Somerset vs Mount Hicks

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Somerset, about half of households are people living alone. In Mount Hicks, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Hicks: a median of $890,000, against $506,000 in Somerset, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Somerset tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mount Hicks suits couples.

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

Somerset

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Mount Hicks is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Somerset

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($505,500 vs $890,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Somerset

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $270/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Somerset

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 246 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (337.8 km vs 343.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Somerset

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

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

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

Somerset Mount Hicks
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.

Somerset Mount Hicks
Walkability 13 / 0
Somerset — Walkability: 13/100 Mount Hicks — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 100 / 86
Somerset — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Hicks — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Somerset has more residents (4,067 vs 356); Mount Hicks has higher household incomes ($72,176 vs $57,200).

Somerset Mount Hicks
Population 4,067
+91% vs other
 356
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.2% +1.4%
Median age 48 47
Median household income $57,200/yr $72,176/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk $270/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Somerset Mount Hicks
0-4 5.2% / 6.7%
Somerset — 0-4: 5.2% Mount Hicks — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 11.0% / 11.0%
Somerset — 5-14: 11.0% Mount Hicks — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 5.2% / 4.5%
Somerset — 15-19: 5.2% Mount Hicks — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.3% / 2.5%
Somerset — 20-24: 5.3% Mount Hicks — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 9.5% / 9.6%
Somerset — 25-34: 9.5% Mount Hicks — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 10.6% / 11.8%
Somerset — 35-44: 10.6% Mount Hicks — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 13.0% / 12.6%
Somerset — 45-54: 13.0% Mount Hicks — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 15.3% / 15.2%
Somerset — 55-64: 15.3% Mount Hicks — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 13.5% / 19.1%
Somerset — 65-74: 13.5% Mount Hicks — 65-74: 19.1%
75-84 8.3% / 4.5%
Somerset — 75-84: 8.3% Mount Hicks — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 3.1% / 3.1%
Somerset — 85+: 3.1% Mount Hicks — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Somerset 29.9% couple families
Somerset — Couple Families: 29.9% Somerset — Lone Person: 47.7% Somerset — One Parent Families: 18.4% Somerset — Group Household: 3.1% Somerset — Other Families: 0.9%
Mount Hicks 51.2% couple families
Mount Hicks — Couple Families: 51.2% Mount Hicks — Lone Person: 27.5% Mount Hicks — One Parent Families: 21.2% Mount Hicks — Group Household: 0.0% Mount Hicks — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Somerset 28.2% renting
Somerset — Owned Outright: 41.1% Somerset — Mortgage: 30.7% Somerset — Renting: 28.2%
Mount Hicks 9.1% renting
Mount Hicks — Owned Outright: 53.0% Mount Hicks — Mortgage: 37.9% Mount Hicks — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Somerset Mount Hicks
Certificate III & IV 18.2% / 18.3%
Somerset — Certificate III & IV: 18.2% Mount Hicks — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.0% / 10.4%
Somerset — Bachelor Degree: 6.0% Mount Hicks — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.0%
Somerset — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Mount Hicks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 4.5%
Somerset — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Mount Hicks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / —
Somerset — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Mount Hicks — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Somerset Mount Hicks
England 3.3% / 2.0%
Somerset — England: 3.3% Mount Hicks — England: 2.0%
New Zealand 0.6% / 2.5%
Somerset — New Zealand: 0.6% Mount Hicks — New Zealand: 2.5%
South Africa — / 2.0%
Somerset — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Hicks — South Africa: 2.0%
Scotland 0.4% / —
Somerset — Scotland: 0.4% Mount Hicks — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.3% / —
Somerset — Germany: 0.3% Mount Hicks — Germany: not among its largest
Philippines 0.3% / —
Somerset — Philippines: 0.3% Mount Hicks — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Somerset 89.9% houses
Somerset — Houses: 89.9% Somerset — Townhouses: 6.7% Somerset — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Mount Hicks 100.0% houses
Mount Hicks — Houses: 100.0% Mount Hicks — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Hicks — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Somerset Mount Hicks
Median house price $505,500 $890,000
Median unit price $460,000 —
Median land price $190,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 32 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mount Hicks has more rural and farming land (100% vs 83%).

Somerset Mount Hicks
Rural and farming 83% 100%
Residential 10% 0%
Environmental 3% 0%
Industrial 2% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
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

Somerset Mount Hicks
New dwellings approved 65
across Waratah-Wynyard
same for both
Approvals change year on year +33%
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.

Somerset Mount Hicks
Houses 4.1%
$485/wk on $615K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Somerset Mount Hicks
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of TAS Higher than 60% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of TAS Higher than 48% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 41% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of TAS Higher than 66% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 43% of TAS —

Liveability

Somerset is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Somerset Mount Hicks
Grade C —
Score 45/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mount Hicks carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Somerset Mount Hicks
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
14/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Somerset Mount Hicks
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Somerset

  • Australian Christian College - Burnie Independent · Combined above peers
  • Somerset Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Mount Hicks

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

Amenities in the suburb

Somerset Mount Hicks
Supermarkets 2 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 7 3

Mobility

Mount Hicks sits further from the CBD (343.7 km vs 337.8 km).

Somerset Mount Hicks
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 337.8 km 343.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 241 min 246 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 7322
 0.4%
postcode 7325
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 24
postcode 7322
 28
postcode 7325

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.

Somerset Mount Hicks
Car (driver) 86.1% / 76.3%
Somerset — Car (driver): 86.1% Mount Hicks — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 5.3% / 9.6%
Somerset — Worked from Home: 5.3% Mount Hicks — Worked from Home: 9.6%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 6.7%
Somerset — Car (passenger): 4.8% Mount Hicks — Car (passenger): 6.7%
Walked Only 2.3% / 7.4%
Somerset — Walked Only: 2.3% Mount Hicks — Walked Only: 7.4%
Bus 1.2% / —
Somerset — Bus: 1.2% Mount Hicks — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.1%).

Setting

Somerset Mount Hicks
Elevation 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 166 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.9 km
2.9 km to a named beach
 7.6 km

NBN connectivity

Somerset Mount Hicks
Connectivity score 93/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
2,045 premises
 0%
153 premises

Climate

Somerset Mount Hicks
Annual rainfall 929 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 21.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Somerset Mount Hicks
Average residential rate $1,820/yr
same for both
Council Waratah-Wynyard
same for both

Federal electorate

Somerset Mount Hicks
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Somerset Mount Hicks
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Somerset

Acreage Affordable Coastal

Mount Hicks

Retirees Rural

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