Tarneit, Victoria
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Tarneit Melbourne, Victoria |
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 Tarneit
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| Coordinates | 37°49′59″S 144°40′19″E / 37.833°S 144.672°ECoordinates: 37°49′59″S 144°40′19″E / 37.833°S 144.672°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 31,435 (2014) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 823.55/km2 (2,132.99/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3029 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 38.17 km2 (14.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Wyndham | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Tarneit | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lalor | ||||||||||||
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Tarneit (
pronunciation ) is a growing suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km west of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Wyndham. At the 2014 Australian Census Tarneit had a population of 31,435.
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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