Tarcoola Beach vs Wandina

Wandina is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Tarcoola Beach. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Wandina, most households are couple families. On these figures, Tarcoola Beach tends to suit people living alone, while Wandina suits families with children and couples.

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

Wandina

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 56%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 73%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Wandina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($190,000 vs $360,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tarcoola Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $340/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Tarcoola Beach

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (27% vs 10%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 12%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Tarcoola Beach and Wandina drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Walkability 56 / 53
Tarcoola Beach — Walkability: 56/100 Wandina — Walkability: 53/100
Safety 24 / 23
Tarcoola Beach — Safety: 24/100 Wandina — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 100 / 67
Tarcoola Beach — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wandina — Low fire risk: 67/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Tarcoola Beach — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wandina — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wandina has more residents (4,375 vs 1,360); Tarcoola Beach skews older (43 vs 34).

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Population 1,360 4,375
+222% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.6% +5.1%
Median age 43 34
Median household income $112,164/yr $116,376/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $340/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
0-4 5.4% / 7.5%
Tarcoola Beach — 0-4: 5.4% Wandina — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 13.1% / 18.6%
Tarcoola Beach — 5-14: 13.1% Wandina — 5-14: 18.6%
15-19 6.1% / 7.2%
Tarcoola Beach — 15-19: 6.1% Wandina — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.0% / 4.4%
Tarcoola Beach — 20-24: 5.0% Wandina — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 9.7% / 12.3%
Tarcoola Beach — 25-34: 9.7% Wandina — 25-34: 12.3%
35-44 13.2% / 15.6%
Tarcoola Beach — 35-44: 13.2% Wandina — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 13.5% / 13.5%
Tarcoola Beach — 45-54: 13.5% Wandina — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 16.7% / 9.3%
Tarcoola Beach — 55-64: 16.7% Wandina — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 11.8% / 6.4%
Tarcoola Beach — 65-74: 11.8% Wandina — 65-74: 6.4%
75-84 4.1% / 4.1%
Tarcoola Beach — 75-84: 4.1% Wandina — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.7% / 1.0%
Tarcoola Beach — 85+: 1.7% Wandina — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tarcoola Beach 44.8% couple families
Tarcoola Beach — Couple Families: 44.8% Tarcoola Beach — Lone Person: 36.7% Tarcoola Beach — One Parent Families: 11.0% Tarcoola Beach — Group Household: 4.0% Tarcoola Beach — Other Families: 3.5%
Wandina 58.9% couple families
Wandina — Couple Families: 58.9% Wandina — Lone Person: 21.0% Wandina — One Parent Families: 16.0% Wandina — Group Household: 3.1% Wandina — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Tarcoola Beach 25.7% renting
Tarcoola Beach — Owned Outright: 37.6% Tarcoola Beach — Mortgage: 36.6% Tarcoola Beach — Renting: 25.7%
Wandina 31.2% renting
Wandina — Owned Outright: 23.7% Wandina — Mortgage: 45.1% Wandina — Renting: 31.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 16.5%
Tarcoola Beach — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Wandina — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 12.1% / 9.3%
Tarcoola Beach — Bachelor Degree: 12.1% Wandina — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.2%
Tarcoola Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Wandina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.7%
Tarcoola Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Wandina — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 1.8%
Tarcoola Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Wandina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
England 4.3% / 3.9%
Tarcoola Beach — England: 4.3% Wandina — England: 3.9%
South Africa 2.1% / 2.3%
Tarcoola Beach — South Africa: 2.1% Wandina — South Africa: 2.3%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.8%
Tarcoola Beach — New Zealand: 1.7% Wandina — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines 1.1% / 1.0%
Tarcoola Beach — Philippines: 1.1% Wandina — Philippines: 1.0%
India — / 2.1%
Tarcoola Beach — India: not among its largest Wandina — India: 2.1%
Scotland 0.9% / 0.5%
Tarcoola Beach — Scotland: 0.9% Wandina — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tarcoola Beach 72.9% houses
Tarcoola Beach — Houses: 72.9% Tarcoola Beach — Townhouses: 26.4% Tarcoola Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Wandina 89.9% houses
Wandina — Houses: 89.9% Wandina — Townhouses: 9.3% Wandina — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Median house price $688,000 $741,500
Median unit price $620,000 —
Median land price $360,000 $190,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 13 sales
 36 days
from 32 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
3 bed $640K / $640K
Tarcoola Beach — 3 bed: $640K (20 sales) Wandina — 3 bed: $640K (7 sales)

20 vs 7 sales

4 bed $755K / $745K
Tarcoola Beach — 4 bed: $755K (23 sales) Wandina — 4 bed: $745K (71 sales)

23 vs 71 sales

Development activity

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
New dwellings approved 183
across Greater Geraldton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Houses 4.6%
$650/wk on $739K
 4.6%
$700/wk on $789K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 78% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 8% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 97% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 64% of WA Higher than 67% of WA

Liveability

Tarcoola Beach scores higher overall (62 vs 50).

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Grade B
same for both
Score 62/100 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Wandina carries more bushfire risk (33 vs 0).

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
33/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
77/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Moderate
53/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Tarcoola Beach

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Wandina

  • Wandina Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 3 10
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Walkability score 56/100 53/100
Distance to Perth 410.8 km 410.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 271 min 270 min
Public transport score 33/100
Bus
 36/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 8.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 6530
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 6530
same for both

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.

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Car (driver) 81.1% / 85.2%
Tarcoola Beach — Car (driver): 81.1% Wandina — Car (driver): 85.2%
Car (passenger) 7.1% / 7.1%
Tarcoola Beach — Car (passenger): 7.1% Wandina — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 4.6%
Tarcoola Beach — Worked from Home: 5.5% Wandina — Worked from Home: 4.6%
Bus 2.9% / 1.3%
Tarcoola Beach — Bus: 2.9% Wandina — Bus: 1.3%
Bicycle 2.1% / 0.4%
Tarcoola Beach — Bicycle: 2.1% Wandina — Bicycle: 0.4%
Walked Only 1.3% / 1.1%
Tarcoola Beach — Walked Only: 1.3% Wandina — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.2%).

Setting

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 131 m
2.0 km to a named beach
 1.1 km
3.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Connectivity score 100/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
658 premises
 96%
1,825 premises

Climate

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Annual rainfall 353 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Average residential rate $3,162/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geraldton
same for both

Federal electorate

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Tarcoola Beach Wandina
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Tarcoola Beach

Coastal Parks Townhouses

Wandina

Coastal Family Large Blocks Parks

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