Bass vs Woolamai

Bass is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Woolamai. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Woolamai, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Woolamai tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bass has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • Woolamai carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Bass

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $290/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bass

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (89 min vs 98 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (112.8 km vs 120.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Woolamai

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)
  • But Bass is more walkable (20/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Woolamai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.8% vs 12.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bass and Woolamai drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bass Woolamai
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bass Woolamai
Walkability 20 / 0
Bass — Walkability: 20/100 Woolamai — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 14 / 57
Bass — Safety: 14/100 Woolamai — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bass — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woolamai — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 27 / 87
Bass — Low flood risk: 27/100 Woolamai — Low flood risk: 87/100

Demographics

Bass has more residents (405 vs 245); Woolamai rents higher ($290/wk vs $225/wk).

Bass Woolamai
Population 405
+40% vs other
 245
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.8% +17.8%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $65,624/yr $72,904/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $225/wk $290/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bass Woolamai
0-4 5.2% / 4.5%
Bass — 0-4: 5.2% Woolamai — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 9.6% / 11.4%
Bass — 5-14: 9.6% Woolamai — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 5.2% / 4.5%
Bass — 15-19: 5.2% Woolamai — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.7% / 2.4%
Bass — 20-24: 5.7% Woolamai — 20-24: 2.4%
25-34 8.4% / 6.5%
Bass — 25-34: 8.4% Woolamai — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 11.1% / 9.4%
Bass — 35-44: 11.1% Woolamai — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 14.3% / 13.5%
Bass — 45-54: 14.3% Woolamai — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 16.5% / 13.1%
Bass — 55-64: 16.5% Woolamai — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 18.5% / 24.9%
Bass — 65-74: 18.5% Woolamai — 65-74: 24.9%
75-84 5.7% / 8.2%
Bass — 75-84: 5.7% Woolamai — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 1.2%
Bass — 85+: not among its largest Woolamai — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bass 41.5% couple families
Bass — Couple Families: 41.5% Bass — Lone Person: 39.4% Bass — One Parent Families: 14.9% Bass — Group Household: 4.3%
Woolamai 46.3% couple families
Woolamai — Couple Families: 46.3% Woolamai — Lone Person: 48.1% Woolamai — One Parent Families: 5.6% Woolamai — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bass 13.6% renting
Bass — Owned Outright: 47.1% Bass — Mortgage: 39.3% Bass — Renting: 13.6%
Woolamai 10.8% renting
Woolamai — Owned Outright: 59.0% Woolamai — Mortgage: 30.1% Woolamai — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bass Woolamai
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 13.5%
Bass — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Woolamai — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 3.2% / 10.6%
Bass — Bachelor Degree: 3.2% Woolamai — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.1%
Bass — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Woolamai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 7.3%
Bass — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Woolamai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.7% / 1.6%
Bass — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7% Woolamai — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bass Woolamai
England 3.0% / 6.1%
Bass — England: 3.0% Woolamai — England: 6.1%
Netherlands 1.0% / 2.0%
Bass — Netherlands: 1.0% Woolamai — Netherlands: 2.0%
Sri Lanka — / 1.6%
Bass — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Woolamai — Sri Lanka: 1.6%
Canada — / 1.2%
Bass — Canada: not among its largest Woolamai — Canada: 1.2%
New Zealand 0.7% / —
Bass — New Zealand: 0.7% Woolamai — New Zealand: not among its largest
Thailand 0.7% / —
Bass — Thailand: 0.7% Woolamai — Thailand: not among its largest
Ireland 0.7% / —
Bass — Ireland: 0.7% Woolamai — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bass 100.0% houses
Bass — Houses: 100.0%
Woolamai 100.0% houses
Woolamai — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bass Woolamai
Median house price $850,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 148 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Bass Woolamai
Rural and farming 92% 99%
Parks and recreation 6% 1%
Residential 1% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bass Woolamai
New dwellings approved 393
across Bass Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bass Woolamai
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of VIC Higher than 38% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 74% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC

Liveability

Bass is more walkable (20 vs 0).

Bass Woolamai
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Bass carries more flood risk (73 vs 13); Bass carries more crime risk (86 vs 43).

Bass Woolamai
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
86/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood High
73/100
 Low
13/100
Coastal erosion High
79/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bass Woolamai
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bass Woolamai
Parks & reserves 4 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Woolamai sits further from the CBD (120.8 km vs 112.8 km).

Bass Woolamai
Walkability score 20/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 112.8 km 120.8 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 89 min 98 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3991
 0.9%
postcode 3995
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 3991
 47
postcode 3995

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bass Woolamai
Car (driver) 67.6% / 54.7%
Bass — Car (driver): 67.6% Woolamai — Car (driver): 54.7%
Worked from Home 20.9% / 36.8%
Bass — Worked from Home: 20.9% Woolamai — Worked from Home: 36.8%
Walked Only 6.1% / 5.3%
Bass — Walked Only: 6.1% Woolamai — Walked Only: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 3.2%
Bass — Car (passenger): 5.4% Woolamai — Car (passenger): 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Bass Woolamai
Elevation 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 151 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km 5.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bass Woolamai
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
201 premises
 0%
119 premises

Climate

Bass Woolamai
Annual rainfall 704 mm 906 mm
Summer max (Jan) 24.1°C 24.6°C
Winter min (Jul) 8.6°C 6.9°C

Council rates

Bass Woolamai
Average residential rate $1,727/yr
same for both
Council Bass Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bass Woolamai
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bass Woolamai
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bass

Parks Rural

Woolamai

Retirees Rural

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