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Pioneer Bay VIC 3984

259 addresses · 11 streets

Monash Electorate › Bass Coast LGA › Pioneer Bay · 81 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Pioneer Bay is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 365 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $961 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $544,000.

365Population
41Median age
$961Median household income / wk
$280Median rent / wk
2.0Avg 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: Pioneer Bay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 59.5 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$544,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Pioneer Bay

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

Tree cover measures, Pioneer Bay VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202112.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 54.8%

Population by age in Pioneer Bay
Population by age, Pioneer Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-427
5-1438
15-1910
20-2416
25-3448
35-4449
45-5438
55-6450
65-7443
75-8427
85+9
Dwelling types in Pioneer Bay
Dwelling types, Pioneer Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House175
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Pioneer Bay
Households by weekly income, Pioneer Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65042
$650-1,49976
$1,500-2,99940
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Pioneer Bay
Top ancestries, Pioneer Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English171
Australian126
Irish49
Scottish29
German18
Other17
Housing tenure in Pioneer Bay
Housing tenure, Pioneer Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned50
Mortgage80
Rented34
Other5
Cars per household in Pioneer Bay
Cars per household, Pioneer Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
09
169
271
314
4+11
Commute to work in Pioneer Bay
Commute to work, Pioneer Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car123
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home15
Top countries of birth in Pioneer Bay
Top countries of birth, Pioneer Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England26
Germany9
New Zealand7
Ireland3
Italy3
Netherlands3
Languages used at home in Pioneer Bay
Languages used at home, Pioneer Bay VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

9,777 bird observations recorded near Pioneer Bay — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Pioneer Bay

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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Streets

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