Living in Bacchus Marsh

In Bacchus Marsh, the median rent tenants pay is €935 a month (2021) and unemployment is 4% (2021).

Bacchus Marsh is a city in Australia, with a population of 24,717 in August 2021. In August 2021, the foreign population was 3,875. The city covered 196.3 km² in 2021. Population density was 138.5 people per km² in 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-079 sources

Population24,717people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)2,213EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent935.5EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate4%country median 4.5% — 11% belowOfficial source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Recorded crime7,967incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026Official source · Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026

PM2.5, annual mean5.07µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · apps.epa.vic.gov.au

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Bacchus Marsh?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustraliaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bacchus Marsh.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median rent was A$340 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,733 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	9,457 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Main residence dwellings	8,888 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	340 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Median monthly rent	935.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02⁴Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	935.5 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02⁴Official

Is Bacchus Marsh a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–60%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–70%

Student35%strong on education, weak on safety · range 28–42%

Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–58%

Retirement48%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 37–59%

Work and income

Median personal income was A$823 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,807 per week in August 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Bacchus Marsh?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (August 2021). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics²

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Bacchus Marsh is 4.0%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Bacchus Marsh 4.0%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	7,452 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Employment rate	61.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,807 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	823 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,213 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁹Official
Unemployment rate	4 %country median 4.5%	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official

What does a salary buy in Bacchus Marsh?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €935
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bacchus Marsh. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bacchus Marsh. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	9.77 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official

Safety

How safe is Bacchus Marsh?

Police recorded about 7,967 incidents per 100,000 (2025-07/2026-06). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,967 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bacchus Marsh. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For humanitarian entrants.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Bacchus Marsh.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bacchus Marsh?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.07 µg/m³ · apps.epa.vic.gov.au¹

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.1WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustraliaAnnual PM2.5 in Bacchus Marsh is 5.1 µg/m³. Of 37 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Bacchus Marsh 5.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.07 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	apps.epa.vic.gov.au¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in Bacchus Marsh?

The published population was 24,717 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 3,875 is not 19.7% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport84.3%
Foreign residents15.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	196.3 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	19.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Foreign residents	3,875 people	10 Aug 2021	Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.⁴Official
Population density	138.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁶Official
Female residents	12,651 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Male residents	12,067 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Population	24,717 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

13,529

18,417

23,305

28,193

27,182200120052011201520212025

Population rose 86.9% between 2001 and 2025, from 14,540 to 27,182.

International community in Bacchus Marsh

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	24,717	100.0%
Australia	19,841	80.3%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	3,875	15.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	24,717	100.0%
Australia	19,841	80.3%
Country of birth not stated	1,005	4.1%
England	745	3.0%
India	708	2.9%
Born elsewhere(d)	404	1.6%
New Zealand	353	1.4%
Scotland	156	0.6%
Malta	141	0.6%
Philippines	118	0.5%
Germany	110	0.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Netherlands	101	0.4%
Italy	81	0.3%
South Africa	76	0.3%
United States of America	68	0.3%
Sri Lanka	65	0.3%
Ireland	56	0.2%
Vietnam	48	0.2%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	43	0.2%
Zimbabwe	42	0.2%
Croatia	41	0.2%
Greece	39	0.2%
Singapore	33	0.1%
Pakistan	31	0.1%
Wales	29	0.1%
Malaysia	27	0.1%
Bangladesh	25	0.1%
Poland	25	0.1%
Canada	24	0.1%
Fiji	24	0.1%
North Macedonia	22	0.1%
Chile	21	0.1%
Samoa	21	0.1%
Thailand	19	0.1%
Myanmar	17	0.1%
Indonesia	15	0.1%
Japan	15	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	13	0.1%
Mauritius	12	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	9	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	0.0%
Brazil	8	0.0%
Egypt	8	0.0%
Lebanon	8	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	8	0.0%
France	7	0.0%
Iran	6	0.0%
Turkey	6	0.0%
Nepal	5	0.0%
Iraq	4	0.0%
Cambodia	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	24,717	100.0%
Australian citizen	22,057	89.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	15.68 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Households	8,888 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Labour force participation rate	64.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics⁴Official
Median age	37 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,733 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Bacchus Marsh

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Bacchus Marsh alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 24,717 Bacchus Marsh+415%
Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 19.7% Bacchus Marsh+90%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €2,213 Bacchus Marsh+36%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Goulburn24,565 residents Armidale23,967 residents Alice Springs25,912 residents Taree26,858 residents Yeppoon22,522 residents Echuca - Moama22,487 residents

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Bacchus Marsh in rankings

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bacchus Marsh?

The published population was 24,717 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is the air quality good in Bacchus Marsh?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: apps.epa.vic.gov.au.

How safe is Bacchus Marsh?

What is the unemployment rate in Bacchus Marsh?

The unemployment rate is 4 % (August 2021). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

What is the typical salary around Bacchus Marsh?

The median gross salary is 2,213 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Bacchus Marsh?

3,875 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality..

Is Bacchus Marsh a good place to live?

Bacchus Marsh may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Bacchus Marsh?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,841 people (80.3%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Bacchus Marsh, Australia: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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apps.epa.vic.gov.au apps.epa.vic.gov.au · checked 2026-08-26
Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-03
Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026 files.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au · checked 2026-10-07
Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-08-10
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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