Bass Coast (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA20740
People 32,804
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 50
Families 8,567
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 25,775
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $922
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,315
Median weekly rent $250
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 15,897 48.5 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 16,912 51.5 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 303 0.9 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 32,804 people in Bass Coast (S). Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,669 5.1 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,897 5.8 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,779 5.4 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,587 4.8 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,127 3.4 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,337 4.1 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,542 4.7 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,536 4.7 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,800 5.5 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,052 6.3 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,180 6.6 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,473 7.5 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,713 8.3 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 2,962 9.0 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,343 7.1 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,576 4.8 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,090 3.3 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,143 3.5 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bass Coast (S) was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 13,693 49.9 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,127 4.1 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,169 11.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 2,080 7.6 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 7,389 26.9 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bass Coast (S) aged 15 years and over, 49.9% were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 11,244 48.4 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,557 11.0 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 9,431 40.6 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Bass Coast (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 460 5.4 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,757 20.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 280 3.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 326 3.8 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,127 13.3 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 149 1.8 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 469 5.5 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 433 5.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 432 5.1 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 217 2.6 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,822 33.3 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Bass Coast (S) 25.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were in primary school, 20.6% in secondary school and 10.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,645 13.3 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,466 9.0 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 877 3.2 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 4,542 16.6 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,954 10.8 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,188 8.0 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,087 11.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 27 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,100 11.3 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 81 0.3 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 3,703 13.5 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bass Coast (S), 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 13,931 31.0 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 13,082 29.1 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 3,991 8.9 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 3,951 8.8 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Italian 1,514 3.4 352,711 4.5 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Bass Coast (S) were English 31.0%, Australian 29.1%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 8.8% and Italian 3.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bass Coast (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 25,155 76.7 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,699 5.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 510 1.6 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 261 0.8 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Italy 232 0.7 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7
Scotland 219 0.7 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5

In Bass Coast (S), 76.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.2%, New Zealand 1.6%, Netherlands 0.8%, Italy 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,197 18.9 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,266 6.9 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,612 4.9 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 20,068 61.2 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Bass Coast (S), 61.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 21,832 66.6 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,682 8.2 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 657 2.0 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 650 2.0 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 608 1.9 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Bass Coast (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.6%, England 8.2%, Italy 2.0%, New Zealand 2.0% and Scotland 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 22,527 68.8 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,611 8.0 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 601 1.8 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Scotland 524 1.6 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
Italy 517 1.6 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7

In Bass Coast (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.8%, England 8.0%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.6% and Italy 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 12,801 39.0 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 6,254 19.1 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 5,001 15.2 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 3,336 10.2 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,488 4.5 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Bass Coast (S) were No Religion, so described 39.0%, Catholic 19.1%, Anglican 15.2%, Not stated 10.2% and Uniting Church 4.5%. In Bass Coast (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 278 0.8 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Greek 104 0.3 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
German 103 0.3 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Dutch 95 0.3 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
Mandarin 92 0.3 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 28,849 88.0 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 941 6.6 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Bass Coast (S) 88.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.8%, Greek 0.3%, German 0.3%, Dutch 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,292 47.0 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 5,259 39.3 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 988 7.4 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 857 6.4 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 13,396 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bass Coast (S). Of these 47.0% were employed full time, 39.3% were employed part-time and 6.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,942 15.5 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,569 12.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,748 13.9 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,803 14.4 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,488 35.8 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bass Coast (S), 15.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,146 17.1 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 1,913 15.3 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 1,808 14.4 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 1,553 12.4 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,545 12.3 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,445 11.5 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,266 10.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 641 5.1 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bass Coast (S) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Professionals 15.3%, Managers 14.4%, Labourers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 501 4.0 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Other Allied Health Services 394 3.2 19,354 0.7 68,701 0.6
Accommodation 369 3.0 22,398 0.8 113,377 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 337 2.7 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0
Local Government Administration 333 2.7 38,163 1.4 142,724 1.3

Of the employed people in Bass Coast (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.0%, Other Allied Health Services 3.2%, Accommodation 3.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.7% and Local Government Administration 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 507 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,192 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 922 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bass Coast (S) was $507.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 8,251 65.8 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 879 7.0 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 496 4.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 486 3.9 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Truck 99 0.8 16,720 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 138 1.1 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 8,829 70.4 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bass Coast (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.8%, Worked at home 7.0%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Walked only 3.9% and Truck 0.8%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 19,088 69.5 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 7,006 25.5 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,498 12.7 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 6,428 23.4 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Bass Coast (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,944 18.0 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 7,335 26.7 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 3,767 13.7 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 3,043 11.1 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bass Coast (S), 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 4,239 49.5 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,825 33.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,411 16.5 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 89 1.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bass Coast (S), 33.0% were couple families with children, 49.5% were couple families without children and 16.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Bass Coast (S), 19.8% of single parents were male and 80.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 886 12.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 439 6.2 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,432 20.3 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 683 9.7 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 572 8.1 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 2,202 31.2 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 409 5.8 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 440 6.2 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Bass Coast (S), of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 20.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 13,173 53.6 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 11,423 46.4 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Bass Coast (S), 53.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 46.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 12,019 91.2 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 715 5.4 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 195 1.5 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 175 1.3 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bass Coast (S), 91.2% were separate houses, 5.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 45 0.3 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 440 3.3 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,450 18.6 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 6,519 49.5 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,356 25.5 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 362 2.7 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bass Coast (S), of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 18.6% had 2 bedrooms and 49.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5,649 42.9 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3,705 28.1 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,322 25.2 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 88 0.7 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 406 3.1 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bass Coast (S), 42.9% were owned outright, 28.1% were owned with a mortgage and 25.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 8,468 64.3 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 4,338 33.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 359 2.7 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Bass Coast (S), of all households, 64.3% were family households, 33.0% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

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Household income Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.4 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.5 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Bass Coast (S), 31.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.1 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.9 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,315 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.9 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.1 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 710 5.4 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 5,069 38.5 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4,810 36.5 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,934 14.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 640 4.9 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Bass Coast (S), 38.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,569 19.5 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 10,209 77.5 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 397 3.0 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bass Coast (S), 77.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 164 53.8 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 141 46.2 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Bass Coast (S), 53.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.2% were female. The median age was 20 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,058 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Bass Coast (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,058.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bass Coast (S) % Bass Coast (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Bass Coast (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.