Balnarring Beach vs Somers

Somers is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 58 in Balnarring Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Somers, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Balnarring Beach: a median of $1.64 million, against $1.3 million in Somers, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Somers tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Somers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Somers

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,300,000 vs $1,640,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Somers

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($391/wk vs $423/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Balnarring Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 30%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

Balnarring Beach and Somers drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Balnarring Beach Somers
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Balnarring Beach Somers
Walkability 14 / 17
Balnarring Beach — Walkability: 14/100 Somers — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 52 / 57
Balnarring Beach — Safety: 52/100 Somers — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Balnarring Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100 Somers — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 38 / 68
Balnarring Beach — Low flood risk: 38/100 Somers — Low flood risk: 68/100

Demographics

Somers has more residents (1,857 vs 471); Somers has higher household incomes ($99,112 vs $85,124).

Balnarring Beach Somers
Population 471 1,857
+294% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +11.4%
Median age 58 53
Median household income $85,124/yr $99,112/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $423/wk
+8% vs other
 $391/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Balnarring Beach Somers
0-4 3.6% / 3.7%
Balnarring Beach — 0-4: 3.6% Somers — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 10.4% / 11.8%
Balnarring Beach — 5-14: 10.4% Somers — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 4.2% / 5.2%
Balnarring Beach — 15-19: 4.2% Somers — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 3.4% / 3.8%
Balnarring Beach — 20-24: 3.4% Somers — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 4.0% / 5.5%
Balnarring Beach — 25-34: 4.0% Somers — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 8.7% / 9.9%
Balnarring Beach — 35-44: 8.7% Somers — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 12.1% / 11.7%
Balnarring Beach — 45-54: 12.1% Somers — 45-54: 11.7%
55-64 14.9% / 17.6%
Balnarring Beach — 55-64: 14.9% Somers — 55-64: 17.6%
65-74 20.4% / 19.1%
Balnarring Beach — 65-74: 20.4% Somers — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 13.8% / 9.4%
Balnarring Beach — 75-84: 13.8% Somers — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 3.8% / 1.9%
Balnarring Beach — 85+: 3.8% Somers — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Balnarring Beach 39.3% couple families
Balnarring Beach — Couple Families: 39.3% Balnarring Beach — Lone Person: 43.9% Balnarring Beach — One Parent Families: 13.1% Balnarring Beach — Other Families: 3.7% Balnarring Beach — Group Household: 0.0%
Somers 45.5% couple families
Somers — Couple Families: 45.5% Somers — Lone Person: 40.3% Somers — One Parent Families: 12.1% Somers — Other Families: 0.9% Somers — Group Household: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Balnarring Beach 11.4% renting
Balnarring Beach — Owned Outright: 66.5% Balnarring Beach — Mortgage: 22.2% Balnarring Beach — Renting: 11.4%
Somers 12.1% renting
Somers — Owned Outright: 59.6% Somers — Mortgage: 28.3% Somers — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Balnarring Beach Somers
Bachelor Degree 21.2% / 19.2%
Balnarring Beach — Bachelor Degree: 21.2% Somers — Bachelor Degree: 19.2%
Certificate III & IV 11.5% / 11.0%
Balnarring Beach — Certificate III & IV: 11.5% Somers — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 11.3%
Balnarring Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Somers — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 7.4%
Balnarring Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Somers — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.3% / 3.8%
Balnarring Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.3% Somers — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Balnarring Beach Somers
England 4.5% / 6.0%
Balnarring Beach — England: 4.5% Somers — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.7%
Balnarring Beach — New Zealand: 1.7% Somers — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 1.5% / 0.6%
Balnarring Beach — Scotland: 1.5% Somers — Scotland: 0.6%
Germany — / 1.1%
Balnarring Beach — Germany: not among its largest Somers — Germany: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.6% / —
Balnarring Beach — Netherlands: 0.6% Somers — Netherlands: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.6%
Balnarring Beach — Canada: not among its largest Somers — Canada: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Balnarring Beach 102.7% houses
Balnarring Beach — Houses: 102.7% Balnarring Beach — Townhouses: 0.0% Balnarring Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Somers 95.6% houses
Somers — Houses: 95.6% Somers — Townhouses: 2.3% Somers — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Balnarring Beach Somers
Median house price $1,640,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,055,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 11 sales
 128 days
from 25 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Balnarring Beach Somers
3 bed $1.47M / $1.2M
Balnarring Beach — 3 bed: $1.47M (12 sales) Somers — 3 bed: $1.2M (31 sales)

12 vs 31 sales

4 bed $2.01M / $1.49M
Balnarring Beach — 4 bed: $2.01M (10 sales) Somers — 4 bed: $1.49M (21 sales)

10 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Somers has more rural and farming land (70% vs 0%).

Balnarring Beach Somers
Residential 73% 15%
Rural and farming 0% 70%
Parks and recreation 24% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 6%
Planning zones cover 97% of Balnarring Beach and 100% of Somers. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Balnarring Beach Somers
New dwellings approved 791
across Mornington Peninsula
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Balnarring Beach Somers
Houses — 2.2%
$790/wk on $1.88M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Balnarring Beach Somers
House price Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 71% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 2% of VIC

Liveability

Balnarring Beach Somers
Grade — A
Score — 69/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Balnarring Beach carries more flood risk (62 vs 32).

Balnarring Beach Somers
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Moderate
62/100
 Low
32/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
85/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Balnarring Beach Somers
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Balnarring Beach

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Somers

  • Somers Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Somers School Camp Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Balnarring Beach Somers
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 12
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Balnarring Beach Somers
Walkability score 14/100 17/100
Distance to Melbourne 83.6 km
+2% vs other
 81.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 1.7%
postcode 3926
 2.8%
postcode 3927
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3926
 45
postcode 3927

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Balnarring Beach Somers
Car (driver) 62.8% / 58.4%
Balnarring Beach — Car (driver): 62.8% Somers — Car (driver): 58.4%
Worked from Home 33.1% / 33.0%
Balnarring Beach — Worked from Home: 33.1% Somers — Worked from Home: 33.0%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.0%
Balnarring Beach — Car (passenger): 4.1% Somers — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Balnarring Beach — Walked Only: not among its largest Somers — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bicycle — / 1.3%
Balnarring Beach — Bicycle: not among its largest Somers — Bicycle: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Balnarring Beach Somers
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 397 m 1.4 km

NBN connectivity

Balnarring Beach Somers
Connectivity score 82/100 76/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 67%
430 premises
 56%
1,312 premises

Climate

Balnarring Beach Somers
Annual rainfall 696 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 24.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Balnarring Beach Somers
Average residential rate $1,659/yr
same for both
Council Mornington Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Balnarring Beach Somers
Division Flinders
same for both
Member Zoe Mckenzie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Balnarring Beach Somers
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Balnarring Beach

Coastal Large Blocks Premium Retirees River

Somers

Acreage Coastal Premium Professionals Retirees

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