Tarcoola Beach
WA 6530 · Greater Geraldton
1,360 (2021) → 1,419 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Tarcoola Beach is a high growth suburb in Greater Geraldton, WA 6530, about 369km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Tarcoola Beach are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 41/100, and is right by the coast. Tarcoola Beach has an overall score of 45/100, 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 (4.34%), South Africa (2.13%), New Zealand (1.69%), Philippines (1.1%), Scotland (0.88%)
Top languages: French (0.81%), Tagalog (0.74%), Thai (0.74%), Cantonese (0.66%), Afrikaans (0.37%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
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 927 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mount Tarcoola Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 944
- Wandina Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 985
- Champion Bay Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 2kmICSEA 915
- St John's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3kmICSEA 907
- Beachlands Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.1kmICSEA 785
- Rangeway Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.4kmICSEA 726
- Geraldton Senior High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 892
- Holland Street SchoolCombined · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 931
- Nagle Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1016
- St Francis Xavier Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.7kmICSEA 1012
- Geraldton Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 992
- Geraldton Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 741
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 Tarcoola Beach
Is Tarcoola Beach safe?
Tarcoola Beach 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 Tarcoola Beach from Perth CBD?
Tarcoola Beach is about 368.8 km from Perth CBD.
What schools are in Tarcoola Beach?
Tarcoola Beach has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Tarcoola Beach?
Tarcoola Beach has a transport score of 41/100 and 13 bus stops.