Tarcoola Beach, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Tarcoola Beach
city = Geraldton
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Geraldton-Greenough
postcode = 6530
pop = 1,422 (2006 Census)
area = 1.1
stategov = Geraldton
fedgov = O'Connor
near-nw =
near-n = Mahomets Flats
near-ne = Mount Tarcoola
near-w = "Indian Ocean"
near-e = Wandina
near-sw =
near-s = Cape Burney
near-se = Wandina
dist1 = 4
location1= Geraldtoncoord|-28.806|114.621|type:city(1422)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Tarcoola Beach is a southern coastal suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Geraldton-Greenough.

The suburb was gazetted in 1985-1986. [Gazette WA | title = Naming of Localities - Shire of Greenough | file = 3231/71 | page = 1985:3207 | date = 1 November 1985
* Gazette WA | title = Naming of Locality – Town of Geraldton – Tarcoola Beach | file = 2786/983 | page = 1986:2408 | date = 18 July 1986]

Geography

Tarcoola Beach is a narrow strip about convert|3.2|km|mi|1 in length, and is located between Brand Highway and the Indian Ocean at the southern entrance to Geraldton.Streetsmart WA|maps=Map G5]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Tarcoola Beach had a population of 1,422.Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC55676|name=Tarcoola Beach (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-30]

Tarcoola Beach residents had a median age of 37, and the median individual income were above-average for the region — $656 per week compared with $461 per week. The population of Tarcoola Beach was predominantly Australian-born - 78.9% as at the 2006 census - while 6.39% were born in the United Kingdom. 6.57% reported one or more parents of Italian birth, while small numbers of Filipinos were also present.

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2001 census were Roman Catholic, Anglican, no religion and Uniting.

Facilities

Tarcoola Beach contains a number of accommodation options, including a caravan park and several motels and B&Bs. The suburb contains no schools or shopping facilities, relying in both cases on neighbouring Mount Tarcoola.

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