniss — 5-14: 12.3% Milang — 5-14: 8.5%
15-19 4.8% / 4.6%
Finniss — 15-19: 4.8% Milang — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 3.8% / 2.9%
Finniss — 20-24: 3.8% Milang — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 6.1% / 9.1%
Finniss — 25-34: 6.1% Milang — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 10.6% / 7.8%
Finniss — 35-44: 10.6% Milang — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 17.4% / 12.6%
Finniss — 45-54: 17.4% Milang — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 15.0% / 20.7%
Finniss — 55-64: 15.0% Milang — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 19.1% / 22.3%
Finniss — 65-74: 19.1% Milang — 65-74: 22.3%
75-84 8.2% / 6.7%
Finniss — 75-84: 8.2% Milang — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / 1.6%
Finniss — 85+: not among its largest Milang — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

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% Finniss — Other Families: 0.0%
Milang 53.9% lone person
Milang — Lone Person: 53.9% Milang — Couple Families: 25.3% Milang — One Parent Families: 14.8% Milang — Group Household: 4.4% Milang — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Milang 16.3% renting
Milang — Owned Outright: 46.4% Milang — Mortgage: 37.3% Milang — Renting: 16.3%
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 Milang
England 9.9% / 8.4%
Finniss — England: 9.9% Milang — England: 8.4%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.7%
Finniss — New Zealand: 1.0% Milang — New Zealand: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.9%
Finniss — Scotland: not among its largest Milang — Scotland: 0.9%
India — / 0.7%
Finniss — India: not among its largest Milang — India: 0.7%
Philippines — / 0.7%
Finniss — Philippines: not among its largest Milang — Philippines: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).

Qualifications

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

Finniss Milang
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 21.7%
Finniss — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Milang — Certificate III & IV: 21.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.3% / 5.6%
Finniss — Bachelor Degree: 11.3% Milang — Bachelor Degree: 5.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 5.8%
Finniss — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Milang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 0.8%
Finniss — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Milang — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.8%
Finniss — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Milang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Finniss 100.0% houses
Finniss — Houses: 100.0% Finniss — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Milang 93.2% houses
Milang — Houses: 93.2% Milang — Flats / Apartments: 6.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Finniss Milang
Median house price $1,300,000 $600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $202,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 36 days
from 14 sales

Zoning mix

Finniss Milang
Rural and farming 93%
same for both
Environmental 7% 2%
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 Milang
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 Milang
Houses — 4.5%
$510/wk on $590K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Finniss Milang
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 71% 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 50% of SA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 87% of SA

Liveability

Milang is more walkable (20 vs 10).

Finniss Milang
Grade — D
Score — 19/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Milang carries more crime risk (50 vs 28); Finniss carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 20).

Finniss Milang
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood — High
81/100
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 Milang
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Finniss

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Milang

  • Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School - Milang R-6 Campus Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Finniss Milang
Parks & reserves 5 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Milang sits further from the CBD (75.6 km vs 72.4 km).

Finniss Milang
Walkability score 10/100 20/100
Distance to Adelaide 72.4 km 75.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 71 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 Milang
Car (driver) 68.8% / 78.3%
Finniss — Car (driver): 68.8% Milang — Car (driver): 78.3%
Worked from Home 27.3% / 10.8%
Finniss — Worked from Home: 27.3% Milang — Worked from Home: 10.8%
Walked Only 3.9% / 2.1%
Finniss — Walked Only: 3.9% Milang — Walked Only: 2.1%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Finniss — Car (passenger): not among its largest Milang — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Bus — / 2.7%
Finniss — Bus: not among its largest Milang — Bus: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.3%).

Setting

Finniss Milang
Elevation 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.2 km 18.2 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Finniss

Retirees Rural

Milang

Acreage Affordable Quiet Retirees

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