Broadwood vs Somerville

In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Broadwood: a median of $780,000, against $590,000 in Somerville. On these figures, Broadwood tends to suit families with children and couples, while Somerville suits 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Broadwood has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 72%)
  • Somerville has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Somerville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($275,000 vs $1,000,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($590,000 vs $780,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Somerville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 23%)

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

Commuting to the city

Somerville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (399 min vs 411 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Somerville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Broadwood Somerville
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.

Broadwood Somerville
Walkability 0 / 58
Broadwood — Walkability: 0/100 Somerville — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 26 / 24
Broadwood — Safety: 26/100 Somerville — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Broadwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Somerville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 76 / 39
Broadwood — Low flood risk: 76/100 Somerville — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Somerville has more residents (4,165 vs 759); Broadwood has higher household incomes ($184,964 vs $155,792).

Broadwood Somerville
Population 759 4,165
+449% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% +0.2%
Median age 34 33
Median household income $184,964/yr
+16% vs other
 $155,792/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk $330/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Broadwood Somerville
0-4 9.6% / 8.4%
Broadwood — 0-4: 9.6% Somerville — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 18.7% / 15.8%
Broadwood — 5-14: 18.7% Somerville — 5-14: 15.8%
15-19 7.6% / 6.4%
Broadwood — 15-19: 7.6% Somerville — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 4.9% / 6.3%
Broadwood — 20-24: 4.9% Somerville — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 8.6% / 15.6%
Broadwood — 25-34: 8.6% Somerville — 25-34: 15.6%
35-44 18.3% / 15.5%
Broadwood — 35-44: 18.3% Somerville — 35-44: 15.5%
45-54 16.3% / 15.2%
Broadwood — 45-54: 16.3% Somerville — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 11.5% / 10.9%
Broadwood — 55-64: 11.5% Somerville — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 3.2% / 4.9%
Broadwood — 65-74: 3.2% Somerville — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 0.8% / 1.0%
Broadwood — 75-84: 0.8% Somerville — 75-84: 1.0%
85+ — / 0.1%
Broadwood — 85+: not among its largest Somerville — 85+: 0.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Broadwood 81.7% couple families
Broadwood — Couple Families: 81.7% Broadwood — Lone Person: 7.8% Broadwood — One Parent Families: 10.5% Broadwood — Group Household: 0.0% Broadwood — Other Families: 0.0%
Somerville 57.6% couple families
Somerville — Couple Families: 57.6% Somerville — Lone Person: 28.8% Somerville — One Parent Families: 9.1% Somerville — Group Household: 3.2% Somerville — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Broadwood 23.0% renting
Broadwood — Owned Outright: 21.6% Broadwood — Mortgage: 55.4% Broadwood — Renting: 23.0%
Somerville 38.1% renting
Somerville — Owned Outright: 16.1% Somerville — Mortgage: 45.8% Somerville — Renting: 38.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Broadwood Somerville
New Zealand 5.4% / 6.7%
Broadwood — New Zealand: 5.4% Somerville — New Zealand: 6.7%
England 4.0% / 1.9%
Broadwood — England: 4.0% Somerville — England: 1.9%
South Africa 2.4% / 2.7%
Broadwood — South Africa: 2.4% Somerville — South Africa: 2.7%
Zimbabwe 1.6% / 2.5%
Broadwood — Zimbabwe: 1.6% Somerville — Zimbabwe: 2.5%
India 1.4% / 2.0%
Broadwood — India: 1.4% Somerville — India: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Qualifications

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

Broadwood Somerville
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 18.3%
Broadwood — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Somerville — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 9.3%
Broadwood — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Somerville — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 5.5%
Broadwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Somerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 3.1%
Broadwood — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Somerville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.2%
Broadwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Somerville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Broadwood 100.0% houses
Broadwood — Houses: 100.0% Broadwood — Townhouses: 0.0% Broadwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Somerville 72.2% houses
Somerville — Houses: 72.2% Somerville — Townhouses: 21.4% Somerville — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Broadwood Somerville
Median house price $780,000 $590,000
Median unit price — $390,000
Median land price $1,000,000 $275,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 34 days
from 45 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.

Broadwood Somerville
4 bed $760K / $742K
Broadwood — 4 bed: $760K (19 sales) Somerville — 4 bed: $742K (59 sales)

19 vs 59 sales

5 bed $856K / $850K
Broadwood — 5 bed: $856K (6 sales) Somerville — 5 bed: $850K (9 sales)

6 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Broadwood Somerville
New dwellings approved 48
across Kalgoorlie-Boulder
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
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.

Broadwood Somerville
Houses — 6.3%
$850/wk on $699K
Units — 6.7%
$665/wk on $518K

Ranking within WA

Broadwood Somerville
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Schools — Higher than 23% of WA
Walkability Higher than 16% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 14% of WA Higher than 15% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 70% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 89% of WA

Liveability

Somerville is more walkable (58 vs 0); Broadwood scores higher overall (52 vs 39).

Broadwood Somerville
Grade B C
Score 52/100 39/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Somerville carries more flood risk (61 vs 24).

Broadwood Somerville
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 High
76/100
Flood Low
24/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Broadwood Somerville
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Broadwood

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

Schools in Somerville

  • Goldfields Baptist College Independent · Combined below peers
  • O'Connor Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • O'Connor Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Broadwood Somerville
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1

Mobility

Broadwood Somerville
Walkability score 0/100 58/100
Distance to Perth 592.3 km 591.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 411 min 399 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 6430
same for both

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.

Broadwood Somerville
Car (driver) 83.4% / 81.3%
Broadwood — Car (driver): 83.4% Somerville — Car (driver): 81.3%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 8.7%
Broadwood — Car (passenger): 6.5% Somerville — Car (passenger): 8.7%
Worked from Home 7.6% / 3.9%
Broadwood — Worked from Home: 7.6% Somerville — Worked from Home: 3.9%
Bus 2.5% / 3.0%
Broadwood — Bus: 2.5% Somerville — Bus: 3.0%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
Broadwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Somerville — Walked Only: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.4%).

Setting

Broadwood Somerville
Elevation 369 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Broadwood Somerville
Connectivity score 48/100 50/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 5%
408 premises
 9%
1,722 premises

Climate

Broadwood Somerville
Annual rainfall 261 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Broadwood Somerville
Average residential rate $2,625/yr
same for both
Council Kalgoorlie-Boulder
same for both

Federal electorate

Broadwood Somerville
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Broadwood Somerville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Broadwood

Acreage Family Young Families

Somerville

Affordable Family Townhouses

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