Mount Tarcoola
WA 6530 · Greater Geraldton
3,257 (2021) → 3,398 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Tarcoola is a high growth suburb in Greater Geraldton, WA 6530, about 370km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Mount Tarcoola are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 34/100, and is right by the coast. Mount Tarcoola has an overall score of 49/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 5/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.79%), Philippines (1.93%), New Zealand (1.72%), South Africa (1.54%), India (0.77%)
Top languages: Tagalog (1.14%), Afrikaans (0.68%), Italian (0.58%), Filipino (0.46%), Sinhal (0.4%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 924 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Mount Tarcoola Primary SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 944
Nearby (within 10km)
- Champion Bay Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 915
- St John's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.7kmICSEA 907
- Rangeway Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.1kmICSEA 726
- Wandina Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 985
- Beachlands Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 785
- Geraldton Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 892
- Holland Street SchoolCombined · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 931
- St Francis Xavier Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 1012
- Nagle Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.7kmICSEA 1016
- Geraldton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 992
- Geraldton Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 741
- Allendale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 890
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Tarcoola
Is Mount Tarcoola safe?
Mount Tarcoola has a residential safety score of 5/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 84,294 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Mount Tarcoola from Perth CBD?
Mount Tarcoola is about 370.0 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Mount Tarcoola?
Mount Tarcoola has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 944 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Tarcoola?
Mount Tarcoola has a transport score of 34/100 and 19 bus stops.