Somerville vs Victory Heights

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Somerville, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Somerville: a median of $590,000, against $390,000 in Victory Heights, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Somerville tends to suit couples, while Victory Heights 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

Somerville

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 89/100)
  • But Victory Heights has more separate houses rather than flats (91% vs 72%)

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

First-home buyers

Victory Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($390,000 vs $590,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Victory Heights

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $330/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

Somerville

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Somerville is growing faster (0.2% vs -13.5%)
  • Victory Heights returns a higher gross yield on houses (6.9% vs 6.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Somerville and Victory Heights 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 Victory Heights
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 Victory Heights
Walkability 58 / 52
Somerville — Walkability: 58/100 Victory Heights — Walkability: 52/100
Safety 24 / 11
Somerville — Safety: 24/100 Victory Heights — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Somerville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Victory Heights — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 39 / 27
Somerville — Low flood risk: 39/100 Victory Heights — Low flood risk: 27/100

Demographics

Somerville has more residents (4,165 vs 772); Somerville has higher household incomes ($155,792 vs $120,744).

Somerville Victory Heights
Population 4,165
+81% vs other
 772
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.2% -13.5%
Median age 33 35
Median household income $155,792/yr
+22% vs other
 $120,744/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+15% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Somerville Victory Heights
0-4 8.4% / 6.7%
Somerville — 0-4: 8.4% Victory Heights — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 15.8% / 17.2%
Somerville — 5-14: 15.8% Victory Heights — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 6.4% / 7.4%
Somerville — 15-19: 6.4% Victory Heights — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 6.3% / 4.5%
Somerville — 20-24: 6.3% Victory Heights — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 15.6% / 14.4%
Somerville — 25-34: 15.6% Victory Heights — 25-34: 14.4%
35-44 15.5% / 17.1%
Somerville — 35-44: 15.5% Victory Heights — 35-44: 17.1%
45-54 15.2% / 15.4%
Somerville — 45-54: 15.2% Victory Heights — 45-54: 15.4%
55-64 10.9% / 12.3%
Somerville — 55-64: 10.9% Victory Heights — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 4.9% / 4.8%
Somerville — 65-74: 4.9% Victory Heights — 65-74: 4.8%
75-84 1.0% / 1.4%
Somerville — 75-84: 1.0% Victory Heights — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ 0.1% / —
Somerville — 85+: 0.1% Victory Heights — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Victory Heights 44.4% couple families
Victory Heights — Couple Families: 44.4% Victory Heights — Lone Person: 32.8% Victory Heights — One Parent Families: 15.2% Victory Heights — Group Household: 6.1% Victory Heights — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Somerville 38.1% renting
Somerville — Owned Outright: 16.1% Somerville — Mortgage: 45.8% Somerville — Renting: 38.1%
Victory Heights 30.8% renting
Victory Heights — Owned Outright: 20.7% Victory Heights — Mortgage: 48.5% Victory Heights — Renting: 30.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Somerville Victory Heights
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 19.6%
Somerville — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Victory Heights — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 3.8%
Somerville — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Victory Heights — Bachelor Degree: 3.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.5% / 4.0%
Somerville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5% Victory Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 0.8%
Somerville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Victory Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.3%
Somerville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Victory Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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 Victory Heights
New Zealand 6.7% / 8.9%
Somerville — New Zealand: 6.7% Victory Heights — New Zealand: 8.9%
South Africa 2.7% / 2.8%
Somerville — South Africa: 2.7% Victory Heights — South Africa: 2.8%
England 1.9% / 1.7%
Somerville — England: 1.9% Victory Heights — England: 1.7%
Philippines 1.4% / 1.9%
Somerville — Philippines: 1.4% Victory Heights — Philippines: 1.9%
Zimbabwe 2.5% / —
Somerville — Zimbabwe: 2.5% Victory Heights — Zimbabwe: not among its largest
India 2.0% / 0.4%
Somerville — India: 2.0% Victory Heights — India: 0.4%
Fiji — / 1.2%
Somerville — Fiji: not among its largest Victory Heights — Fiji: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Somerville 72.2% houses
Somerville — Houses: 72.2% Somerville — Townhouses: 21.4% Somerville — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Victory Heights 91.4% houses
Victory Heights — Houses: 91.4% Victory Heights — Townhouses: 7.8% Victory Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Somerville Victory Heights
Median house price $590,000 $390,000
Median unit price $390,000 $381,500
Median land price $275,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 45 sales
 37 days
from 11 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 Victory Heights
2 bed $360K / $280K
Somerville — 2 bed: $360K (11 sales) Victory Heights — 2 bed: $280K (6 sales)

11 vs 6 sales

3 bed $473K / $385K
Somerville — 3 bed: $473K (34 sales) Victory Heights — 3 bed: $385K (14 sales)

34 vs 14 sales

4 bed $742K / $650K
Somerville — 4 bed: $742K (59 sales) Victory Heights — 4 bed: $650K (9 sales)

59 vs 9 sales

Development activity

Somerville Victory Heights
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.

Somerville Victory Heights
Houses 6.3%
$850/wk on $699K
 6.9%
$630/wk on $475K
Units 6.7%
$665/wk on $518K
 —

Ranking within WA

Somerville Victory Heights
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Schools Higher than 23% of WA —
Walkability Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of WA Higher than 1% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 89% of WA —

Liveability

Somerville scores higher overall (39 vs 25).

Somerville Victory Heights
Grade C D
Score 39/100 25/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Victory Heights carries more flood risk (73 vs 61); Victory Heights carries more crime risk (89 vs 76).

Somerville Victory Heights
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
76/100
 High
89/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 High
73/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 12
within 5 km

Schools

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

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

Schools in Victory Heights

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Somerville Victory Heights
Walkability score 58/100 52/100
Distance to Perth 591.6 km 593.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 399 min 401 min
Public transport score 45/100
Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 15.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6430
 0.1%
postcode 6432
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 6430
 34
postcode 6432

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 Victory Heights
Car (driver) 81.3% / 83.6%
Somerville — Car (driver): 81.3% Victory Heights — Car (driver): 83.6%
Car (passenger) 8.7% / 7.8%
Somerville — Car (passenger): 8.7% Victory Heights — Car (passenger): 7.8%
Worked from Home 3.9% / 4.2%
Somerville — Worked from Home: 3.9% Victory Heights — Worked from Home: 4.2%
Bus 3.0% / 2.8%
Somerville — Bus: 3.0% Victory Heights — Bus: 2.8%
Walked Only 2.3% / 0.8%
Somerville — Walked Only: 2.3% Victory Heights — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.6%).

Setting

Somerville Victory Heights
Elevation 360 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 353 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Somerville Victory Heights
Connectivity score 50/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
1,722 premises
 38%
376 premises

Climate

Somerville Victory Heights
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Somerville

Affordable Family Townhouses

Victory Heights

Affordable Family Large Blocks

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