405 ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 414
- 2016: 359
- 2021: 405
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Bass · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Bass
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Bass is 49 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area significantly more mature than most other places. With 405 residents, it is larger than about 65% of similar areas.
405
▼ -2.2%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bass — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 49, making the population far older than both Victoria and Australia by 11 years.
49 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 49 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents shape the area, with those aged 65 and over making up 23.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national averages at just 14.6%.
23.7% ▲ +78.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Bass, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of the residents are married, and those in de facto relationships are a little more common here than across the rest of the country. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area, which is well below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Bass, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (13%).
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20164/bass/topic/demographics-identity