Mount Tarcoola is a southern suburb of

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. Its

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is the

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. The northern part of the suburb was gazetted in 1972 by the Town of Geraldton, and the southern part was gazetted in 1979 by the Shire of Greenough.

Geography

Mount Tarcoola is southeast of Geraldton's

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. It is bounded on the north by

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, on the west by Brand Highway, and on the south by Barrett Drive.

Demographics

In the , Mount Tarcoola had a population of 3,566, representing a growth of 557 people (18.5%) since the 2001 census. Mount Tarcoola residents had a median age of 34, and the median individual income was $570 per week, compared with $461 per week for the Geraldton region as a whole. The population of Mount Tarcoola was predominantly Australian-born - 82.2% as at the 2006 census - while 5.02% were born in the United Kingdom. A small Cocos Malay population was identified in the suburb, with 2.9% practising

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and 2.2% speaking Malay at home.

References

{{Towns Mid West WA Suburbs of Geraldton