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Kalgoorlie vs Somerville

Name: Kalgoorlie vs Somerville — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.3 km apart · Kalgoorlie profile · Somerville profile

Kalgoorlie Somerville

Somerville (WA) and Kalgoorlie are neighbouring areas with very different layouts. Somerville (WA) is a wealthier, family-oriented area where 43.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, and 24.1% of people are children under 15. In contrast, Kalgoorlie is very walkable and centrally located, with 98.3% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school and 84.3% near health services. This contrasts with Somerville (WA), which is mostly car-dependent and has no homes within a 15-minute walk of health services.

Both areas are almost identical when it comes to school advantage and size. They also share similar proportions of people with a bachelor's degree or higher, around 17% to 18%. While Kalgoorlie has a higher share of people living alone at 35.7%, Somerville (WA) has a much younger First Nations population, with a typical age of just 19 compared to 29 in Kalgoorlie.

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Where they differ most

Living alone: 14.4 pts higher in Kalgoorlie Unpaid child care: 10.0 pts higher in Somerville Household size: 0.5 larger in Somerville Under 15: 8.0 pts higher in Somerville Household income: $901 higher in Somerville

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +454 larger in Somerville gap steady

3,711 86th pct 4,165 86th pct

Median age in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +2 yrs older in Kalgoorlie gap widening

35 yrs 14th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

33.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.3 pts 31.4%

25.6% Older adults (45–64) +0.6 pts ▸ 26.2%

16.1% Children (0–14) +8.0 pts ▸ 24.1%

13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.4 pts 12.6%

11.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.6 pts 6.0%

Marital status

35.9% Married +11.9 pts ▸ 47.8%

47.4% Never married ◂ +5.8 pts 41.6%

8.4% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 6.3%

4.2% Widowed ◂ +2.4 pts 1.8%

4.2% Separated ◂ +1.6 pts 2.6%

Age & sex structure

Kalgoorlie Somerville

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

59.2% Australia +6.0 pts ▸ 65.2%

6.4% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.6% Philippines ◂ +3.1 pts 1.4%

2.9% India ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

1.8% South Africa +0.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

2.2% England ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

1.2% China ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.6% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

30.6% Australian +3.1 pts ▸ 33.6%

31.5% English +1.9 pts ▸ 33.4%

8.3% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 7.5%

8.0% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 7.8%

5.1% Filipino ◂ +3.3 pts 1.8%

3.0% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.9% German +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.4% Indian ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

2.4% Chinese ◂ +1.2 pts 1.2%

1.1% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Greek even 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

70.2% English only +5.1 pts ▸ 75.2%

1.5% Tagalog ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%

1.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

1.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.8 pts 0.5%

0.5% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.6% Vietnamese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.1% Christianity +1.8 pts ▸ 41.9%

40.8% No religion +0.6 pts ▸ 41.4%

11.8% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 11.4%

2.5% Hinduism even 2.4%

1.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.3 pts 0.6%

1.4% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +3.69 more in Kalgoorlie

6.68 65th pct 2.99 43rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +1 more in Kalgoorlie

16 86th pct 15 86th pct

Avg size in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +2 larger in Somerville

367 55th pct 369 55th pct

ICSEA in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +2 higher in Kalgoorlie

945 25th pct 943 24th pct

Highest year of school

49.2% Year 12 +0.2 pts ▸ 49.4%

19.4% Year 10 +4.3 pts ▸ 23.7%

11.4% Year 11 ◂ +1.2 pts 10.3%

7.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.2 pts 5.4%

Highest qualification level

32.9% Certificate III / IV +4.4 pts ▸ 37.3%

20.1% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.3 pts 18.8%

10.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.2% Postgraduate degree +0.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

3.0% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

2.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

25.3% Engineering & related +4.0 pts ▸ 29.2%

13.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.3 pts 12.9%

7.1% Education +1.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

8.3% Health +0.2 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.4% Society & culture ◂ +0.7 pts 6.7%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 4.9%

4.3% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 2.7%

3.2% Natural & physical sciences even 3.2%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.3% Information technology ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +$256 higher in Somerville gap widening

$1,175 89th pct $1,431 96th pct

Household income in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +$901 higher in Somerville gap widening

$2,095 79th pct $2,996 96th pct

Family income in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +$603 higher in Somerville gap widening

$2,725 87th pct $3,328 95th pct

Household income distribution

34.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.6 pts 28.6%

12.8% $4,000 or more +14.3 pts ▸ 27.1%

17.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.7 pts 10.0%

13.8% $3,000–$3,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 16.4%

10.6% Under $650 ◂ +5.5 pts 5.1%

Personal income distribution

28.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 29.9%

27.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +5.0 pts 22.3%

26.4% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 23.8%

6.3% $3,000 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 12.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.2% Mental health ◂ +2.5 pts 4.7%

6.2% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%

6.2% Arthritis ◂ +2.7 pts 3.4%

5.3% Other condition ◂ +1.1 pts 4.2%

4.8% Diabetes ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%

3.0% Heart disease ◂ +1.1 pts 1.9%

2.1% Cancer ◂ +0.5 pts 1.5%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.8% None +4.9 pts ▸ 70.7%

15.1% One condition ◂ +2.6 pts 12.5%

4.6% Two conditions ◂ +2.1 pts 2.4%

2.5% Three or more ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +17 larger in Kalgoorlie

219 86th pct 202 86th pct

Median age in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +10 yrs older in Kalgoorlie

29 yrs 60th pct 19 yrs 21st pct

Median income in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +$155 higher in Kalgoorlie

$687 55th pct $532 37th pct

Household income in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +$568 higher in Somerville

$1,474 41st pct $2,042 64th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +0.5 larger in Somerville gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

56.7% Couples with children +12.9 pts ▸ 69.6%

28.2% Couples without children ◂ +6.1 pts 22.0%

13.2% One-parent families ◂ +5.3 pts 7.9%

1.8% Other families ◂ +1.1 pts 0.7%

Household size

35.7% 1 person ◂ +14.4 pts 21.3%

30.4% 2 people ◂ +1.2 pts 29.2%

15.5% 3 people +2.6 pts ▸ 18.1%

11.5% 4 people +6.4 pts ▸ 17.8%

4.8% 5 people +4.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.3% 6 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +$30 higher in Somerville gap narrowing

$300 57th pct $330 66th pct

Mortgage in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +$606 higher in Somerville gap widening

$1,517 43rd pct $2,123 78th pct

People / bedroom in Kalgoorlie in Somerville even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.3% Rented ◂ +8.6 pts 36.7%

31.9% Owned with a mortgage +12.2 pts ▸ 44.0%

17.7% Owned outright ◂ +2.2 pts 15.5%

2.9% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

2.1% Other tenure ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

69.2% Separate house +3.0 pts ▸ 72.2%

21.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +0.3 pts 21.4%

7.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +7.8 pts 0.0%

0.2% Other dwelling +6.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

Bedrooms per home

22.6% 4 bedrooms +25.6 pts ▸ 48.2%

42.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +21.0 pts 21.3%

18.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.3 pts 12.0%

4.8% 5 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 9.7%

9.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.6 pts 4.7%

0.4% Studio / none +0.9 pts ▸ 1.3%

Weekly rent distribution

50.0% $200–$349 ◂ +10.6 pts 39.4%

27.6% $350–$549 +2.3 pts ▸ 29.8%

15.4% Under $200 ◂ +2.2 pts 13.2%

2.4% $550–$749 +8.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

0.0% $750 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

44.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +16.3 pts 27.9%

24.6% $1,800–$2,999 +18.0 pts ▸ 42.6%

6.8% $3,000 or more +12.3 pts ▸ 19.1%

14.4% Under $1,000 ◂ +7.8 pts 6.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +11 more in Kalgoorlie

26 86th pct 15 85th pct

Stops/1k in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +3.40 more in Kalgoorlie

7.01 86th pct 3.60 72nd pct

Departures/1k in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +290.5 more in Kalgoorlie

517.4 79th pct 226.9 73rd pct

PT routes in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +6 more in Kalgoorlie

8 86th pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +3 longer in Somerville

4 29th pct 7 39th pct

How people get to work

65.1% Car (driver) +6.0 pts ▸ 71.1%

7.8% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%

7.1% Walked ◂ +5.1 pts 2.0%

2.5% Worked at home +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.1% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

33.8% 2 vehicles +7.7 pts ▸ 41.5%

38.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +12.1 pts 26.4%

13.3% 3 vehicles +3.9 pts ▸ 17.1%

5.7% 4 or more +6.1 pts ▸ 11.8%

8.4% No vehicle ◂ +5.4 pts 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

24.4% Mining +3.4 pts ▸ 27.8%

11.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.6 pts 8.7%

7.3% Education & training +1.5 pts ▸ 8.8%

7.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.8 pts 4.1%

7.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.7 pts 7.1%

6.3% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.5% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.7% Public administration & safety +0.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

5.0% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 3.7%

4.0% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.2% Manufacturing +1.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.2% Wholesale trade +1.3 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

21.5% Technicians & trades +1.3 pts ▸ 22.7%

16.1% Professionals +1.4 pts ▸ 17.5%

16.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.6 pts 14.6%

9.5% Managers +2.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.3% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.5% Community & personal service ◂ +1.1 pts 8.4%

9.2% Labourers ◂ +2.1 pts 7.1%

6.6% Sales workers ◂ +0.9 pts 5.6%

Walkability

Walk score in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +4.2 higher in Kalgoorlie

7.7 96th pct 3.5 75th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +4.5 more in Kalgoorlie

7.4 97th pct 2.9 72nd pct

15-min city in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +93.2 pts higher in Kalgoorlie

93.3% 96th pct 0.2% 57th pct

Walk to shops in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +47.9 pts higher in Kalgoorlie

91.2% 95th pct 43.4% 78th pct

Walk to transit in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +9.0 pts higher in Kalgoorlie

99.2% 97th pct 90.2% 84th pct

Walk to school in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +66.8 pts higher in Kalgoorlie

98.3% 99th pct 31.5% 69th pct

Walk to a park in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +4.6 pts higher in Kalgoorlie

100.0% 100th pct 95.4% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +84.3 pts higher in Kalgoorlie

84.3% 95th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +15.1 more in Kalgoorlie

23.7 66th pct 8.6 38th pct

Intersections/km² in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +114 higher in Kalgoorlie

168 89th pct 54 79th pct

Mean slope in Kalgoorlie in Somerville +0.2 pts higher in Somerville

2.5% 5th pct 2.8% 9th pct

Compare Kalgoorlie with nearby areas

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Compare Somerville with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kalgoorlie vs Somerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50712/kalgoorlie/vs/SAL51359/somerville