| Tarneit Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Aerial panorama of Wyndham Village Shopping Centre in Tarneit | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°49′59″S 144°40′19″E / 37.833°S 144.672°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 56,370 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,476.8/km2 (3,824.9/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 (/ˈtɑːnit/ ) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km (16 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Tarneit recorded a population of 56,370 at the 2021 census.[1]
Located near another emerging suburb, Truganina, Tarneit is estimated to increase to a population of over 63,000 by 2031.[2] Tarneit and Truganina are the first suburbs in Victoria to have a majority Indian population.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tarneit (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ [1] Archived 3 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Forecast.id. Retrieved 15 September 2010
