Corinella vs Bass

Bass is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 53 in Corinella. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Corinella, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bass: a median of $850,000, against $672,000 in Corinella, though rent is higher in Corinella. On these figures, Corinella tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

  • Corinella carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 86/100)
  • Bass has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Corinella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($672,500 vs $850,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bass

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $320/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Corinella sits closer to the CBD (109.3 km vs 112.8 km)
  • Bass is more walkable (20/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Corinella carries lower crime risk (42/100 vs 86/100)
  • Bass is more walkable (20/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Corinella

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (49.3% vs 12.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Corinella Bass
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.

Corinella Bass
Walkability 10 / 20
Corinella — Walkability: 10/100 Bass — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 58 / 14
Corinella — Safety: 58/100 Bass — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Corinella — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bass — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 31 / 27
Corinella — Low flood risk: 31/100 Bass — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Corinella has more residents (1,181 vs 405); Corinella rents higher ($320/wk vs $225/wk).

Corinella Bass
Population 1,181
+66% vs other
 405
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +49.3% +12.8%
Median age 53 49
Median household income $60,788/yr $65,624/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+30% vs other
 $225/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Corinella Bass
0-4 4.8% / 5.2%
Corinella — 0-4: 4.8% Bass — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.1% / 9.6%
Corinella — 5-14: 11.1% Bass — 5-14: 9.6%
15-19 3.6% / 5.2%
Corinella — 15-19: 3.6% Bass — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.2% / 5.7%
Corinella — 20-24: 3.2% Bass — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 8.3% / 8.4%
Corinella — 25-34: 8.3% Bass — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 9.7% / 11.1%
Corinella — 35-44: 9.7% Bass — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 11.1% / 14.3%
Corinella — 45-54: 11.1% Bass — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 19.1% / 16.5%
Corinella — 55-64: 19.1% Bass — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 20.0% / 18.5%
Corinella — 65-74: 20.0% Bass — 65-74: 18.5%
75-84 7.3% / 5.7%
Corinella — 75-84: 7.3% Bass — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.8% / —
Corinella — 85+: 1.8% Bass — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Corinella 45.6% lone person
Corinella — Lone Person: 45.6% Corinella — Couple Families: 29.3% Corinella — One Parent Families: 20.7% Corinella — Group Household: 4.4%
Bass 39.4% lone person
Bass — Lone Person: 39.4% Bass — Couple Families: 41.5% Bass — One Parent Families: 14.9% Bass — Group Household: 4.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Corinella 19.4% renting
Corinella — Owned Outright: 45.4% Corinella — Mortgage: 35.2% Corinella — Renting: 19.4%
Bass 13.6% renting
Bass — Owned Outright: 47.1% Bass — Mortgage: 39.3% Bass — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Corinella Bass
Certificate III & IV 20.8% / 18.8%
Corinella — Certificate III & IV: 20.8% Bass — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 7.2%
Corinella — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Bass — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 3.2%
Corinella — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Bass — Bachelor Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 2.0%
Corinella — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Bass — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 0.7%
Corinella — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Bass — Postgraduate Degree: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Corinella Bass
England 7.1% / 3.0%
Corinella — England: 7.1% Bass — England: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.7% / 0.7%
Corinella — New Zealand: 2.7% Bass — New Zealand: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.7% / 1.0%
Corinella — Netherlands: 0.7% Bass — Netherlands: 1.0%
South Africa 1.2% / —
Corinella — South Africa: 1.2% Bass — South Africa: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.7%
Corinella — Thailand: not among its largest Bass — Thailand: 0.7%
Ireland — / 0.7%
Corinella — Ireland: not among its largest Bass — Ireland: 0.7%
Germany 0.6% / —
Corinella — Germany: 0.6% Bass — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Corinella 99.2% houses
Corinella — Houses: 99.2% Corinella — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Bass 100.0% houses
Bass — Houses: 100.0% Bass — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Corinella Bass
Median house price $672,500 $850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $360,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 34 sales
 148 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Bass has more rural and farming land (92% vs 79%).

Corinella Bass
Rural and farming 79% 92%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 1%
Residential 7% 1%
Parks and recreation 3% 6%
Planning zones cover 99% of Corinella and 100% of Bass. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

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

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Corinella Bass
Houses 3.6%
$560/wk on $808K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Corinella Bass
House price Higher than 39% of VIC —
Income Higher than 21% of VIC Higher than 26% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 30% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 66% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of VIC —

Liveability

Bass is more walkable (20 vs 10).

Corinella Bass
Grade C —
Score 39/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bass carries more crime risk (86 vs 42).

Corinella Bass
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
42/100
 High
86/100
Flood Moderate
69/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
67/100
 High
79/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Corinella Bass
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Corinella

  • Bass Valley Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Bass

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Corinella Bass
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 2
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Bass sits further from the CBD (112.8 km vs 109.3 km).

Corinella Bass
Walkability score 10/100 20/100
Distance to Melbourne 109.3 km 112.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 87 min 89 min
Public transport score 30/100 24/100
Peak arrivals per hour 7.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2 min
scheduled, not actual
 40 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 3984
 0.0%
postcode 3991
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3984
 72
postcode 3991

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.

Corinella Bass
Car (driver) 76.5% / 67.6%
Corinella — Car (driver): 76.5% Bass — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 20.9%
Corinella — Worked from Home: 21.2% Bass — Worked from Home: 20.9%
Car (passenger) 1.6% / 5.4%
Corinella — Car (passenger): 1.6% Bass — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Walked Only 0.8% / 6.1%
Corinella — Walked Only: 0.8% Bass — Walked Only: 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.5%).

Setting

Corinella Bass
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 10 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 3.0 km

NBN connectivity

Corinella Bass
Connectivity score 81/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 68%
889 premises
 0%
201 premises

Climate

Corinella Bass
Annual rainfall 704 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.6°C
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Corinella

Acreage Coastal Retirees

Bass

Parks Rural

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