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Somerton NSW 2340

198 addresses · 33 streets

New England Electorate › Tamworth Regional LGA › Somerton · 330 km from Sydney

Living Here

Somerton is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 272 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,455 a week, with median rent near $285 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

272Population
38Median age
$1,455Median household income / wk
$285Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Tamworth Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Somerton itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Tamworth Regional Airport, 26.2 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 6.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Somerton

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Somerton NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.4% · Labour-force participation 68.7%

Population by age in Somerton
Population by age, Somerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1448
15-1913
20-2413
25-3441
35-4436
45-5432
55-6443
65-7424
75-8411
85+8
Dwelling types in Somerton
Dwelling types, Somerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House94
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Somerton
Households by weekly income, Somerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65018
$650-1,49929
$1,500-2,99922
$3,000+15
Top ancestries in Somerton
Top ancestries, Somerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian135
English132
Ancestry NS29
Aboriginal27
Irish27
Scottish24
Housing tenure in Somerton
Housing tenure, Somerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage26
Rented23
Other6
Cars per household in Somerton
Cars per household, Somerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
00
119
236
314
4+17
Commute to work in Somerton
Commute to work, Somerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car91
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home27
Top countries of birth in Somerton
Top countries of birth, Somerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India3
Languages used at home in Somerton
Languages used at home, Somerton NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

271 bird observations recorded near Somerton — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Somerton

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.