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Bass VIC 3991

284 addresses · 30 streets

Monash Electorate › Bass Coast LGA › Bass · 86 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Bass is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 405 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,262 a week, with median rent near $225 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

405Population
49Median age
$1,262Median household income / wk
$225Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wonthaggi - Inverloch statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Bass itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Anderson, 5.5 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

1 facility recorded in Bass.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs3/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Bass

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Bass VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20213.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 53.9%

Population by age in Bass
Population by age, Bass VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-421
5-1439
15-1921
20-2423
25-3434
35-4445
45-5458
55-6467
65-7475
75-8423
85+0
Dwelling types in Bass
Dwelling types, Bass VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House146
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Bass
Households by weekly income, Bass VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65032
$650-1,49935
$1,500-2,99948
$3,000+8
Top ancestries in Bass
Top ancestries, Bass VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English177
Australian151
Ancestry NS51
Irish41
Scottish40
Italian16
Housing tenure in Bass
Housing tenure, Bass VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned66
Mortgage55
Rented19
Other9
Cars per household in Bass
Cars per household, Bass VIC (ABS Census 2021)
09
137
253
328
4+21
Commute to work in Bass
Commute to work, Bass VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car108
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked9
Bicycle0
Home31
Top countries of birth in Bass
Top countries of birth, Bass VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England12
Netherlands4
Ireland3
New Zealand3
Thailand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

6,707 bird observations recorded near Bass — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Bass

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.