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Somerville VIC 3912

6,387 addresses · 223 streets

Flinders Electorate › Mornington Peninsula LGA › Somerville · 50 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Somerville is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 11,767 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,781 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $812,500.

11,767Population
40Median age
$1,781Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Somerville, 300 m north · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 28.6 km north.

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Sport & Recreation

8 facilities recorded in Somerville.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs5/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$812,500House · 2024
$622,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Somerville

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

Tree cover measures, Somerville VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 64.7%

Population by age in Somerville
Population by age, Somerville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4779
5-141,412
15-19667
20-24652
25-341,571
35-441,429
45-541,449
55-641,586
65-741,234
75-84679
85+316
Dwelling types in Somerville
Dwelling types, Somerville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,555
Townhouse741
Apartment8
Other9
Households by weekly income in Somerville
Households by weekly income, Somerville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650632
$650-1,4991,127
$1,500-2,9991,420
$3,000+888
Top ancestries in Somerville
Top ancestries, Somerville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English5,619
Australian4,971
Scottish1,335
Irish1,208
Other636
Ancestry NS562
Housing tenure in Somerville
Housing tenure, Somerville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,397
Mortgage2,053
Rented693
Other127
Cars per household in Somerville
Cars per household, Somerville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0130
11,208
21,773
3652
4+504
Commute to work in Somerville
Commute to work, Somerville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,997
Train17
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked81
Bicycle13
Home1,001
Top countries of birth in Somerville
Top countries of birth, Somerville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England817
New Zealand138
Scotland106
Netherlands60
Germany57
South Africa52
Languages used at home in Somerville
Languages used at home, Somerville VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian46
Mandarin28
German24
Filipino21
Greek20
Spanish19

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

8,811 bird observations recorded near Somerville — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Somerville

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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