West Mooreville vs Somerset

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Mooreville, the large majority of households are couple families. In Somerset, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in West Mooreville: a median of $900,000, against $506,000 in Somerset, though rent is higher in Somerset. On these figures, West Mooreville tends to suit couples, while Somerset 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

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 West Mooreville is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • West Mooreville leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 25%)
  • Somerset has cheaper houses ($505,500 vs $900,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

West Mooreville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)
  • But Somerset has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

West Mooreville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 241 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (335.3 km vs 337.8 km)
  • But Somerset is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

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

West Mooreville Somerset
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.

West Mooreville Somerset
Walkability 0 / 13
West Mooreville — Walkability: 0/100 Somerset — Walkability: 13/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
West Mooreville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Somerset — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Somerset has more residents (4,067 vs 121); West Mooreville has higher household incomes ($95,836 vs $57,200).

West Mooreville Somerset
Population 121 4,067
+3261% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.1% +4.2%
Median age 50 48
Median household income $95,836/yr
+40% vs other
 $57,200/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $240/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

West Mooreville Somerset
0-4 5.8% / 5.2%
West Mooreville — 0-4: 5.8% Somerset — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 10.7% / 11.0%
West Mooreville — 5-14: 10.7% Somerset — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 6.6% / 5.2%
West Mooreville — 15-19: 6.6% Somerset — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.0% / 5.3%
West Mooreville — 20-24: 5.0% Somerset — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 9.9% / 9.5%
West Mooreville — 25-34: 9.9% Somerset — 25-34: 9.5%
35-44 6.6% / 10.6%
West Mooreville — 35-44: 6.6% Somerset — 35-44: 10.6%
45-54 14.9% / 13.0%
West Mooreville — 45-54: 14.9% Somerset — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 9.9% / 15.3%
West Mooreville — 55-64: 9.9% Somerset — 55-64: 15.3%
65-74 24.8% / 13.5%
West Mooreville — 65-74: 24.8% Somerset — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 3.3% / 8.3%
West Mooreville — 75-84: 3.3% Somerset — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / 3.1%
West Mooreville — 85+: not among its largest Somerset — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

West Mooreville 100.0% couple families
West Mooreville — Couple Families: 100.0% West Mooreville — Lone Person: 0.0% West Mooreville — One Parent Families: 0.0% West Mooreville — Group Household: 0.0% West Mooreville — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

West Mooreville 14.0% renting
West Mooreville — Owned Outright: 55.8% West Mooreville — Mortgage: 30.2% West Mooreville — Renting: 14.0%
Somerset 28.2% renting
Somerset — Owned Outright: 41.1% Somerset — Mortgage: 30.7% Somerset — Renting: 28.2%
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.

West Mooreville Somerset
England 3.3% / 3.3%
West Mooreville — England: 3.3% Somerset — England: 3.3%
New Zealand — / 0.6%
West Mooreville — New Zealand: not among its largest Somerset — New Zealand: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.4%
West Mooreville — Scotland: not among its largest Somerset — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.3%
West Mooreville — Germany: not among its largest Somerset — Germany: 0.3%
Philippines — / 0.3%
West Mooreville — Philippines: not among its largest Somerset — Philippines: 0.3%

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

Qualifications

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

West Mooreville Somerset
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 18.2%
West Mooreville — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Somerset — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 6.0%
West Mooreville — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Somerset — Bachelor Degree: 6.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 6.0%
West Mooreville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Somerset — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
West Mooreville — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Somerset — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
West Mooreville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Somerset — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

West Mooreville 100.0% houses
West Mooreville — Houses: 100.0% West Mooreville — Townhouses: 0.0% West Mooreville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Somerset 89.9% houses
Somerset — Houses: 89.9% Somerset — Townhouses: 6.7% Somerset — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

West Mooreville Somerset
Median house price $900,000 $505,500
Median unit price — $460,000
Median land price — $190,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 32 days
from 32 sales

Zoning mix

West Mooreville has more rural and farming land (97% vs 83%).

West Mooreville Somerset
Rural and farming 97% 83%
Residential 0% 10%
Environmental 3%
same for both
Industrial 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

West Mooreville Somerset
New dwellings approved 90
across Burnie
 65
across Waratah-Wynyard
Approvals change year on year +1200% +33%

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.

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

Ranking within TAS

West Mooreville Somerset
House price —
same for both
Income — Higher than 30% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of TAS Higher than 79% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of TAS —
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of TAS Higher than 91% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 43% of TAS

Liveability

Somerset is more walkable (13 vs 0).

West Mooreville Somerset
Grade — C
Score — 45/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

West Mooreville Somerset
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

West Mooreville Somerset
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in West Mooreville

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

Schools in Somerset

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Somerset sits further from the CBD (337.8 km vs 335.3 km).

West Mooreville Somerset
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Hobart 335.3 km 337.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 236 min 241 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 7321
 0.0%
postcode 7322
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 7321
 24
postcode 7322

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.

West Mooreville Somerset
Car (driver) 73.1% / 86.1%
West Mooreville — Car (driver): 73.1% Somerset — Car (driver): 86.1%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 5.3%
West Mooreville — Worked from Home: 17.3% Somerset — Worked from Home: 5.3%
Car (passenger) 9.6% / 4.8%
West Mooreville — Car (passenger): 9.6% Somerset — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only — / 2.3%
West Mooreville — Walked Only: not among its largest Somerset — Walked Only: 2.3%
Bus — / 1.2%
West Mooreville — Bus: not among its largest Somerset — Bus: 1.2%

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

Setting

West Mooreville Somerset
Elevation 229 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 60 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.5 km 2.9 km
2.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

West Mooreville Somerset
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

West Mooreville Somerset
Average residential rate $2,050/yr $1,820/yr
Council Burnie Waratah-Wynyard

Federal electorate

West Mooreville Somerset
Division Braddon
same for both
Member Anne Urquhart
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

West Mooreville

Retirees Rural

Somerset

Acreage Affordable Coastal

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