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Suburb profile ·Bass Coast LGA · VIC ·3991

Bass VIC 3991

Bass is in Bass Coast LGA, VIC, postcode 3991, with population 405.

The read

Growth-momentum

The page has enough signal to be useful, but the story is mixed rather than decisive. Use compare mode to pressure-test it against stronger nearby options, then use the calculator if it still makes the shortlist.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read.

What to check

Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$480/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
44,377
44K via Bass Coast LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
136
3 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,500
Median rent · wk$225

Affordability

38%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,500/mo, while renters pay about $2,080/mo — renting runs $580/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$66K
Median rent · wk
$480
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,500

Household income

$66K household · yr-20.3% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$29K
Family
$87K
Household
$66K

Growth outlook · Bass Coast LGA

Dwellings
+27.2%
28,980 → 36,870
+7,890 dwellings
Population
+25.4%
40,640 → 50,960
Households
+29.7%
18,560 → 24,070

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
3,822
8,622 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,622
Total incidents3,822· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault40148%
  • Sexual Offences12815%
  • Robbery61%
  • Break And Enter29335%

Full data detail

Bass VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Bass (postcode 3991) is a small, quiet locality in Victoria within the Bass Coast local government area. With a population of 405, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

The current median weekly rent is $480. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.

Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bass Coast LGA is higher than average at 8,622 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+2.1% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,500
Rent · wk(Census)$225
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$480
Population growth · Bass Coast LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)44,377
5-year growth+2.6% CAGR
YoY change+2.1%
20012025
Development · Bass Coast LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)260
Houses246
Units14
YoY change+0%
Employment · Bass Coast LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change-0.6pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3991ATO
Negatively geared20 (7.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$4,407/yr
Landlords (rental income)33
Reported capital gains13
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population405
Median age49
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,262
Personal income · wk$550
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)3/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops2
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Bass carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 2 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Bass FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Bass in?

    Bass is in the Bass Coast Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3991. Council-level context for Bass Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Bass?

    The median weekly rent in Bass is $480/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Bass?

    Rent context available: Bass has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Bass a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Bass show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Bass?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Bass data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.