Stockport vs Tarlee
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tarlee, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Stockport tends to suit people living alone, while Tarlee suits couples and older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Stockport carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 54/100)
- Tarlee is already more of a family suburb (69% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Stockport
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $260/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Stockport sits closer to the CBD (83.4 km vs 88 km)
- Tarlee is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tarlee
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 15%)
- But Stockport carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 54/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Stockport and Tarlee drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Tarlee rents higher ($260/wk vs $220/wk); Tarlee skews older (46 vs 44).
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 272 | 316 +16% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.4% | +4.6% |
| Median age | 44 | 46 |
| Median household income | $78,728/yr +5% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $260/wk +18% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $624,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 21 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 99% |
| Residential | 2% | 1% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 28 across Clare and Gilbert Valleys same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 54% of SA | Higher than 49% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of SA | Higher than 76% of SA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of SA | Higher than 63% of SA |
Liveability
Tarlee is more walkable (32 vs 0).
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Tarlee carries more crime risk (54 vs 22).
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 81/100 |
| Crime | Low 22/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Flood | Low 27/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Stockport
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Tarlee
- Tarlee Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 2 | 1 |
Mobility
Tarlee sits further from the CBD (88 km vs 83.4 km).
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 83.4 km | 88 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 63 min | 66 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 5410 | 0.0% postcode 5411 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 5410 | 71 postcode 5411 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.0%).
Setting
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 168 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 200 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 42.8 km | 49.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 118 premises | 0% 122 premises |
Climate
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 460 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,830/yr same for both | |
| Council | Clare and Gilbert Valleys same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Grey same for both | |
| Member | Tom Venning same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Stockport | Tarlee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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