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Suburb profile ·Hume LGA · VIC ·3062

Somerton VIC 3062

Somerton is in Hume LGA, VIC, postcode 3062, with population 6.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

Why it fits

Population movement supports a growth-led read. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$525/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
278,885
279K via Hume LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
No matched school data
Solar
87
2 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$800
Median rent · wk$115

Affordability

44%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
High stress

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $800/mo, while renters pay about $2,275/mo — renting runs $1,475/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$62K
Median rent · wk
$525
Owner mortgage · mo
$800

Household income

$62K household · yr-25% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$54K
Family
$72K
Household
$62K

Growth outlook · Hume LGA

Dwellings
+48.9%
83,980 → 125,070
+41,090 dwellings
Population
+44.2%
246,850 → 356,000
Households
+50.2%
80,340 → 120,650

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
23,441
8,365 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,365
Total incidents23,441· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault2,22655%
  • Sexual Offences50212%
  • Robbery1383%
  • Break And Enter1,20830%

Full data detail

Somerton VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Somerton is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Hume local government area (postcode 3062). The area has roughly 6 residents and a mature demographic, with a median age of 52. Households earn a median income of $62K per year, with an average household size of 1.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +3.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.

The current median weekly rent is $525. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $800.

Public transport access includes 12 bus stops. The crime rate in the Hume LGA is higher than average at 8,365 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +3.0% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+3.0% Strong Growth
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$800
Rent · wk(Census)$115
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$525
Population growth · Hume LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)278,885
5-year growth+2.7% CAGR
YoY change+3%
20012025
Development · Hume LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)2,470
Houses2,132
Units338
YoY change+0%
Employment · Hume LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.5%
YoY change-1.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3062ATO
Negatively geared7 (8.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,819/yr
Landlords (rental income)10
Reported capital gains13
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population6
Median age52
Household size1.3
HH income · wk$1,187
Personal income · wk$1,042
Persons / bedroom1.1
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations4
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Bus stops12
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Somerton carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 12 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Somerton is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches and hospital coverage.

The main gaps on this page are school matches and hospital coverage. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Stronger nearby reads

If Somerton feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Campbellfield better covered
better market coverage

pop +5000 · adds house price coverage · rent -$205/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Dallas better covered
better market coverage

pop +6800 · adds house price coverage · rent -$202/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Broadmeadows better covered
better market coverage

pop +12500 · adds house price coverage · rent -$194/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

Somerton FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Somerton in?

    Somerton is in the Hume Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3062. Council-level context for Hume LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Somerton?

    The median weekly rent in Somerton is $525/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Somerton?

    Rent context available: Somerton has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Somerton a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Somerton show: Strong Growth, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Somerton?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Somerton data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.