Tatachilla SA 5171
106 addresses · 12 streets
Mayo Electorate › Onkaparinga LGA › Tatachilla · 35 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Tatachilla is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 231 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $2,075 a week, with median rent near $280 a week. Most homes are houses. About 95% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the McLaren Vale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Tatachilla itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
1 library
1 service station
Getting around. Train station: Noarlunga Centre, 10.7 km north · Bus interchange: Seaford, 5.6 km north-west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 32.7 km north.
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: 4.6% 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 | 4.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 25.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 67.2%
Population by age in Tatachilla
| 0-4 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 37 |
| 15-19 | 18 |
| 20-24 | 12 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 27 |
| 45-54 | 46 |
| 55-64 | 35 |
| 65-74 | 20 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Tatachilla
| House | 81 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Tatachilla
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 19 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 24 |
| $3,000+ | 24 |
Top ancestries in Tatachilla
| English | 113 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 88 |
| Irish | 33 |
| Scottish | 23 |
| German | 22 |
| Italian | 14 |
Housing tenure in Tatachilla
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 39 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Tatachilla
| 0 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 38 |
| 3 | 14 |
| 4+ | 16 |
Commute to work in Tatachilla
| Car | 88 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 23 |
Top countries of birth in Tatachilla
| England | 20 |
|---|---|
| Thailand | 5 |
| Wales | 5 |
| France | 3 |
Languages used at home in Tatachilla
| French | 3 |
|---|---|
| Thai | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
8,749 bird observations recorded near Tatachilla — most often seen:
- Common Starling (596)
- Little Raven (482)
- Rock Dove (478)
- House Sparrow (457)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (419)
- Southern Magpie-lark (415)
- Eurasian Blackbird (404)
- Eyre Peninsula Australian Magpie (368)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (325)
- Eastern Crested Pigeon (320)
- Australian Magpie (309)
- Western Red Wattlebird (290)
- Red Wattlebird (287)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Tatachilla
- New Holland Honeyeater (285)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (282)
- Magpie-lark (277)
- Eastern Asian Spotted Dove (261)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (257)
- Pacific Black Duck (222)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (220)
- Eastern White-plumed Honeyeater (218)
- Crested Pigeon (203)
- White-faced Heron (200)
- Eastern Galah (183)
- Willie Wagtail (177)
- Singing Honeyeater (168)
- Galah (165)
- Silver Gull (164)
- Giinbaywarraymal (161)
- Noisy Miner (156)
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 Tatachilla:
- Maslin Beach (3 km)
- Mclaren Vale (3.6 km)
- Whites Valley (4.3 km)
- Aldinga (4.3 km)
- Moana (4.3 km)
- Seaford Rise (4.3 km)
- Seaford Heights (4.7 km)
- Port Willunga (5.3 km)
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Streets
- Allalange Tarn (5)
- Bayliss Road (13)
- Branson Road (13)
- California Road (19)
- Communication Road (13)
- Main South Road (7)
- Malpas Road (2)
- Nakour Tarn (2)
- Nalya Tarn (10)
- Naroo Tarn (12)
- Tatachilla Road (9)
- Victor Harbor Road (1)
