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Somerville WA 6430

1,928 addresses · 72 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA › Somerville · 547 km from Perth

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Living Here

Somerville is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,165 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,996 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

4,165Population
33Median age
$2,996Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kalgoorlie, 2.9 km north-east · Airport: Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 2 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 75.1%

Population by age in Somerville
Population by age, Somerville WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4351
5-14659
15-19265
20-24261
25-34651
35-44646
45-54631
55-64453
65-74205
75-8442
85+4
Dwelling types in Somerville
Dwelling types, Somerville WA (ABS Census 2021)
House971
Townhouse288
Apartment0
Other83
Households by weekly income in Somerville
Households by weekly income, Somerville WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65069
$650-1,499135
$1,500-2,999385
$3,000+586
Top ancestries in Somerville
Top ancestries, Somerville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,401
English1,392
Other551
Ancestry NS405
Irish323
Scottish311
Housing tenure in Somerville
Housing tenure, Somerville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned208
Mortgage592
Rented493
Other11
Cars per household in Somerville
Cars per household, Somerville WA (ABS Census 2021)
039
1347
2545
3225
4+155
Commute to work in Somerville
Commute to work, Somerville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,820
Train0
Bus56
Tram/ferry0
Walked47
Bicycle15
Home79
Top countries of birth in Somerville
Top countries of birth, Somerville WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand279
South Africa113
Zimbabwe105
India85
England80
Philippines60
Languages used at home in Somerville
Languages used at home, Somerville WA (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans56
Hindi42
Mandarin26
Tagalog23
Filipino22
Punjabi21

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