Somerville is a smaller residential area in Western Australia within the Kalgoorlie-Boulder local government area (postcode 6430). With a population of 4,165, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 33. Households earn a median income of $156K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, professionals, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward mining and education. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
Somerville has a median house price of $748,000, which has jumped by 36.6% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $650. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,123.
Somerville is served by 1 school, including 1 combined. The average ICSEA score is 1017, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 15 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, Somerville shows a gross rental yield of approximately 4.5%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($748K/$1.0M). The price-to-income ratio of 4.8x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +36.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.2% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.