Somerton vs Klori

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Somerton, about half of households are couple families. In Klori, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Somerton tends to suit families with children, while Klori suits young adults, couples, and older residents.

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

Klori

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 56%)

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

First-home buyers

Klori

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Somerton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($285/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Somerton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (320 min vs 325 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Somerton is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
  • Klori has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 16%)

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

Investors

Klori

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Somerton Klori
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.

Somerton Klori
Walkability 19 / 0
Somerton — Walkability: 19/100 Klori — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 16 / 19
Somerton — Safety: 16/100 Klori — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 68 / 74
Somerton — Low fire risk: 68/100 Klori — Low fire risk: 74/100

Demographics

Somerton has more residents (272 vs 53); Klori has higher household incomes ($132,184 vs $75,660).

Somerton Klori
Population 272
+81% vs other
 53
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.8% +3.9%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $75,660/yr $132,184/yr
+75% vs other
Median weekly rent $285/wk $480/wk
+68% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Somerton Klori
0-4 4.8% / 7.5%
Somerton — 0-4: 4.8% Klori — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 17.6% / 9.4%
Somerton — 5-14: 17.6% Klori — 5-14: 9.4%
15-19 4.8% / 7.5%
Somerton — 15-19: 4.8% Klori — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 4.8% / 13.2%
Somerton — 20-24: 4.8% Klori — 20-24: 13.2%
25-34 15.1% / 15.1%
Somerton — 25-34: 15.1% Klori — 25-34: 15.1%
35-44 13.2% / 18.9%
Somerton — 35-44: 13.2% Klori — 35-44: 18.9%
45-54 11.8% / 5.7%
Somerton — 45-54: 11.8% Klori — 45-54: 5.7%
55-64 15.8% / 11.3%
Somerton — 55-64: 15.8% Klori — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 8.8% / 18.9%
Somerton — 65-74: 8.8% Klori — 65-74: 18.9%
75-84 4.0% / 5.7%
Somerton — 75-84: 4.0% Klori — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 2.9% / —
Somerton — 85+: 2.9% Klori — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Somerton Klori
South Africa — / 11.3%
Somerton — South Africa: not among its largest Klori — South Africa: 11.3%
India 1.1% / —
Somerton — India: 1.1% Klori — India: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Somerton 50.8% couple families
Somerton — Couple Families: 50.8% Somerton — Lone Person: 39.7% Somerton — One Parent Families: 4.8% Somerton — Group Household: 4.8%
Klori 100.0% couple families
Klori — Couple Families: 100.0% Klori — Lone Person: 0.0% Klori — One Parent Families: 0.0% Klori — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Somerton 100.0% houses
Somerton — Houses: 100.0%
Klori 106.2% houses
Klori — Houses: 106.2%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Somerton Klori
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 15.1%
Somerton — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Klori — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 15.1%
Somerton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Klori — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 9.4%
Somerton — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Klori — Bachelor Degree: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / —
Somerton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Klori — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Somerton 26.1% renting
Somerton — Owned Outright: 44.3% Somerton — Mortgage: 29.5% Somerton — Renting: 26.1%
Klori 18.8% renting
Klori — Owned Outright: 37.5% Klori — Mortgage: 43.8% Klori — Renting: 18.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Somerton Klori
Median house price $340,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Somerton Klori
Rural and farming 100%
same for both
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

Somerton Klori
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Somerton Klori
House price Higher than 6% of NSW —
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 96% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 5% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW

Liveability

Somerton is more walkable (19 vs 0).

Somerton Klori
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Somerton Klori
Bushfire Low
32/100
 Low
26/100
Crime High
84/100
 High
81/100
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

Somerton Klori
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Somerton

  • Somerton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Klori

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

Amenities in the suburb

Somerton Klori
Parks & reserves 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 15 2

Mobility

Somerton Klori
Walkability score 19/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 441.1 km 442.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 320 min 325 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.1%
postcode 2346
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 50
postcode 2346

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.

Somerton Klori
Car (driver) 70.5% / 76.9%
Somerton — Car (driver): 70.5% Klori — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 22.1% / 23.1%
Somerton — Worked from Home: 22.1% Klori — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / —
Somerton — Car (passenger): 4.1% Klori — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 3.3% / —
Somerton — Walked Only: 3.3% Klori — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Somerton Klori
Elevation 327 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 425 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Somerton Klori
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
109 premises
 0%
21 premises

Council rates

Somerton Klori
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Somerton Klori
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Somerton Klori
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Somerton

Family Rural

Klori

Rural Students

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