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Victoria council

Bass Coast

44,377 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 866 km², 45 suburbs. Council website: basscoast.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

44,377

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.1% in a year

Density

51/km²

866 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$705k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$206

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

8.9 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

45

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
51
Median household income
$1,163/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,500/month
Households renting
20.6%
Average household
2.2 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 7 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property
$1,727
2024-25
Operating result
-6.3%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
66%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

45 suburbs where Bass Coast holds most residents, plus 4 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Cowes6,593All$748kDec 2025<1% / 67%3
Inverloch6,52699%$840kDec 20255% / 90%7
Wonthaggi5,215All$558kDec 20251% / 93%1
North Wonthaggi3,475All$590kDec 202512% / 83%2
Cape Woolamai2,301All2% / 85%6
San Remo (Vic.)1,700All$868kDec 20252% / 89%6
Corinella (Vic.)1,181All$679kDec 202516% / 93%3
Grantville1,168All$605kDec 202513% / 100%2
Cape Paterson1,111All$750kDec 20251% / 97%7
Coronet Bay1,108All$570kDec 20252% / 72%2
Ventnor (Vic.)982All$785kDec 2025<1% / 95%7
Dalyston843All$557kDec 202540% / 98%2
Rhyll836All$808kDec 202512% / 93%7
Loch70726%3% / 100%7
Surf Beach (Vic.)670All$730kDec 2025<1% / 46%7
Kilcunda578All$965kDec 20249% / 98%7
Newhaven547All9% / 94%6
Sunset Strip (Vic.)503All$595kDec 20250% / 44%2
South Dudley421All$445kDec 20250% / 97%1
Wimbledon Heights421All$574kDec 20250% / 37%3
Bass405All19% / 100%3
Pioneer Bay365All$465kDec 202528% / 100%1
Ryanston324All<1% / 100%7
Silverleaves322All$728kDec 202587% / 80%8
Smiths Beach315All$927kDec 20251% / 53%8
Sunderland Bay306All$647kDec 2025<1% / 57%4
Outtrim27010%15% / 100%7
Wattle Bank250All12% / 100%7
Woolamai245All0% / 100%8
The Gurdies243All4% / 100%4
Kongwak20717%18% / 100%7
Tenby Point206All1% / 100%3
Glen Alvie182All3% / 100%7
Lance Creek143All33% / 100%7
Krowera134All<1% / 100%7
Pound Creek12628%16% / 100%7
Woodleigh (Vic.)126All9% / 100%4
Glen Forbes118All2% / 100%3
Kernot118All5% / 100%7
West Creek113All26% / 100%6
Jam Jerrup106All51% / 99%4
Adams Estate83All0% / 100%3
Almurta66All7% / 100%7
Harmers Haven62All4% / 97%5
St Clair (Vic.)44All29% / 100%7
Archies Creek32All0% / 100%5
Anderson26All0% / 100%3
Churchill IslandAll4% / 91%
SummerlandsAll2% / 96%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

6%

Over 49 of 49 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

85%

Over 49 of 49 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

3%

Over 49 of 49 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 21 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$445k
Median of suburb medians
$679k
Highest suburb median
$965k

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Monash · Mary ALDRED (LP)100%

State districts

  • Bass · Jordan Crugnale (ALP)99%
  • Gippsland South · Danny O'Brien (NAT)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.