Tarneit, Victoria
Tarneit () is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 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. Located near another emerging suburb, Truganina, Tarneit is estimated to increase to a population of over 63,000 by 2031. History 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. Land use Tarneit has mostly been used as agricultural grazing land. However this landscape has been rapidly changing due to urban sprawl, especially in the southern part of Tarneit, including from nearby suburbs such as Hoppers Crossing, Truganina, Wyndham Vale and Werribee. Tarneit has a number of schools established within its boundaries, including Thomas Carr College, Baden Powell College P-9, Tarneit P-9 College, St Francis of Assisi Tarneit, The Islamic College of Melbourne (ICOM), Good News Lutheran College