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Bass (Eastern Victoria) vs Narracan (Eastern Victoria)

Name: Bass (Eastern Victoria) vs Narracan (Eastern Victoria) — 2021 Census comparison
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State Electorate comparison ≈ 68 km apart · Bass (Eastern Victoria) profile · Narracan (Eastern Victoria) profile

Bass (Eastern Victoria) Narracan (Eastern Victoria)

Bass (Eastern Victoria) and Narracan (Eastern Victoria) are two regional Victorian areas with distinct profiles. Bass (Eastern Victoria) is much more diverse, with 28.9% of people born overseas and 24.5% using a language other than English at home, compared to 12.0% and 4.8% in Narracan (Eastern Victoria). Bass (Eastern Victoria) also has a younger population—the typical resident is 36, while the typical resident in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) is 42. This younger demographic is reflected in Bass (Eastern Victoria) having a well higher share of children under 15 (21.9% versus 18.7%) and a higher proportion of adults who have completed Year 12 (54.5% versus 43.3%).

Daily life in both places is very similar in terms of housing and income. Most people live in separate houses and earn a typical weekly personal income around $700 to $760. However, some gaps have widened over time; for example, the difference in the share of people born overseas and those who have completed Year 12 has grown since 2016. Bass (Eastern Victoria) also has far better access to transport and parks, with 76.6% of homes within a 10 minute walk of public transport compared to 55.0% in Narracan (Eastern Victoria).

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Where they differ most

Other language: 19.6 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) Born overseas: 16.9 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) Recent movers: 15.2 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) Limited English: 2.1 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) Year 12: 11.2 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +38,660 larger in Bass (Eastern Victoria) gap widening

115,817 95th pct 77,157 78th pct

Median age in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +6 yrs older in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) gap widening

36 yrs 29th pct 42 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

30.2% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +6.7 pts 23.5%

21.3% Older adults (45–64) +4.5 pts ▸ 25.7%

21.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.2 pts 18.7%

16.5% Seniors (65+) +4.9 pts ▸ 21.4%

10.2% Youth (15–24) +0.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

Marital status

51.2% Married ◂ +3.5 pts 47.8%

31.7% Never married +1.3 pts ▸ 33.0%

9.0% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.8% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.3% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Bass (Eastern Victoria) Narracan (Eastern Victoria)

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.7% Australia +15.6 pts ▸ 81.3%

7.3% India ◂ +6.8 pts 0.5%

3.5% England ◂ +0.2 pts 3.4%

1.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

1.3% Philippines ◂ +0.9 pts 0.4%

0.6% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.4% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

30.6% Australian +11.5 pts ▸ 42.0%

32.4% English +9.6 pts ▸ 42.0%

8.2% Irish +3.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.1% Scottish +2.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

7.1% Indian ◂ +6.4 pts 0.7%

3.0% German +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.8% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 3.5%

2.6% Dutch +1.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.9% Chinese ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

1.9% Filipino ◂ +1.2 pts 0.7%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

70.1% English only +19.0 pts ▸ 89.1%

5.0% Punjabi ◂ +4.8 pts 0.2%

1.1% Hindi ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

0.9% Mandarin ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.5% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.5% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

39.4% No religion +8.5 pts ▸ 47.9%

37.6% Christianity +4.6 pts ▸ 42.2%

6.8% Not stated +1.2 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.8% Other religions ◂ +4.3 pts 0.5%

4.7% Hinduism ◂ +4.4 pts 0.3%

3.4% Buddhism ◂ +2.7 pts 0.7%

3.2% Islam ◂ +2.9 pts 0.3%

0.0% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +1.75 more in Narracan (Eastern Victoria)

1.58 30th pct 3.33 82nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +8 more in Narracan (Eastern Victoria)

40 87th pct 48 89th pct

Students in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +6,588 more in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

20,709 91st pct 14,121 84th pct

Avg size in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +224 larger in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

518 58th pct 294 20th pct

ICSEA in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +13 higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

1,023 52nd pct 1,010 44th pct

Highest year of school

54.5% Year 12 ◂ +11.2 pts 43.3%

15.7% Year 10 +4.0 pts ▸ 19.7%

12.5% Year 11 +3.4 pts ▸ 15.9%

10.7% Year 9 or below +2.7 pts ▸ 13.5%

Highest qualification level

30.0% Certificate III / IV +8.1 pts ▸ 38.1%

22.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.7 pts 17.5%

18.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.7 pts 15.5%

7.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.4 pts 4.4%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

1.8% Certificate I / II +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

16.4% Management & commerce ◂ +3.4 pts 13.0%

14.1% Engineering & related +2.1 pts ▸ 16.2%

11.6% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 12.2%

10.6% Health even 10.6%

8.4% Education +1.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.7% Architecture & building +0.7 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 5.4%

4.0% Information technology ◂ +2.5 pts 1.5%

2.3% Agriculture & environment +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

2.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +$54 higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) gap widening

$758 40th pct $704 24th pct

Household income in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +$173 higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) gap widening

$1,604 40th pct $1,431 25th pct

Family income in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +$54 higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) gap widening

$1,903 35th pct $1,849 30th pct

Household income distribution

33.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 28.9%

28.6% $650–$1,499 +0.9 pts ▸ 29.5%

15.6% Under $650 +3.2 pts ▸ 18.8%

9.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 8.0%

6.3% $4,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 7.3%

Personal income distribution

40.7% Under $650 +2.4 pts ▸ 43.1%

35.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.3 pts 31.9%

14.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 14.1%

2.2% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Arthritis +2.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.7% Mental health +2.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

8.6% Asthma +1.4 pts ▸ 10.0%

7.4% Other condition +1.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.0% Diabetes +0.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.9% Heart disease +1.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.8% Lung condition +0.8 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.0% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

64.8% None ◂ +7.4 pts 57.5%

18.4% One condition +3.3 pts ▸ 21.8%

5.8% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.2% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.2%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +0.2 larger in Bass (Eastern Victoria) gap widening

2.7 71st pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

61.6% Couples with children ◂ +6.5 pts 55.1%

24.8% Couples without children +4.9 pts ▸ 29.8%

12.7% One-parent families +1.6 pts ▸ 14.3%

0.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

32.5% 2 people +3.3 pts ▸ 35.8%

23.1% 1 person +4.1 pts ▸ 27.2%

17.0% 4 people ◂ +3.3 pts 13.6%

16.0% 3 people ◂ +2.2 pts 13.8%

7.4% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 6.4%

4.0% 6 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +$56 higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) gap widening

$356 46th pct $300 25th pct

Mortgage in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +$325 higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) gap widening

$1,907 54th pct $1,582 27th pct

People / bedroom in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +0.10 higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria) gap widening

0.80 29th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.7 pts 37.8%

28.9% Owned outright +9.5 pts ▸ 38.4%

22.8% Rented ◂ +2.7 pts 20.1%

2.0% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.9%

1.8% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

91.0% Separate house ◂ +0.4 pts 90.5%

7.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.1 pts 5.1%

1.2% Flat or apartment +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.6% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

38.5% 3 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 43.0%

40.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.0 pts 32.5%

11.7% 2 bedrooms +2.8 pts ▸ 14.5%

5.9% 5 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 5.6%

1.6% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.2% Studio / none even 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

51.7% $350–$549 ◂ +22.9 pts 28.8%

34.4% $200–$349 +11.0 pts ▸ 45.4%

7.1% Under $200 +12.8 pts ▸ 19.9%

1.8% $550–$749 ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

0.9% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +15.1 pts 27.3%

30.2% $1,000–$1,799 +8.0 pts ▸ 38.2%

11.6% Under $1,000 +7.8 pts ▸ 19.4%

9.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 8.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +228 more in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

493 88th pct 265 51st pct

Stops/1k in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +0.82 more in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

4.26 43rd pct 3.43 26th pct

Departures/1k in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +114.2 more in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

545.8 32nd pct 431.5 27th pct

PT routes in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +2 more in Narracan (Eastern Victoria)

32 63rd pct 34 67th pct

How people get to work

60.6% Car (driver) +1.8 pts ▸ 62.4%

17.2% Worked at home ◂ +1.9 pts 15.4%

3.8% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.6% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.1% Train ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Bus even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

43.6% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.4 pts 38.2%

33.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 31.2%

13.3% 3 vehicles +2.1 pts ▸ 15.4%

6.9% 4 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 10.7%

3.3% No vehicle +1.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.4 pts 14.3%

11.9% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 13.2%

10.0% Retail trade ◂ +1.2 pts 8.8%

7.4% Education & training +1.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

8.2% Manufacturing ◂ +1.4 pts 6.9%

2.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +4.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 5.1%

4.2% Public administration & safety +1.1 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.6 pts 3.6%

4.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.5 pts 4.4%

3.8% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.2% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

17.4% Professionals ◂ +1.0 pts 16.4%

15.7% Technicians & trades +1.0 pts ▸ 16.7%

12.0% Managers +1.7 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 12.2%

10.9% Labourers +1.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 11.7%

9.0% Sales workers ◂ +1.0 pts 8.0%

8.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 7.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +0.6 higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

4.4 29th pct 3.8 21st pct

Types ≤15 min in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +0.4 more in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

4.2 28th pct 3.8 21st pct

15-min city in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +0.1 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

41.6% 20th pct 41.5% 20th pct

Walk to shops in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +4.4 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

47.3% 29th pct 42.9% 22nd pct

Walk to transit in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +21.6 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

76.6% 34th pct 55.0% 20th pct

Walk to school in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +1.2 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

55.4% 27th pct 54.2% 26th pct

Walk to a park in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +16.3 pts higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

91.7% 39th pct 75.3% 22nd pct

Walk to health in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +3.0 pts higher in Narracan (Eastern Victoria)

25.2% 14th pct 28.2% 19th pct

Amenities/1k in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +0.6 more in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

13.8 47th pct 13.3 42nd pct

Intersections/km² in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +16 higher in Bass (Eastern Victoria)

18 32nd pct 3 17th pct

Mean slope in Bass (Eastern Victoria)in Narracan (Eastern Victoria) +3.4 pts higher in Narracan (Eastern Victoria)

3.5% 15th pct 6.9% 75th pct

Compare Bass (Eastern Victoria) with nearby areas

Hastings (Eastern Victoria) Cranbourne (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Mornington (Eastern Victoria) Frankston (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Carrum (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Narre Warren North (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

Compare Narracan (Eastern Victoria) with nearby areas

Morwell (Eastern Victoria) Gembrook (Eastern Victoria) Monbulk (Eastern Victoria) Bass (Eastern Victoria) Evelyn (Eastern Victoria) Eildon (Northern Victoria) Narre Warren North (South-Eastern Metropolitan) Narre Warren South (South-Eastern Metropolitan)

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bass (Eastern Victoria) vs Narracan (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED20302/bass/vs/SED25802/narracan