Tarlo NSW 2580
138 addresses · 8 streets
Hume Electorate › Goulburn Mulwaree LGA › Tarlo · 156 km from Sydney
Living Here
Tarlo is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 171 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Goulburn Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tarlo itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Getting around. Airport: Goulburn Airport, 19.6 km south.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 34.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 34.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 44.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 53.7%
Population by age in Tarlo
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 13 |
| 35-44 | 12 |
| 45-54 | 27 |
| 55-64 | 35 |
| 65-74 | 26 |
| 75-84 | 14 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Tarlo
| House | 59 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tarlo
| <$650 | 9 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 11 |
| $3,000+ | 9 |
Top ancestries in Tarlo
| Australian | 80 |
|---|---|
| English | 61 |
| Irish | 25 |
| Other | 15 |
| Scottish | 10 |
| Ancestry NS | 10 |
Housing tenure in Tarlo
| Owned | 31 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 18 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Tarlo
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 21 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Tarlo
| Car | 52 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 10 |
Top countries of birth in Tarlo
| New Zealand | 6 |
|---|---|
| North Macedonia | 6 |
| England | 5 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Germany | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
184 bird observations recorded near Tarlo — most often seen:
- Coastal New South Wales Australian Magpie (15)
- Southern Noisy Miner (12)
- Little Raven (11)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (10)
- Eastern Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (9)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (9)
- Eastern Galah (8)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (8)
- Australian Magpie (7)
- Australian Wood Duck (7)
- Eastern Striated Pardalote (7)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (6)
- Noisy Miner (6)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tarlo
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (6)
- Laughing Kookaburra (5)
- South-eastern Striated Thornbill (5)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (5)
- Southern Magpie-lark (5)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (5)
- Crimson Rosella (4)
- Eastern Australian Raven (4)
- Eastern Rosella (4)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (4)
- Pacific Black Duck (4)
- Australian Raven (3)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (3)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (3)
- Little Pied Cormorant (3)
- South-east Eastern Spinebill (3)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (3)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Tarlo:
- Middle Arm (6.3 km)
- Towrang (7.5 km)
- Kingsdale (10.2 km)
- Greenwich Park (10.2 km)
- Chatsbury (11.7 km)
- Carrick (12.1 km)
- Goulburn (13.6 km)
- Boxers Creek (14.6 km)
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Streets
- Cowpers Lane (2)
- Cunningham Drive (6)
- Hillcrest Road (1)
- Holloways Road (13)
- Menzies Lane (3)
- Pontilla Lane (8)
- Taralga Road (102)
- Tarlo River Road (3)
