40,789 ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29,614
- 2016: 32,804
- 2021: 40,789
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bass Coast · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Bass Coast
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most areas defines daily life in Bass Coast, where the typical resident is 51. The region has grown significantly, adding about 11,175 people since 2011, but it remains a place where seniors are far more common than in the rest of the state.
40,789
▲ +37.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bass Coast — higher than 72% of areas.
| Bass Coast | 40,789 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 40,789 people in 2021, which is larger than about 74% of similar areas. This represents a 38% increase since 2011.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 29.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the typical resident is 13 years older than in Victoria, while children under 15 are well below the national figure at 15.1%.
29.5% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Bass Coast splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Nearly half of the population is married, and 12.4% are in a de facto relationship.
1.1% ▲ +62.3%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bass Coast, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Bass Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA20740/bass-coast/topic/demographics-identity