Home builders in Somerville
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder · Kalgoorlie-boulder Local Planning Scheme No. 2 · Kalgoorlie-Boulder & Goldfields Greenfield · house and land
- Council
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
- Planning scheme
- Kalgoorlie-boulder Local Planning Scheme No. 2
- Residential zones mapped
- Residential
Urban development - Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- R-Code density
- R2 to R50 · R12.5, R17.5
Planning data from Landgate SLIP (CC BY 4.0), read 2026-09-14. Suburb-level, not a report on your block — check your address on the WA planning scheme maps.
Builders serving Somerville
None yet — tell us what you're building and we'll go and find one.
What building in Somerville actually involves
Somerville is coded R2 to R50 — a twenty-fivefold density range — and it is the only locality in the region mapped with an Urban development zone.
Urban development land is planned later, not now
It sits alongside Residential here. Urban development is the zone for land intended to be planned: what you can build on it comes from a structure plan rather than from the scheme map, and until that plan applies, the honest answer to "what can I build" is that it depends on a document. On an established goldfields town that is the part of the map most likely to change.
R2 next to R50
R2 assumes two dwellings per hectare — effectively acreage. R50 assumes fifty. R12.5 and R17.5 half-step codes are mapped as well. In 4.56 km² that is an unusual spread, and the code on the title decides the project.
Industry and the railway
General industry, light industry, commercial, mixed use, public purposes and railway land are all mapped within the locality. A railway reserve in particular affects noise and access on adjoining blocks.
Bushfire
Part of Somerville is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, so an affected block needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment.
What to ask a builder
Ask whether the lot is Residential or Urban development, and if the latter, which structure plan applies. Ask for the exact R-code including decimals.
Local landmarks in Somerville
- Rotary Peace Park
- Goldfields Baptist College
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Administration Office
Questions about building in Somerville
What does Urban development zoning mean?
It is land intended to be planned. What you can build comes from a structure plan rather than the scheme map, so until that plan applies the answer depends on a document.
What R-codes apply in Somerville?
R2 to R50 — a twenty-fivefold range from effective acreage to medium density — plus R12.5 and R17.5 half-step codes.
Is Somerville bushfire prone?
Part of it is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, so an affected block needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment.
What else is mapped in the locality?
General industry, light industry, commercial, mixed use, public purposes and railway land. A railway reserve in particular affects noise and access on adjoining blocks.
Which council do I lodge with?
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, under its local planning scheme.