Tarneit

Tarneit Melbourne, Victoria
Tarneit
Coordinates	37°49′59″S 144°40′19″E / 37.833°S 144.672°E / -37.833; 144.672Coordinates: 37°49′59″S 144°40′19″E / 37.833°S 144.672°E / -37.833; 144.672
Population	34,562 (2016)
• Density	905.48/km2 (2,345.2/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3029
Area	38.17 km2 (14.7 sq mi)
Location	25 km (16 mi) from Melbourne 7 km (4 mi) from Werribee
LGA(s)	City of Wyndham
State electorate(s)	Tarneit
Federal Division(s)	Lalor
Suburbs around Tarneit: Mount Cottrell Truganina Truganina Wyndham Vale Tarneit Truganina Wyndham Vale Werribee Hoppers Crossing

Tarneit ( pronunciation ) is a growing suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Tarneit recorded a population of 34,562 at the 2016 Census.

According to forecast.id Tarneit's population is estimated to increase to 63,512 in 2031.

It is an emerging suburb in the City of Wyndham and neighbours another emerging suburb, Truganina.

Settlement of the area dates to the 1830s when Tarneit was used as agricultural grazing land. Tarneit was named when it was surveyed in 1839 - 1840 and comes from the Wathaurong word for the colour white. The road network was largely planned in a square mile grid pattern and still forms the basis of the arterial road network today. Large scale residential subdivision did not begin until the 1990s.

Tarneit is mostly used as agricultural grazing land. However this landscape is rapidly changing due to the urban sprawl mainly coming from the community of nearby suburbs, such as Hoppers Crossing and Werribee, mostly happening in the southern part of Tarneit.

Tarneit has a number of schools established within its boundaries, including Thomas Carr College, Baden Powell Prep - Year 9 College and Tarneit Central College. The Islamic College of Melbourne (ICOM), located at Wootten Road, classes from Grade 1 to Grade 10 in 2016.

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