Tarcowie SA 5431
46 addresses · 22 streets
Grey Electorate › Northern Areas LGA › Tarcowie · 221 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Tarcowie is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 41 people, with a median age of 49. The typical household earns around $1,541 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 100% of households own their home and 0% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, 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 Jamestown statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tarcowie itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 post office
1 golf club
Getting around. Airport: Port Pirie Airport, 59.7 km south-west.
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: 1.3% 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 | 1.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 3.6% |
Demographics
Population by age in Tarcowie
| 0-4 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 3 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 5 |
| 35-44 | 4 |
| 45-54 | 9 |
| 55-64 | 4 |
| 65-74 | 0 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Tarcowie
| House | 19 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tarcowie
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 6 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Tarcowie
| English | 25 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 16 |
| Irish | 4 |
| Scottish | 4 |
| German | 3 |
| Aboriginal | 0 |
Housing tenure in Tarcowie
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Rented | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Tarcowie
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Tarcowie
| Car | 10 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
832 bird observations recorded near Tarcowie — most often seen:
- Eastern Galah (57)
- Mallee Ringneck (57)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (52)
- South-eastern Singing Honeyeater (52)
- Western Striated Pardalote (42)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (39)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (38)
- South-eastern Red-rumped Parrot (37)
- Central White-plumed Honeyeater (35)
- House Sparrow (31)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (30)
- Common Starling (28)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (28)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tarcowie
- Eastern Peaceful Dove (27)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (25)
- Eastern Australian Raven (24)
- Mistletoebird (23)
- Common Bronzewing (21)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (21)
- Inland Grey Butcherbird (19)
- Rock Dove (19)
- Australian Wood Duck (18)
- Southern Rufous Whistler (18)
- Southern Weebill (17)
- Southern Apostlebird (15)
- Southern Brown Goshawk (14)
- Singing Honeyeater (13)
- Southern Magpie-lark (12)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (11)
- Little Raven (9)
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 Tarcowie:
- Pekina (10.8 km)
- Yatina (12.1 km)
- Hornsdale (12.2 km)
- Mannanarie (14.8 km)
- Appila (16 km)
- Black Rock (16.7 km)
- Booleroo Centre (18.8 km)
- Caltowie North (19.3 km)
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Streets
- Andrews Terrace (2)
- Blue Gum Road (4)
- Briars Road (1)
- Bully Acre Road (5)
- Burns Road (2)
- Cemetery Road (1)
- Chappies Road (1)
- Gum Vale Road (1)
- Halls Road (1)
- Heggies Hill Road (2)
- High Street (7)
- Hogshead Road (3)
- Hornsdale-tarcowie Road (1)
- Mount Swan Road (1)
- Old Tarcowie Road (3)
- Pound Road (1)
- Price Maurice Road (1)
- Redden Road (2)
- Smith Road (2)
- Tarcowie Road (1)
- Tarcowie-peterborough Road (2)
- Third Street (2)
