$225 ▲ +40.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $225
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bass · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bass
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Bass is a separate house, making it one of the most exclusively detached residential areas in the region. This creates a landscape of spacious living where the typical resident pays far less in rent than people across the rest of Australia.
$225
▲ +40.6%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bass — lower than 68% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure, typically costing just $225. Home-loan payments are also a little below the Victorian and Australian typicals, usually around $1,500 a month.
$1,500 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,355
- 2021: $1,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bass, $200–$349 is the majority at 73%; $350–$549 is next at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bass, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 39%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and $3,000 or more (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 45.2% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national average. This helps explain why the rental rate of 13% is far below both the state and national figures.
13.0% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.2% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bass, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (12%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Bass are generally larger than average, with 81.5% having three or more bedrooms. Because every home is a separate house, there are far more bedrooms per person here than in the typical Victorian or Australian household.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.5%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.5% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.5%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 81.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bass, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (10%).
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). Housing & Dwellings in Bass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20164/bass/topic/housing-dwellings