Somersby NSW 2250
1,141 addresses · 64 streets
Robertson Electorate › Central Coast LGA › Somersby · 53 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Somersby is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,087 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,215 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 26% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Calga - Kulnura statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Somersby itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 library
1 golf club
1 dog park
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Narara, 5.3 km east · Airport: Somersby Airfield, 3.5 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 65.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 65.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 81.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 62.2%
Population by age in Somersby
| 0-4 | 45 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 106 |
| 15-19 | 85 |
| 20-24 | 73 |
| 25-34 | 98 |
| 35-44 | 109 |
| 45-54 | 177 |
| 55-64 | 181 |
| 65-74 | 118 |
| 75-84 | 68 |
| 85+ | 21 |
Dwelling types in Somersby
| House | 332 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Somersby
| <$650 | 33 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 69 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 88 |
| $3,000+ | 116 |
Top ancestries in Somersby
| Australian | 499 |
|---|---|
| English | 386 |
| Irish | 115 |
| Scottish | 85 |
| Other | 77 |
| Ancestry NS | 71 |
Housing tenure in Somersby
| Owned | 139 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 89 |
| Rented | 85 |
| Other | 20 |
Cars per household in Somersby
| 0 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 53 |
| 2 | 98 |
| 3 | 87 |
| 4+ | 84 |
Commute to work in Somersby
| Car | 279 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 24 |
| Bicycle | 4 |
| Home | 162 |
Top countries of birth in Somersby
| England | 42 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 14 |
| Malta | 9 |
| Thailand | 9 |
| China | 8 |
| South Africa | 8 |
Languages used at home in Somersby
| Italian | 13 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 9 |
| Croatian | 9 |
| Cantonese | 8 |
| Greek | 7 |
| Spanish | 6 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
19,279 bird observations recorded near Somersby — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,109)
- Laughing Kookaburra (931)
- Australian Magpie (885)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (808)
- Superb Fairy-wren (766)
- Australian Wood Duck (761)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (747)
- Eastern Spinebill (731)
- Little Wattlebird (721)
- Noisy Miner (703)
- Magpie-lark (695)
- Eastern Whipbird (683)
- Masked Lapwing (678)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Somersby
- Red-browed Finch (652)
- Common Myna (632)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (622)
- Welcome Swallow (604)
- White-browed Scrubwren (580)
- Eastern Rosella (562)
- Brown Thornbill (551)
- Willie Wagtail (549)
- Grey Fantail (546)
- Australian Raven (544)
- Pacific Black Duck (526)
- White-faced Heron (502)
- Satin Bowerbird (459)
- Silvereye (457)
- Grey Butcherbird (438)
- Australian Brush-turkey (422)
- Crested Pigeon (415)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Somersby:
- West Gosford (4.6 km)
- Kariong (4.8 km)
- Narara (4.9 km)
- Point Clare (5.7 km)
- Gosford (6 km)
- North Gosford (6.2 km)
- Calga (6.4 km)
- Niagara Park (6.4 km)
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Streets
- Acacia Road (9)
- Ace Road (5)
- Ainslie Close (12)
- Anembo Road (7)
- Bimbil Road (5)
- Cal Close (13)
- Central Coast Highway (4)
- Chivers Road (18)
- Davids Close (16)
- Dawson Street (17)
- Debenham Road (21)
- Debenham Road N (22)
- Debenham Road S (18)
- Deodar Road (2)
- Dog Trap Road (10)
- Elwins Road (18)
- Ghilkes Road (3)
- Gindurra Road (37)
- Girrakool Road (3)
- Goldsmith Road (18)
- Grants Road (25)
- Hensons Road (17)
- Hoipos Road (9)
- Howes Road (15)
- Kadija Close (4)
- Kangoo Road (64)
- Keighley Avenue (18)
- Kilkenny Road (13)
- Konda Road (18)
- Kowara Road (14)
- Lackersteens Road (10)
- Little Mooney Creek Road (4)
- Lutana Road (4)
- Mangrove Road (7)
- Marabunga Road (2)
- Mooney Mooney Creek (7)
- Myoora Road (13)
- Nyah Road (3)
- Old Dog Trap Road (1)
- Old Pacific Highway (17)
- Peats Ridge Road (8)
- Pile Road (62)
- Pinnacle Place (28)
- Poets Close (6)
- Quarry Road (6)
- Raverson Close (7)
- Reeves Street (19)
- Reservoir Road (7)
- Robinson Road (3)
- Sailfind Place (30)
- Silvesters Road (20)
- Smiths Road (6)
- Somersby Falls Road (88)
- Tallara Road (5)
- Triennium Road (21)
- Ulinga Road (6)
- Vere Place (16)
- Viitasalo Road N (11)
- Viitasalo Road S (7)
- Warringah Close (17)
- Wella Way (2)
- Wirrinda Road (7)
- Wisemans Ferry Road (235)
- Yalook Road (1)
