Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page.
Averaged across the 5,372 rural lots in Bass Coast.
National soil-grid values averaged across rural lots, with the dominant Victorian land system.
Soil values: Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia (CSIRO/TERN), ~90 m national soil grid, 0–30 cm depth-weighted. Land systems: Victorian land-systems mapping (Agriculture Victoria). Regional indicators — not a substitute for a site soil test.
Long-term climate averages across rural lots in this council.
Climate values are the average across rural lots in this area, from national long-term climate grids (rainfall and temperature normals, growing season and aridity).
Satellite vegetation-cover mapping, averaged across rural lots.
Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Bass Coast.
Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.
Source: Victorian groundwater management areas and the state bore-monitoring network. Values are the nearest monitored bore's, averaged across lots — conditions at a specific property will vary.
Share of rural lots in Bass Coast carrying each planning overlay.
From the Victorian Land Use Information System.
The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Bass Coast.
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| Suburb | Rural lots↓ |
|---|---|
| Dalyston 3992 | 517 |
| North Wonthaggi 3995 | 504 |
| Inverloch 3996 | 317 |
| Woolamai 3995 | 292 |
| Ryanston 3992 | 280 |
| South Dudley 3995 | 256 |
| Wattle Bank 3995 | 218 |
| Bass 3991 | 213 |
| Wonthaggi 3995 | 191 |
| Ventnor 3922 | 186 |
| Surf Beach 3922 | 181 |
| Krowera 3945 | 178 |
| Glen Alvie 3979 | 160 |
| Kilcunda 3995 | 138 |
| The Gurdies 3984 | 128 |
| Kernot 3979 | 123 |
| Glen Forbes 3990 | 122 |
| Queensferry 3984 | 118 |
| Woodleigh 3945 | 110 |
| Lance Creek 3995 | 94 |
| Almurta 3979 | 92 |
| Corinella 3984 | 91 |
| West Creek 3992 | 74 |
| San Remo 3925 | 71 |
| Rhyll 3923 | 68 |
| Cowes 3922 | 66 |
| Grantville 3984 | 65 |
| Newhaven 3925 | 52 |
| St Clair 3995 | 49 |
| Cape Paterson 3995 | 38 |
| Coronet Bay 3984 | 35 |
| Jam Jerrup 3984 | 35 |
| Anderson 3995 | 30 |
| Archies Creek 3995 | 14 |
| Smiths Beach 3922 | 10 |
| Harmers Haven 3995 | 7 |
| Tenby Point 3984 | 6 |
| Sunderland Bay 3922 | 6 |
| Adams Estate 3984 | 1 |
| Silverleaves 3922 | 1 |
Other rural councils in the same region.
Across 5,372 rural lots in Bass Coast, soil organic carbon averages 3.21%, on the Intermediate Terraces - Gippsland land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.
Rural lots in Bass Coast average 957 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.9°C and a growing season of about 241 days. Aridity index 0.81.
Across rural lots in Bass Coast: 12% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 8% a flood overlay, 12% the Erosion Management Overlay and 0% the Salinity Management Overlay.
Soil organic carbon, pH and texture come from the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia; salinity, erosion and waterlogging susceptibility from Victorian land systems mapping. Planning overlays and zones are from the Victoria Planning Provisions. Land use is from the Victorian Land Use Information System, groundwater from the Victorian monitoring network, and terrain from the national elevation model. Market context is the published Valuer-General Victoria suburb median — a suburb indicator, never a property valuation.
Rural lots are those in Victoria's rural zone suite: Farming, Green Wedge, Rural Living, Rural Conservation and Rural Activity zones.