Taratap SA 5275
51 addresses · 8 streets
Barker Electorate › Kingston LGA › Taratap · 219 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Taratap is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 38 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,562 a week, with median rent near $161 a week. Most homes are houses. About 36% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kingston - Robe statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Taratap itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
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: 11.4% 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 | 11.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 16.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 68.8%
Population by age in Taratap
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 0 |
| 15-19 | 3 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 7 |
| 55-64 | 8 |
| 65-74 | 5 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Taratap
| House | 15 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Taratap
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 7 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 4 |
| $3,000+ | 5 |
Top ancestries in Taratap
| English | 18 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 11 |
| Scottish | 11 |
| German | 7 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
| Chinese | 0 |
Housing tenure in Taratap
| Owned | 5 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in Taratap
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Taratap
| Car | 13 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
412 bird observations recorded near Taratap — most often seen:
- Silver Gull (43)
- Whiskered Tern (31)
- Black-winged Stilt (30)
- Masked Lapwing (22)
- White-faced Heron (22)
- Australian Shelduck (21)
- Black Swan (20)
- Grey Teal (17)
- Pacific Black Duck (13)
- Australian Magpie (12)
- Chestnut Teal (12)
- Straw-necked Ibis (11)
- Welcome Swallow (11)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Taratap
- Australasian Shoveler (10)
- Birds (10)
- Common Starling (10)
- Nankeen Kestrel (10)
- New Holland Honeyeater (10)
- Red Wattlebird (10)
- Brown Falcon (9)
- Malleefowl (9)
- Eastern Rosella (8)
- Galah (8)
- Grey Fantail (8)
- Musk Duck (8)
- Superb Fairy-wren (8)
- Willie Wagtail (8)
- Grey Currawong (7)
- Magpie-lark (7)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (7)
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 Taratap:
- West Range (20.4 km)
- Blackford (23.4 km)
- Keilira (23.4 km)
- Tilley Swamp (23.9 km)
- Rosetown (27.8 km)
- Kingston Se (29.4 km)
- Wyomi (32.2 km)
- Sandy Grove (33.3 km)
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Streets
- Bald Hill Road (1)
- Geues Road (3)
- Henry Creek Road (4)
- Princes Highway (9)
- Robertson Road (2)
- Tapfield Road (26)
- Taratap Road (5)
- West Range Road (1)
