Tarcoola, SA 5701
City of Port AugustaAll suburbs in postcode 5701
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What to know about Tarcoola
Tarcoola (5701) sits in the Port Augusta region of South Australia.
Tarcoola has roughly 30 residents, with an established, older skew. Households are dominated by renters. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Tarcoola scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 36°C (hot), winter mornings around 5°C (cool). Annual rainfall lands at about 181 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Tarcoola's population at 30, with a median age of 44. That sits as an established, older skew.
- Population
- 30
- Median age
- 44
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 181 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 36.1°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 4.7°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Tarcoola
- What is the Tarcoola postcode?
- Tarcoola is in the 5701 postcode, in SA, in the City of Port Augusta region.
- Where is Tarcoola?
- Tarcoola is a suburb in the City of Port Augusta area, SA 5701.
- How walkable is Tarcoola?
- Tarcoola has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Tarcoola?
- Tarcoola is close to Tarcoola, Wilgena, Bulgunnia, Mulgathing.
- What is the population of Tarcoola?
- The population of Tarcoola is approximately 30 (2021 Census). The median age is 44.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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