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Tarro NSW 2322

917 addresses · 29 streets

Paterson Electorate › Newcastle LGA › Tarro · 125 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Tarro is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,703 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,167 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,703Population
45Median age
$1,167Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Beresfield - Hexham statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tarro itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Tarro, 1 km east · Airport: RAAF Base Williamtown, 16.9 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 6.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Tarro

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Tarro NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20206.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 53.4%

Population by age in Tarro
Population by age, Tarro NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-489
5-14181
15-1971
20-24101
25-34219
35-44178
45-54191
55-64217
65-74254
75-84163
85+43
Dwelling types in Tarro
Dwelling types, Tarro NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House671
Townhouse47
Apartment3
Other0
Households by weekly income in Tarro
Households by weekly income, Tarro NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650162
$650-1,499244
$1,500-2,999184
$3,000+63
Top ancestries in Tarro
Top ancestries, Tarro NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian796
English736
Scottish175
Irish163
Aboriginal139
Ancestry NS78
Housing tenure in Tarro
Housing tenure, Tarro NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned328
Mortgage221
Rented156
Other11
Cars per household in Tarro
Cars per household, Tarro NSW (ABS Census 2021)
039
1312
2222
383
4+51
Commute to work in Tarro
Commute to work, Tarro NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car507
Train6
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle0
Home61
Top countries of birth in Tarro
Top countries of birth, Tarro NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England41
China14
New Zealand12
Netherlands10
Scotland8
Vietnam6
Languages used at home in Tarro
Languages used at home, Tarro NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin22
Vietnamese7
Punjabi6
Australian Indigenous3
Spanish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

21,091 bird observations recorded near Tarro — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Tarro

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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