Who is the member for Bass?

Jess Teesdale (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Bass, Tasmania. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

How marginal is the seat of Bass?

Bass is held on a margin of 1.4%. It is recorded as a marginal seat.

What does the 2021 Census say about Bass?

At the 2021 Census, Bass had a median age of 41, a median weekly household income of $1,290, 28.9% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

TAS

The electorate of Bass

Held by

Liberal

Margin

1.4% · marginal

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,290

per week

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Bass within TAS · 7,985 km². Boundary: ABS Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2025 (ASGS Edition 3), CC BY 4.0. An approximation of the AEC’s legal boundary — to confirm the division you vote in, look up your postcode.

Your representative

Jess Teesdale

Australian Labor Party

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What the Census says about Bass

Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, 2021.

Median weekly household income: $1,290
Median weekly personal income: $675
Median weekly rent: $270
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,300
Average household size: 2.3 people

How people live here

35.6%

Own outright

31.6%

Mortgage

28.9%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance18.7% · 9,041 people
Retail Trade10.4% · 5,038 people
Education & Training9.7% · 4,704 people
Construction8.5% · 4,121 people
Accommodation & Food Services8.1% · 3,920 people

Source: ABS Census 2021. Census figures describe the electorate as it stood at the Census and are not updated between Censuses.

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