Pioneer Bay, VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

5/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Pioneer Bay is more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 855, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Pioneer Bay at a glance

Population (2021): 365
Median age: 41
Median weekly household income: $961
SEIFA score: 855
Coordinates: -38.3810, 145.5493

Pioneer Bay demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Pioneer Bay using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27%, 20% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	65	18%
Youth (15–24)	26	7%
Young adults (25–44)	97	27%
Mid-life (45–64)	88	25%
Seniors (65+)	79	22%

Share of the 355 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	50	29%
Owned with a mortgage	80	46%
Rented	34	20%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	175	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 175 occupied private dwellings in Pioneer Bay.

Median weekly rent: $280
Median monthly mortgage: $1,170
Average household size: 2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,218
Median weekly personal income: $604

Community and culture

Born overseas: 66 (19%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 13 (4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 4 (1%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 96 (33%)
Labour-force participation: 54.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%
Employed full-time: 82
Employed part-time: 54

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Pioneer Bay

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Pioneer Bay is January (average daytime high around 23°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.6°C). The area receives roughly 988 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	23°C	15.7°C	60 mm
Feb	22.3°C	15.5°C	48 mm
Mar	21.2°C	14.8°C	58 mm
Apr	18.4°C	12.6°C	72 mm
May	15.4°C	10.7°C	108 mm
Jun	13.2°C	8.9°C	93 mm
Jul	12.6°C	8.2°C	90 mm
Aug	13.1°C	8.3°C	107 mm
Sep	15.2°C	9.3°C	102 mm
Oct	17.5°C	10.5°C	97 mm
Nov	18.9°C	12.1°C	86 mm
Dec	21.1°C	13.8°C	67 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Pioneer Bay

Where is Pioneer Bay?

Pioneer Bay is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Pioneer Bay?

At the 2021 Census, Pioneer Bay had a population of about 365.

Is Pioneer Bay an advantaged area?

Pioneer Bay has an ABS SEIFA score of 855, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 5 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 5% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Pioneer Bay?

Pioneer Bay has average daytime highs of about 17.7°C and overnight lows of about 11.7°C, with roughly 988 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).