Somerset

Queensland · Ipswich · 24,745 people · 75 suburbs · 10 postcodes

Somerset at a glance

24,745

Population

#28 of 69 in QLD

5,361

km² area

5/km² density

44.4

Median age

+5.1 vs QLD

912

SEIFA IRSAD

#44 of 69 in QLD

Schools

19 gov, 0 Cath, 0 indep

13.7%

Born overseas

21.5%

Renting

Map shows the Somerset LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Somerset is a Local Government Area in Queensland, in the Brisbane region. It covers 75 suburbs across 10 postcodes and an area of 5,361 km². Somerset has a population of 24,745 , ranking #28 most populous in QLD. The most populous suburb is Lowood (4,082 residents).About 13.7% of residents were born overseas and 5.1% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

18.3%

10.1%

21.5%

28.7%

21.3%

0–14 (18.3%) 15–24 (10.1%) 25–44 (21.5%) 45–64 (28.7%) 65+ (21.3%)

Show counts

0–14 years	4,517 (18.3%)
15–24 years	2,500 (10.1%)
25–44 years	5,286 (21.5%)
45–64 years	7,074 (28.7%)
65+ years	5,258 (21.3%)

13.7%

Born overseas

5.1%

Speak a language other than English at home

4.7%

First Nations

2.6

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

39.9%

38.5%

21.5%

Owned outright (39.9%) Mortgaged (38.5%) Renting (21.5%)

Dwelling type mix

98.5%

Separate house (98.5%) Semi/townhouse (1.3%) Flat/apartment (0.2%)

$304

Median weekly rent

$1,468

Median monthly mortgage

31.6%

Households with 0-1 cars

68.4%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

5.5%

Unemployment rate

5,872

In full-time work

3,172

In part-time work

Schools in Somerset

19 schools across Somerset: 100.0% Government, 0% Catholic, 0% Independent. The QLD average is 69.8% / 17.1% / 13.1%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 962 (range 857 to 1005). QLD median is 985; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

100.0%

QLD average for comparison

69.8%

17.1%

13.1%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

84.2%

15.8%

Primary (84.2%) Secondary (15.8%) Combined (0%) Special (0%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 962 QLD median 985LGA range 857 to 1005

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 19 schools in Somerset, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Lowood State High School	Government	Secondary	Lowood	643	915
Fernvale State School	Government	Primary	Fernvale	447	974
Kilcoy State High School	Government	Secondary	Kilcoy	432	969
Toogoolawah State High School	Government	Secondary	Toogoolawah	303	948
Kilcoy State School	Government	Primary	Kilcoy	282	979
Toogoolawah State School	Government	Primary	Toogoolawah	221	965
Lowood State School	Government	Primary	Lowood	197	906
Esk State School	Government	Primary	Esk	140	970
Minden State School	Government	Primary	Minden	135	975
Mount Kilcoy State School	Government	Primary	Mount Kilcoy	128	996
Tarampa State School	Government	Primary	Tarampa	93	961
Glamorgan Vale State School	Government	Primary	Glamorgan Vale	92	1005
Clarendon State School	Government	Primary	Clarendon	64	943
Mount Tarampa State School	Government	Primary	Mount Tarampa	60	871
Prenzlau State School	Government	Primary	Prenzlau	60	989
Coominya State School	Government	Primary	Coominya	44	934
Patrick Estate State School	Government	Primary	Patrick Estate	27	857
Harlin State School	Government	Primary	Harlin	20	962
Linville State School	Government	Primary	Linville	15	928

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Somerset. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

912

Ranked #44 of 69 QLD LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

943

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

997

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

895

Suburbs in Somerset

Somerset contains 75 suburbs and 10 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Lowood	4311	4,082	$1,163/wk	40
Fernvale	4306	3,629	$1,771/wk	35
Kilcoy	4515	1,996	$1,354/wk	38
Esk	4312	1,641	$910/wk	58
Minden	4311	1,227	$1,725/wk	37
Toogoolawah	4313	1,200	$967/wk	56
Coominya	4311	1,029	$1,231/wk	50
Sandy Creek	4515	593	$1,509/wk	50
Woolmar	4515	565	$1,482/wk	38
Mount Tarampa	4311	501	$1,424/wk	42
Mount Hallen	4312	457	$1,600/wk	50
Wivenhoe Pocket	4306	417	$1,571/wk	47
Prenzlau	4311	408	$1,775/wk	46
Glamorgan Vale	4306	384	$1,442/wk	50
Royston	4515	346	$1,416/wk	46
Mount Archer	4514	331	$1,607/wk	48
Hazeldean	4515	326	$1,352/wk	53
Tarampa	4311	287	$1,649/wk	52
Moore	4306	286	$900/wk	53
Mount Kilcoy	4515	277	$1,762/wk	46
Biarra	4313	270	$1,050/wk	54
Wanora	4306	262	$1,649/wk	49
Mount Beppo	4313	251	$1,231/wk	40
Vernor	4306	235	$1,521/wk	48
Clarendon	4311	232	$1,474/wk	39
Fairney View	4306	221	$1,645/wk	50
Harlin	4306	211	$1,125/wk	48
Rifle Range	4311	197	$1,187/wk	41
Villeneuve	4514	193	$1,221/wk	49
Atkinsons Dam	4311	191	$1,089/wk	47
Patrick Estate	4311	181	$1,025/wk	47
Coolana	4311	175	$1,542/wk	43
Buaraba	4311	170	$1,218/wk	48
Linville	4306	133	$693/wk	59
Braemore	4313	131	$956/wk	57
Winya	4515	127	$1,437/wk	41
Redbank Creek	4312	124	$1,075/wk	59
Cressbrook	4313	121	$1,281/wk	45
Sheep Station Creek	4515	116	$1,312/wk	46
Borallon	4306	90	$2,041/wk	36
Gregors Creek	4313	87	$1,624/wk	40
Somerset Dam	4312	78	$974/wk	60
Jimna	4515	70	$749/wk	46
Lark Hill	4306	69	$1,906/wk	44
Crossdale	4312	68	$933/wk	58
Colinton	4306	60	$959/wk	56
Dundas	4306	58	$1,104/wk	51
Glen Esk	4312	55	$933/wk	54
Fulham	4313	53	$1,208/wk	37
Ottaba	4313	52	$1,062/wk	53
Coal Creek	4312	50	$1,249/wk	57
Ivory Creek	4313	49	$1,125/wk	54
England Creek	4306	39	$1,375/wk	41
Eskdale	4312	34	$1,624/wk	52
Scrub Creek	4313	33	$1,562/wk	45
Split Yard Creek	4306	31	$1,687/wk	59
Yimbun	4313	30	$2,062/wk	40
Bryden	4312	22	$1,437/wk	61
Kingaham	4515	21	$1,375/wk	51
Lower Cressbrook	4313	21	$1,874/wk	51
Mount Byron	4312	21	$900/wk	57
Avoca Vale	4306	20	$1,375/wk	46
Monsildale	4306	18	$1,999/wk	63
Caboonbah	4312	13	$75/wk	56
Wivenhoe Hill	4311	13	$4,499/wk	20
Banks Creek	4306	11	$1,375/wk	64
Glenfern	4515	11	$1,375/wk	65
Mount Stanley	4306	11	$2,250/wk	51
Murrumba	4312	11	$1,375/wk	54
Cooeeimbardi	4313	9	$1,499/wk	46
Moombra	4312	9	$1,899/wk	68
Lake Wivenhoe	4311	5	$1,199/wk	49
D’Aguilar	4514
Lynford	4342
Westvale	4514

Postcodes covered

4306, 4311, 4312, 4313, 4314, 4342, 4514, 4515, 4570, 4701

Compare Somerset with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Somerset and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Somerset (QLD)	24,745	44.4	912	21.5%	13.7%
Moreton Bay	475,623	39.6	970	32.1%	21.0%
Lockyer Valley	41,530	39.6	922	23.5%	14.2%
South Burnett	32,985	47.1	885	26.1%	9.7%
Ipswich	229,391	34.0	941	40.3%	21.7%
Scenic Rim	44,251	45.6	960	21.8%	15.1%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Somerset

What is the population of Somerset?

The 2021 Census recorded 24,745 people living in Somerset, across 75 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Somerset?

Somerset contains 75 suburbs. The most populous are Lowood, Fernvale, Kilcoy, Esk, Minden.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Somerset?

Somerset covers 10 postcodes: 4306, 4311, 4312, 4313, 4314, 4342, 4514, 4515, 4570, 4701.

How many schools are in Somerset?

Somerset has 19 schools, including 19 government, 0 Catholic, and 0 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Somerset?

Somerset has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 912, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.