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Somerset TAS 7322

2,392 addresses · 69 streets

Braddon Electorate › Waratah-Wynyard LGA › Somerset · 239 km from Hobart

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Living Here

Somerset is a suburb of Tasmania, home to about 4,067 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,100 a week, with median rent near $240 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,067Population
48Median age
$1,100Median household income / wk
$240Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Bus interchange: Burnie City Interchange, 7 km east · Airport: Burnie Wynyard Airport, 9.1 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 30.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Somerset

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

Tree cover measures, Somerset TAS
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 52.5%

Population by age in Somerset
Population by age, Somerset TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0-4210
5-14447
15-19211
20-24216
25-34386
35-44432
45-54528
55-64623
65-74551
75-84336
85+128
Dwelling types in Somerset
Dwelling types, Somerset TAS (ABS Census 2021)
House1,536
Townhouse114
Apartment6
Other52
Households by weekly income in Somerset
Households by weekly income, Somerset TAS (ABS Census 2021)
<$650411
$650-1,499586
$1,500-2,999422
$3,000+160
Top ancestries in Somerset
Top ancestries, Somerset TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,868
English1,858
Irish412
Scottish367
Aboriginal306
Ancestry NS230
Housing tenure in Somerset
Housing tenure, Somerset TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Owned682
Mortgage509
Rented467
Other13
Cars per household in Somerset
Cars per household, Somerset TAS (ABS Census 2021)
0115
1651
2596
3213
4+116
Commute to work in Somerset
Commute to work, Somerset TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,303
Train0
Bus17
Tram/ferry0
Walked33
Bicycle5
Home76
Top countries of birth in Somerset
Top countries of birth, Somerset TAS (ABS Census 2021)
England133
New Zealand26
Scotland17
Germany13
Philippines12
United States12
Languages used at home in Somerset
Languages used at home, Somerset TAS (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish8
Thai8
German7
Mandarin6
Nepali5
Japanese5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

3,402 bird observations recorded near Somerset — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Somerset

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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