Bass

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 937 people were usually resident in Bass: of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.1% of people usually resident in Bass were children aged 0-14 years, and 31.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 45 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.3% of people usually resident in Bass were Australian citizens, 13.8% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 54.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Bass were married, 12.8% were either separated or divorced, 5.2% were widowed and 27.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 78.1% of people usually resident in Bass, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 6.0%, Netherlands 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.9% and Italy 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Bass were No Religion 24.2%, Anglican 21.5%, Catholic 15.4%, Uniting Church 7.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Bass were Italian 1.0%, Thai 0.5%, Burmese 0.4%, Vietnamese 0.4% and Greek 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 461 people aged 15 years and over in Bass were in the labour force. Of these 54.9% worked full-time, 32.3% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.9% were unemployed. 247 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Bass were Managers 27.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Labourers 13.8%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.2%, Professionals 8.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bass, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.4%, Dairy Cattle Farming 8.5%, Residential Building Construction 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Bass, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $375, the median family income was $959 and the median household income was $777.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 257 families in Bass: of these 48.6% were couple families without children, 39.3% were couple families with children, 10.9% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 358 occupied private dwellings were counted in Bass.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Bass, 98.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Bass, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.4% were owned with a mortgage and 17.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Bass, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 32.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 55.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Bass, the median weekly rent was $145. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Bass, 69.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.3% were single (or lone) person households and 5.3% were group households.