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Queensland council

Somerset

26,936 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 5,373 km², 74 suburbs. Council website: somerset.qld.gov.au.

Council series run to Aug 2026.

Population

26,936

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.6% in a year

Density

5.0/km²

5,373 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$585k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$179

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

13.6 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to Aug 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

3 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

74

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-08
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
45
Median household income
$1,312/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,500/month
Households renting
20.7%
Average household
2.6 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 3 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 3 of 10

Suburbs

74 suburbs where Somerset holds most residents, plus 3 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Lowood4,082All– / 43%1
Fernvale (Qld)3,629All– / 55%3
Kilcoy1,996All– / 16%1
Esk (Qld)1,641All– / 62%1
Minden1,227All– / 49%3
Toogoolawah1,200All– / 25%1
Coominya1,029All– / 58%1
Marburg1,0138%– / 47%4
Brightview91115%– / 26%2
Sandy Creek (Qld)593All– / 84%4
Woolmar565All– / 30%2
Haigslea50713%– / 36%7
Mount Tarampa501All– / 16%2
Mount Hallen457All– / 86%3
Wivenhoe Pocket417All– / 42%5
Prenzlau408All– / 22%3
Glamorgan Vale384All– / 41%7
Royston346All– / 54%4
Mount Archer (Somerset - Qld)331All– / 74%3
Hazeldean326All– / 40%3
Tarampa287All– / 27%1
Moore286All– / 64%2
Mount Kilcoy277All– / 57%8
Biarra270All– / 69%3
Wanora262All– / 79%7
Mount Beppo251All– / 12%2
Vernor235All– / 46%4
Clarendon (Qld)232All– / 28%2
Fairney View221All– / 36%4
Harlin211All– / 50%3
Rifle Range197All– / 45%2
Villeneuve193All– / 49%3
Atkinsons Dam191All– / 45%1
Patrick Estate181All– / 36%2
Coolana175All– / 37%4
Buaraba170All– / 85%3
Linville133All– / 65%1
Braemore131All– / 50%1
Winya127All– / 24%3
Redbank Creek124All– / 87%3
Cressbrook121All– / 17%4
Sheep Station Creek116All– / 66%3
Borallon90All– / 56%7
Gregors Creek87All– / 43%3
Somerset Dam78All– / 70%4
Jimna70All– / 64%3
Lark Hill69All– / 70%7
Crossdale68All– / 41%6
Colinton (Qld)60All– / 65%2
Dundas (Qld)58All– / 86%6
Glen Esk55All– / 53%2
Fulham (Qld)53All– / 50%4
Ottaba52All– / 60%2
Coal Creek50All– / 52%2
Ivory Creek49All– / 73%1
England Creek39All– / 94%5
Eskdale (Qld)34All– / 43%1
Scrub Creek33All– / 53%4
Split Yard Creek31All– / 91%5
Yimbun30All– / 50%1
Bryden22All– / 50%6
Kingaham21All– / 78%3
Lower Cressbrook21All– / 20%4
Mount Byron21All– / 84%6
Avoca Vale20All– / 89%3
Monsildale18All– / 70%3
Lake Manchester17All– / 95%5
Caboonbah13All– / 11%2
Wivenhoe Hill13All– / 74%3
Banks Creek11All– / 93%5
Glenfern (Qld)11All– / 55%3
Mount Stanley11All– / 71%3
Murrumba11All– / 44%2
Cooeeimbardi9All– / 64%4
Moombra9All– / 55%2
Lake Wivenhoe5All– / 21%6
WestvaleAll– / 28%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

47%

Over 77 of 77 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

2%

Over 77 of 77 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Blair · Shayne NEUMANN (ALP)100%
  • Ryan · Elizabeth WATSON-BROWN (GRN)1%

State districts

  • Nanango · Deb Frecklington (LNP)54%
  • Lockyer · Jim McDonald (LNP)46%
  • Ipswich West · Wendy Bourne (ALP)1%
  • Moggill · Christian Rowan (LNP)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Queensland council on the council map or the Queensland council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-11-05.