Somers VIC 3927

Living Here

Somers is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,857 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,906 a week, with median rent near $391 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,280,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 4 schools

  • Somers Primary School
  • Balnarring Primary School
  • Crib Point Primary School
  • St Joseph's Primary School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • The Somers General
• 10 parks

  • Nisson Court Reserve
  • R W Stone Reserve
  • Kennedy Road Reserve
  • Garden Square
  • Koala Court Reserve
  • Banksia Square
  • East Crescent Reserve
  • Clifton Court Reserve
  • Somers Koala Reserve
  • Coolart Wetlands & Homestead
• 2 hospitals

  • Phillip Island Health Hub
  • The Bays Hospital
• 1 post office

  • Hmas Cerberus LPO
• 1 service station

  • Mobil
• 3 golf clubs

  • Cerberus Golf Club
  • Cerberus Golf Club
  • Aussie Golf Ranch
• 1 plumber

  • Beel Plumbing
• 2 places to stay

  • Somers Beach Holiday Park
  • Stony Point Caravan Park

Getting around. Train station: Crib Point, 4.3 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Stony Point Pier, 5.5 km east · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 46.2 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Somers.

• RW Stone Reserve Cricket, Tennis (Outdoor)
• Somers Circuit Cycling
• Somers Yacht Club Sailing

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.

Median Sale Prices

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 17.4% 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.

Demographics

Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 53.8%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

48,395 bird observations recorded near Somers — most often seen:

• Eurasian Blackbird (2,654)
• Australian White Ibis (2,284)
• Chestnut Teal (2,189)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,082)
• Pacific Black Duck (2,008)
• Common Starling (1,883)
• Superb Fairy-wren (1,859)
• Grey Fantail (1,759)
• Eurasian Coot (1,747)
• Little Raven (1,710)
• Red Wattlebird (1,668)
• Spotted Turtle-dove (1,650)
• Common Myna (1,643)

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 Somers:

• Balnarring Beach (4.1 km)
• Hmas Cerberus (4.2 km)
• Balnarring (4.6 km)
• Crib Point (4.9 km)
• Merricks Beach (5.4 km)
• Bittern (5.6 km)
• Merricks (7.4 km)
• Point Leo (8.7 km)

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