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Tarcoola vs Wilgena

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 40 km apart · Tarcoola profile · Wilgena profile

Tarcoola Wilgena

Wilgena and Tarcoola are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. Wilgena is home to 40 people, including four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents, while Tarcoola is largely non-residential with no recorded population.

Both areas are entirely car-dependent, as neither has any homes within a 15-minute walk of parks, schools, groceries, or health services. This shared lack of local amenities is consistent with the same basic landscape, though Tarcoola has a higher level of street connectivity.

Where they differ most

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tarcoolain Wilgena +40 larger in Wilgena gap widening
0 0th pct 40 24th pct
  • First area, 2016: 0
  • First area, 2021: 0
  • Second area, 2016: 21
  • Second area, 2021: 40
22 yrs 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
  • Second area, 2021: 22 yrs
First Nations in Tarcoolain Wilgena
10.0% 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 10.0%
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
12.5% 24th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 12.5%

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Tarcoolain Wilgena
7.5% 31st pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 7.5%

Language

Other language in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%
Limited English in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Tarcoolain Wilgena
65.0% 99th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 61.9%
  • Second area, 2021: 65.0%

Education & Qualifications

54.3% 71st pct
0.0% 0th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Income

Personal income in Tarcoolain Wilgena
$1,093 87th pct
  • Second area, 2016: $850
  • Second area, 2021: $1,093
Household income in Tarcoolain Wilgena
$2,625 91st pct
  • Second area, 2016: $1,749
  • Second area, 2021: $2,625
Family income in Tarcoolain Wilgena
$2,833 89th pct
High earners in Tarcoolain Wilgena
8.6% 53rd pct

Health & Disability

Health condition in Tarcoolain Wilgena
27.5% 43rd pct
Mental health in Tarcoolain Wilgena
15.0% 92nd pct
Needs assistance in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 0.0%
  • Second area, 2021: 0.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Tarcoolain Wilgena
28.6% 83rd pct
Unpaid carers in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct
Unpaid child care in Tarcoolain Wilgena
11.4% 9th pct
Defence service in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct
Housework 15h+ in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Tarcoolain Wilgena +4 larger in Wilgena
0 0th pct 4 46th pct
23 yrs 38th pct
Median income in Tarcoolain Wilgena
$949 76th pct
Household income in Tarcoolain Wilgena
$1,499 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tarcoolain Wilgena
2.1 19th pct
  • Second area, 2016: 1.0
  • Second area, 2021: 2.1

Housing & Dwellings

People / bedroom in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.80 43rd pct

Transport & Vehicles

Work from home in Tarcoolain Wilgena
18.5% 56th pct
0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Tarcoolain Wilgena
57.5% 95th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Tarcoolain Wilgena
77.1% 91st pct
96.3% 100th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 32nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 32nd pct
15-min city in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to health in Tarcoolain Wilgena even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Tarcoolain Wilgena
0.0 0th pct
Intersections/km² in Tarcoolain Wilgena +1 higher in Tarcoola
1 58th pct 0 2nd pct
Mean slope in Tarcoolain Wilgena +0.1 pts higher in Tarcoola
3.1% 14th pct 2.9% 12th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tarcoola vs Wilgena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL41424/tarcoola/vs/SAL41596/wilgena