The suburb may have been named for the town of Findon, United Kingdom, near Cortis' hometown of Worthing.
[8] The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Joe Szakacs[5] and federally by Mark Butler.
[10] and Nazareth Catholic College Primary and Early Childhood Centre are on Crittenden Road.
Basa Reserve, mainly located in neighbouring Beverley, extends into the suburb.
The main basketball court at the arena is known as the Brett Maher Court in honour of 36ers games record holder and three-time championship winning captain Brett Maher.
Grange Road links Findon to Adelaide city centre and the coast.