Bass Coast

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20201101
Total population 29,719
Total dwellings 24,217
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 208
Male 100
Female 108
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 107
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $907
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $220

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 189 90.9 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 14 6.7 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 5 2.4 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 208 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 100 48.1 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 108 51.9 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Bass Coast, there were 208 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 100 (or 48.1%) were male and 108 (or 51.9%) were female.

Age Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 25 12.0 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 49 23.6 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 39 18.8 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 60 28.8 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 16 7.7 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 19 9.1 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Bass Coast the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 9.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 37 27.8 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 5.3 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 6.0 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 12 9.0 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 69 51.9 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Bass Coast 27.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 57 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 42 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 48 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 43 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 20 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Bass Coast for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 29.5 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 16 13.1 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 70 57.4 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Bass Coast 29.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Bass Coast for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 57 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 7.5 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 22 23.7 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 33 35.5 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 7 7.5 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 6.5 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 6 6.5 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 12 12.9 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 93 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bass Coast, 44.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.7% were attending a primary school, 35.5% were attending a secondary school and 14.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 201 96.6 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bass Coast. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 34 45.3 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 32 42.7 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 6 8.0 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 4.0 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 75 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 75 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bass Coast. Of these 45.3% were employed full time, 42.7% were employed part-time and 4.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 34 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 43 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bass Coast who were employed full time was 34 years and those employed part time was 43 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 365 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 907 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bass Coast was $365 and the median weekly household income was $907.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Bass Coast, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Bass Coast, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 97 90.7 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.8 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 2.8 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 3.7 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 107 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Bass Coast there were 107 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.7% were separate houses, 2.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bass Coast % Bass Coast Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 17 15.9 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 24 22.4 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 58 54.2 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 3.7 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 3.7 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Bass Coast, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.9% were owned outright, 22.4% were owned with a mortgage and 54.2% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.