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Bass Coast vs Greater Dandenong
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 65 km apart · Bass Coast profile · Greater Dandenong profile
Bass Coast Greater Dandenong
Bass Coast and Greater Dandenong are very different Victorian areas. Bass Coast is much older, with a typical resident aged 51 and 29.5% of people aged 65 and over. It is also less diverse; only 15.1% of people were born overseas. In contrast, Greater Dandenong is much younger, with a typical age of 36. It is a highly multicultural area where 58.2% of residents were born overseas and 64.4% use a language other than English at home. Greater Dandenong also has a higher share of renters at 35.0%, while in Bass Coast, 46.7% of homes are owned outright.
Daily life shares some common ground in both places, such as typical weekly personal incomes, which are nearly identical at $626 in Bass Coast and $618 in Greater Dandenong. However, other gaps have widened over time. The age difference has grown, with residents in Bass Coast now 15 years older than those in Greater Dandenong. The gap in overseas births has also increased, and the difference in home ownership is now larger than it was in 2011.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 29,614
- First area, 2016: 32,804
- First area, 2021: 40,789
- Second area, 2011: 135,605
- Second area, 2016: 152,050
- Second area, 2021: 158,208
- First area, 2011: 46 yrs
- First area, 2016: 50 yrs
- First area, 2021: 51 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Bass Coast: 1.3% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Greater Dandenong: 0.9% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Bass Coast: 1.7% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Greater Dandenong: 1.0% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Bass Coast: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 75–79 in Greater Dandenong: 1.4% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Bass Coast: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 70–74 in Greater Dandenong: 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 65–69 in Bass Coast: 4.5% males, 4.8% females; 65–69 in Greater Dandenong: 2.2% males, 2.3% females
- 60–64 in Bass Coast: 4.3% males, 4.7% females; 60–64 in Greater Dandenong: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 55–59 in Bass Coast: 3.4% males, 4.0% females; 55–59 in Greater Dandenong: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Bass Coast: 3.1% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Greater Dandenong: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 45–49 in Bass Coast: 2.7% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Greater Dandenong: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Bass Coast: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Greater Dandenong: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Bass Coast: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Greater Dandenong: 4.1% males, 3.9% females
- 30–34 in Bass Coast: 2.2% males, 2.5% females; 30–34 in Greater Dandenong: 4.4% males, 4.1% females
- 25–29 in Bass Coast: 2.0% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Greater Dandenong: 4.9% males, 4.1% females
- 20–24 in Bass Coast: 1.8% males, 1.7% females; 20–24 in Greater Dandenong: 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 15–19 in Bass Coast: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 15–19 in Greater Dandenong: 2.8% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Bass Coast: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Greater Dandenong: 2.7% males, 2.7% females
- 5–9 in Bass Coast: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Greater Dandenong: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 0–4 in Bass Coast: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Greater Dandenong: 3.1% males, 3.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $472
- First area, 2016: $507
- First area, 2021: $626
- Second area, 2011: $396
- Second area, 2016: $475
- Second area, 2021: $618
- First area, 2011: $855
- First area, 2016: $922
- First area, 2021: $1,163
- Second area, 2011: $953
- Second area, 2016: $1,168
- Second area, 2021: $1,453
- First area, 2011: $1,071
- First area, 2016: $1,192
- First area, 2021: $1,485
- Second area, 2011: $1,050
- Second area, 2016: $1,260
- Second area, 2021: $1,605
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.2
- First area, 2021: 2.2
- Second area, 2011: 2.8
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $224
- First area, 2016: $250
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $250
- Second area, 2016: $300
- Second area, 2021: $346
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,315
- First area, 2021: $1,500
- Second area, 2011: $1,517
- Second area, 2016: $1,600
- Second area, 2021: $1,785
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bass Coast vs Greater Dandenong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA20740/bass-coast/vs/LGA22670/greater-dandenong