Finniss vs Tooperang
Tooperang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 49 in Finniss. 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 Tooperang, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Finniss: a median of $1.3 million, against $1 million in Tooperang, though rent is higher in Tooperang. On these figures, Finniss tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Tooperang suits families with children 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Finniss has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
- Tooperang is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tooperang
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 32%)
- has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,300,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Finniss
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Tooperang
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (62 min vs 68 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (68.8 km vs 72.4 km)
- But Finniss is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
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)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tooperang
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (8.4% vs 0.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Finniss and Tooperang drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tooperang rents higher ($330/wk vs $250/wk); Tooperang has higher household incomes ($94,900 vs $73,112).
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 293 +8% vs other | 271 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.0% | +8.4% |
| Median age | 49 | 45 |
| Median household income | $73,112/yr | $94,900/yr +30% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $330/wk +32% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,300,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 100% |
| Environmental | 7% | 0% |
| 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 | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 429 across Alexandrina same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +25% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of SA | Higher than 73% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 65% of SA | Higher than 52% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 65% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of SA | Higher than 36% of SA |
Liveability
Finniss is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tooperang carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 33).
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 33/100 | High 73/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Low 30/100 |
| 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 | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 5 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Finniss sits further from the CBD (72.4 km vs 68.8 km).
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 72.4 km +5% vs other | 68.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 68 min | 62 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.7% postcode 5255 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 85 postcode 5255 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).
Setting
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 180 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 16.2 km | 15.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 25/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 146 premises | 0% 80 premises |
Climate
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 466 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,523/yr same for both | |
| Council | Alexandrina same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Finniss | Tooperang | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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