Somerville vs Tyabb

Comparing Somerville and Tyabb, VIC: Tyabb is more walkable (65 vs 0); Somerville carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0); and Somerville has more residents (11,767 vs 3,449).

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

Somerville

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (24 vs 8)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 5)
  • But Tyabb has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Somerville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (56 min vs 61 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (64.8 km vs 69.4 km)
  • But Tyabb is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Somerville has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • Tyabb is more walkable (65/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Somerville Tyabb
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.

Somerville Tyabb
Walkability 0 / 65
Somerville — Walkability: 0/100 Tyabb — Walkability: 65/100
Safety 46 / 51
Somerville — Safety: 46/100 Tyabb — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 86 / 100
Somerville — Low fire risk: 86/100 Tyabb — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 50 / 55
Somerville — Low flood risk: 50/100 Tyabb — Low flood risk: 55/100

Demographics

Somerville has more residents (11,767 vs 3,449); Tyabb skews older (42 vs 40).

Somerville Tyabb
Population 11,767
+71% vs other
 3,449
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +3.3%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $92,612/yr $96,616/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk $383/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Somerville Tyabb
0-4 6.6% / 5.1%
Somerville — 0-4: 6.6% Tyabb — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 12.0% / 11.7%
Somerville — 5-14: 12.0% Tyabb — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 5.7% / 7.1%
Somerville — 15-19: 5.7% Tyabb — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.5% / 6.1%
Somerville — 20-24: 5.5% Tyabb — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.4% / 12.3%
Somerville — 25-34: 13.4% Tyabb — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 12.1% / 10.3%
Somerville — 35-44: 12.1% Tyabb — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 12.3% / 14.4%
Somerville — 45-54: 12.3% Tyabb — 45-54: 14.4%
55-64 13.5% / 15.0%
Somerville — 55-64: 13.5% Tyabb — 55-64: 15.0%
65-74 10.5% / 10.8%
Somerville — 65-74: 10.5% Tyabb — 65-74: 10.8%
75-84 5.8% / 5.4%
Somerville — 75-84: 5.8% Tyabb — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 2.7% / 1.9%
Somerville — 85+: 2.7% Tyabb — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Somerville 47.8% couple families
Somerville — Couple Families: 47.8% Somerville — Lone Person: 32.1% Somerville — One Parent Families: 16.6% Somerville — Group Household: 2.3% Somerville — Other Families: 1.3%
Tyabb 48.7% couple families
Tyabb — Couple Families: 48.7% Tyabb — Lone Person: 29.2% Tyabb — One Parent Families: 18.5% Tyabb — Group Household: 3.1% Tyabb — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Somerville 16.7% renting
Somerville — Owned Outright: 33.7% Somerville — Mortgage: 49.6% Somerville — Renting: 16.7%
Tyabb 13.5% renting
Tyabb — Owned Outright: 37.1% Tyabb — Mortgage: 49.4% Tyabb — Renting: 13.5%
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.

Somerville Tyabb
England 6.9% / 6.4%
Somerville — England: 6.9% Tyabb — England: 6.4%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Somerville — New Zealand: 1.2% Tyabb — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.2%
Somerville — Scotland: 0.9% Tyabb — Scotland: 1.2%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.8%
Somerville — Netherlands: 0.5% Tyabb — Netherlands: 0.8%
Germany 0.5% / 0.5%
Somerville — Germany: 0.5% Tyabb — Germany: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Qualifications

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

Somerville Tyabb
Certificate III & IV 19.2% / 21.3%
Somerville — Certificate III & IV: 19.2% Tyabb — Certificate III & IV: 21.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 9.8%
Somerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Tyabb — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.0% / 9.0%
Somerville — Bachelor Degree: 9.0% Tyabb — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.9%
Somerville — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Tyabb — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 1.9%
Somerville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Tyabb — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Somerville 82.3% houses
Somerville — Houses: 82.3% Somerville — Townhouses: 17.1% Somerville — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Tyabb 89.7% houses
Tyabb — Houses: 89.7% Tyabb — Townhouses: 10.1% Tyabb — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Somerville Tyabb
Median house price $880,000 $810,500
Median unit price $629,250 $637,500
Median land price $1,615,000 $1,652,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 109 sales
 18 days
from 9 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Somerville Tyabb
2 bed $595K / $582K
Somerville — 2 bed: $595K (17 sales) Tyabb — 2 bed: $582K (6 sales)

17 vs 6 sales

3 bed $682K / $688K
Somerville — 3 bed: $682K (16 sales) Tyabb — 3 bed: $688K (8 sales)

16 vs 8 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.

Somerville Tyabb
2 bed $644K / $610K
Somerville — 2 bed: $644K (12 sales) Tyabb — 2 bed: $610K (5 sales)

12 vs 5 sales

3 bed $808K / $782K
Somerville — 3 bed: $808K (110 sales) Tyabb — 3 bed: $782K (25 sales)

110 vs 25 sales

4 bed $1.07M / $915K
Somerville — 4 bed: $1.07M (75 sales) Tyabb — 4 bed: $915K (19 sales)

75 vs 19 sales

Zoning mix

Somerville has more rural and farming land (38% vs 27%).

Somerville Tyabb
Other and special use 26% 42%
Rural and farming 38% 27%
Residential 25% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 5%
Parks and recreation 2% 3%
Industrial 2% 1%
Planning zones cover 98% of Somerville and 99% of Tyabb. 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

Somerville Tyabb
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.

Somerville Tyabb
Houses 3.5%
$675/wk on $990K
 3.8%
$660/wk on $908K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Somerville Tyabb
House price Higher than 61% of VIC Higher than 52% of VIC
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 2% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Tyabb is more walkable (65 vs 0); Tyabb scores higher overall (68 vs 38).

Somerville Tyabb
Grade C B
Score 38/100 68/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Somerville carries more bushfire risk (14 vs 0).

Somerville Tyabb
Bushfire Low
14/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
45/100
Coastal erosion Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Somerville Tyabb
Inside the suburb 4
same for both
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Somerville

  • Somerville Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Somerville Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Brendan's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Somerville Rise Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Tyabb

  • Tyabb Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Tyabb Railway Station Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Flinders Christian Community College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Padua College - Tyabb Campus Catholic · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Somerville Tyabb
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 4
same for both
Parks & reserves 24 8
Childcare 8 5
GPs 5 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 4 3

Mobility

Tyabb sits further from the CBD (69.4 km vs 64.8 km).

Somerville Tyabb
Walkability score 0/100 65/100
Distance to Melbourne 64.8 km 69.4 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 56 min 61 min
Public transport score 76/100
Rail · Bus
 74/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 25.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 3912
 0.7%
postcode 3913
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3912
 48
postcode 3913

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.

Somerville Tyabb
Car (driver) 73.8% / 71.3%
Somerville — Car (driver): 73.8% Tyabb — Car (driver): 71.3%
Worked from Home 19.5% / 20.4%
Somerville — Worked from Home: 19.5% Tyabb — Worked from Home: 20.4%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.7%
Somerville — Car (passenger): 4.0% Tyabb — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 1.6% / 2.1%
Somerville — Walked Only: 1.6% Tyabb — Walked Only: 2.1%
Train 0.7% / 0.6%
Somerville — Train: 0.7% Tyabb — Train: 0.6%
Bus 0.2% / 0.6%
Somerville — Bus: 0.2% Tyabb — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.8%).

Setting

Somerville Tyabb
Elevation 25 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.7 km 3.7 km

NBN connectivity

Somerville Tyabb
Connectivity score 71/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
5,511 premises
 55%
1,664 premises

Climate

Somerville Tyabb
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Somerville Tyabb
Average residential rate $1,659/yr
same for both
Council Mornington Peninsula
same for both

Federal electorate

Somerville Tyabb
Division Flinders
same for both
Member Zoe Mckenzie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Somerville Tyabb
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Somerville

Regional Centre

Tyabb

Acreage Quiet

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