Narra Tarra, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Narra Tarra is more socio-economically advantaged than about 38% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 966, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Narra Tarra a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Below the national middle on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 1 component we can score for Narra Tarra from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
38/100Less advantaged than the national average
Less advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (38/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Housing affordabilityNot scored — no ABS Census median-rent figure for this suburb.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Narra Tarra at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 104
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $2,333
- SEIFA score
- 966
- Coordinates
- -28.6264, 114.7690
Map of Narra Tarra
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Housing & property in Narra Tarra
What it costs to live in Narra Tarra and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median mortgage
- $1,830
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 100%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 0%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Narra Tarra demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Narra Tarra demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Narra Tarra using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 35% and 15% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 33 | 33% |
| Youth (15–24) | 6 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 17 | 17% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 35 | 35% |
| Seniors (65+) | 10 | 10% |
Share of the 101 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 12 | 48% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 13 | 52% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 25 | 83% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 30 occupied private dwellings in Narra Tarra.
- Average household size
- 2.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,333
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,174
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 11 (15%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 3 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 3 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 24 (33%)
- Labour-force participation
- 67.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Employed full-time
- 28
- Employed part-time
- 16
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Narra Tarra
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Narra Tarra is February (average daytime high around 33.1°C) and the coolest is July (around 19.2°C). The area receives roughly 314 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.2°C | 20.5°C | 11 mm |
| Feb | 33.1°C | 21°C | 18 mm |
| Mar | 31.7°C | 20.1°C | 26 mm |
| Apr | 27.8°C | 16.9°C | 22 mm |
| May | 24.2°C | 13.9°C | 30 mm |
| Jun | 20.6°C | 11.3°C | 49 mm |
| Jul | 19.2°C | 10.6°C | 57 mm |
| Aug | 20.2°C | 10.8°C | 50 mm |
| Sep | 22.6°C | 12°C | 21 mm |
| Oct | 25.6°C | 13.9°C | 15 mm |
| Nov | 28.5°C | 16.5°C | 11 mm |
| Dec | 31.6°C | 18.9°C | 4 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Narra Tarra
Is Narra Tarra a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, Narra Tarra rates 38/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
Where is Narra Tarra?
Narra Tarra is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Narra Tarra?
At the 2021 Census, Narra Tarra had a population of about 104.
Is Narra Tarra an advantaged area?
Narra Tarra has an ABS SEIFA score of 966, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 38 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 38% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Narra Tarra?
Narra Tarra has average daytime highs of about 26.5°C and overnight lows of about 15.5°C, with roughly 314 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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