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somerset (tas.)
Tasmania · Census 2021
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Somerset (Tas.) is a leafy residential suburb of Waratah-Wynyard.
Median house price
No median price series for Somerset (Tas.) yet.
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People
Population
4,067
Median age
48 yrs
Income / person / wk
$602
Household income / wk
$1,100
Housing
Median rent / wk
$240
Mortgage / month
$1,192
Culture & community
- Dominant religion
- No religion · 51%
- Top language at home
- German · 0%
- No religion
- 51%
- Born overseas
- 9%
- English only at home
- 98%
Local amenities
Amenity score
48/100
Schools
4
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
4
Parks
1
Libraries
0
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
0
Nearest supermarket
3.0 km
Nearest train
9.0 km
Nearest hospital
6.6 km
Distance to coast
2.7 km
NBN
Fixed Wireless
Grocery mix: 2 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).
Schools by sector
Government
1
Catholic
0
Independent
1
Primary
2
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
1.4 km
School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.
Local council
- Council (LGA)
- Waratah-Wynyard
- Council population
- 14,299
- Council area
- 3,536 km²
- Density
- 4/km²
- Federal grants
- $4.60M/yr (2025-26)
- Grants per resident
- $322/yr
Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.
Representation
- Federal division
- Braddon
- Federal MP
- Anne Urquhart (ALP)
- Two-party-preferred
- Labor 57% 2PP
- State electorate
- Braddon
- State MP
- —
Similar suburbs
Closest demographic & amenity profile, nationally.