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VIC · Wyndham Council

Tarneit, VIC, 3029

Current weather

12.5°CRain showers

88% humidity · 28 km/h wind · 16.3° / 10.4° today · 3.8 mm rain

Desirability index

57.3/100

#205 among Metro Melbourne suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Tarneit is a larger established suburb in the Wyndham area, home to around 56,370 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 4,621 offences in 2026 with rising year-on-year trends (+14%), roughly 82.0 offences per 1,000 residents, 15 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 36 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.

Population

Population
56,370
Median age
30
Median household income / week
$2,103
Dwelling vacancy
5.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
914 of 16,457
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Employment rate
64.5%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
990 / 1,571 / 41

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2026)
4,621
Against the person
719
Against property
3,226
Rate per 1,000 residents
82
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 78 residents
State safety percentile
68.5th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
+13.6%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage300
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft372
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle703
  • B49 Other Theft803
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order292

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
15
Median school ICSEA (15 schools)
1,053
  • Barayip Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Brinbeal Secondary CollegeSecondary
  • Davis Creek Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Good News Lutheran CollegeCombined
  • Islamic College of MelbourneCombined
  • Karwan Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Nearnung Primary SchoolPrimary
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
  • St John the Apostle Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
  • St Teresa of Kolkata Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

154 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Harmony Dr/Thames Bvd
  • Melpomene Bvd/Thames Bvd
  • Prominence Bvd/Thames Bvd
  • Tarneit Railway Station
  • Tarneit Station

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

36 active roadworks / incidents

  • Bus Stop Maintenance activities occurring between 16/06/2026 and 13/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.DERRIMUT ROAD, DOHERTYS ROAD15 Jun 2026 – 12 Aug 2026
  • Bus Stop Maintenance activities occurring between 16/06/2026 and 13/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.PETUNIA AVENUE, DERRIMUT ROAD15 Jun 2026 – 12 Aug 2026
  • Bus Stop Maintenance activities occurring between 16/06/2026 and 13/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.DERRIMUT ROAD, PETUNIA AVENUE15 Jun 2026 – 12 Aug 2026
  • Bus Stop Maintenance activities occurring between 16/06/2026 and 13/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.PETUNIA AVENUE, DERRIMUT ROAD15 Jun 2026 – 12 Aug 2026
  • Bus Stop Maintenance activities occurring between 16/06/2026 and 13/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed southbound. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 6 to 10 min.DERRIMUT ROAD, PETUNIA AVENUE15 Jun 2026 – 12 Aug 2026
  • Bus Stop Maintenance activities occurring between 17/06/2026 and 31/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.DERRIMUT ROAD, BOUNDARY ROAD16 Jun 2026 – 30 Aug 2026
  • Bus Stop Maintenance activities occurring between 17/06/2026 and 31/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Weekends 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.DERRIMUT ROAD, PETUNIA AVENUE16 Jun 2026 – 30 Aug 2026
  • Council Works activities occurring between 12/04/2026 and 31/08/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed both directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.DOHERTYS ROAD, SAPLING BOULEVARD11 Apr 2026 – 30 Aug 2026
  • External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 01/03/2026 and 01/09/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.SAPLING BOULEVARD, ASPECT DRIVE28 Feb 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
  • External Projects / Developer-Funded activities occurring between 01/03/2026 and 01/09/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be 0 to 5 min.SAPLING BOULEVARD, PADMA BOULEVARD28 Feb 2026 – 31 Aug 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

144 planning-related records

2021· 63 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Buildings and works associated with the construction of a verandah to a building in a retirement village
    38/250 THAMES BOULEVARD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for a childcare centre
    43 BUTTERFLY BOULEVARD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for Advertising Signage
    917 BOUNDARY ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of the land for three double storey dwellings
    12 THWAITES ROAD TARNEIT 3029Lapsed
  • Section 72 Amendment - Amendment to the endorsed Master Plan to remove temporary demountable classrooms, change car parking layout throughout the subject site, include a new shade structure, two storey primary school building, and gymnasium, and associated buildings and works - Use and development of the site for a Primary and Secondary School, reduction in Car and Bicycle Parking and removal of Native Vegetation.
    83 WOOTTEN ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Section 72 Amendment - Amendment to preamble and endorsed plans to allow for a six lot subdivision instead of a five lot subdivision
    1 MADDEN BOULEVARD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Construction of a dwelling on a lot less than 300m2
    11 PAULINE WAY TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Creation of Easement
    800 DERRIMUT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Creation of Easement
    804 LEAKES ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Creation of Easement
    860 DERRIMUT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • To display and Erect Business Identification Signage
    834 TARNEIT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of one dwelling on a lot less than 300sqm
    35 HILDA STREET TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Section 72 Amendment - Deletion of condition 1(c), Variation to conditions 1(d), 1(e) and 50 and amendment to the masterplan which varies stage boundaries, sequencing, road layout and lot design - Subdivision of land with access to Derrimut Road, the removal of drystone walls, and creation of a restriction Subdivision of land with access to Derrimut Road, the removal of drystone walls, and creation of a restriction
    800 DERRIMUT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Business Identification Signage
    834 TARNEIT ROAD TARNEIT 3029No permit required
  • Business Identification Signage associated with a Childcare Centre
    80 HOMEBUSH DRIVE TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Display of Business Identification Signs
    416 DERRIMUT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Buildings and works associated with the construction of two warehouses, the display of signage (business identification, promotion and major promotion) and a reduction to the number of car parking spaces required under Clause 52.06.
    917 BOUNDARY ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of Eight Single Dwellings on Lots Less than 300 Square Metres
    6 AMARA STREET TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Section 72 - Amendment of permit to increase 34m cross section to 45m, minor changes to subdivision layout resulting from relocation of access road
    1030 TARNEIT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Section 72 Amendment - Deletion of Condition 1(b) and amendment to Master Plan to include an Electrical Substation in Stage 1 and Vary Boundaries and Lot Layout for Stages 1, 2, 3, 7 & 9 - Subdivision of land with access to Derrimut Road, the removal of drystone walls, and creation of a restriction
    800 DERRIMUT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of land for an Indoor Recreation Facility
    SHOP 88/380 SAYERS ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Staged subdivision of land
    120 KENNING ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Staged subdivision of land
    130 KENNING ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Section 72 Amendment - include additional land titles in the permit and amendment to the display village plan and sign plan
    16 JOURNEY DRIVE TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Section 72 Amendment ¿ Alteration of subdivision layout (redesign of local street network, enlargement of waterway, redesign of lot mix, increase lot density to 18.9 dwelling/NDha) and amendment of conditions 1,2,3, 8a,10, 39-51, 78, 92-106,110, re-number permit condition from 4.
    804 LEAKES ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Business Identification Signs associated with a Childcare Centre
    1 MADDEN BOULEVARD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of land for Advertising Signage
    800 DERRIMUT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Thirteen (13) Lot Subdivision
    1 Onyx WayPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two (2) Lot Subdivision
    82 Emperor ParadeWithdrawn
  • Display of promotional signs associated with a retirement village
    13 SUNDIAL BOULEVARD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Erection and Display of a Business Identification Sign.
    828 TARNEIT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works associated with the construction of a Shed within an existing Primary School
    45 FAIRVIEW PARADE TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Section 72 amendment involving minor changes to the building appearance to meet relevant building requirements, revisions of the proposed signage strategy to better reflect the typical signage provided at Aldi Supermarkets, provision of information on the Landscape Plan as to the treatment of the future pad Site (prior to the Pad Site being developed); and deletion of the additional door into Aldi (from Hummingbird Way).
    1081 Leakes RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Use and development of the land for the purposes of a restricted recreational facility, restricted place of assembly and food and drink premises (café), reduction to the car parking requirement and display of business identification signage
    1069 SAYERS ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by the RA
  • Creation of access to a road in a Road Zone
    800 DERRIMUT ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Section 72 Amendment - Changes to Condition 99 - Staged subdivision of the land, creation of a restriction and creation of an access to a road zone
    1283 DOHERTYS ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works associated with an extension to an existing dwelling
    2 BONITA AVENUE TARNEIT 3029NOD issued by a delegate
  • Two (2) Lot Subdivision
    804 LEAKES ROAD TARNEIT 3029Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Staged subdivision of land, creation of access to a Road Zone Category 1
    963 Boundary RoadWithdrawn
  • Two (2) Lot Subdivision
    58 Capricornus CrescentPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 81 proposals

81 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access

Amenities

55 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Bench (7)
  • Ballantine Street/Davis RoadBus stop
  • Beckworth Boulevard/Davis RoadBus stop
  • Bus stop (3)
  • Cadell Avenue/Tarneit RoadBus stop
  • Connell Street/Hummingbird BoulevardBus stop
  • Cottesloe Boulevard Wetlands/Leakes RoadBus stop
  • Davis Road/Leakes RoadBus stop
  • Eagleridge Promenade/Leakes RoadBus stop
  • Edmund Drive/Moorookyle AvenueBus stop

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

51 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Aeroplane ParkPark
  • Alfred ParkPark
  • Arcadia ReservePark
  • Baden Powell Drive ReservePark
  • Banyan ParkPark
  • Brydie Street ParkPark
  • Butterfly Boulevard ParkPark
  • Camelot ParkPark
  • Columbia Street ParkPark
  • Edmund Drive ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
5
Emergency department
Not in suburb
  • Adam's Chemistpharmacy
  • Chemist WarehouseTarniet Roadpharmacy
  • Direct Chemist Outletpharmacy
  • Doctordoctor
  • Doctordoctor

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 state heritage place

  • GEODETIC SURVEY BASELINE - NORTH BASE STONENH1957

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Childcare

7 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Aspire Early Childhood and Kindergarten - Tarneitchildcare
  • Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Unity ParkTabula Roadkindergarten
  • Goodstart Early Learningchildcare
  • Goodstart Early Learning TarneitDavid John Drivechildcare
  • Guardian Childcare Tarneitchildcare
  • Tarneit Early Learning CentreTurva Avenuechildcare
  • Tarneit YMCA Early Learning Centrekindergarten

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
189
Parks (OSM)
169

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability index

Desirability score
57.3/100
Cohort rank
#205 among Metro Melbourne suburbs

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Aspire Early Childhood and Kindergarten - Tarneitchildcarechildcare
  • Aspire Early Education & Kindergarten Unity ParkchildcareTabula Roadkindergarten
  • Goodstart Early Learningchildcarechildcare
  • Goodstart Early Learning TarneitchildcareDavid John Drivechildcare
  • Guardian Childcare Tarneitchildcarechildcare
  • Tarneit Early Learning CentrechildcareTurva Avenuechildcare
  • Tarneit YMCA Early Learning Centrechildcarekindergarten
  • GEODETIC SURVEY BASELINE - NORTH BASE STONEheritageNH1957
  • Adam's Chemisthealthpharmacy
  • Chemist WarehousehealthTarniet Roadpharmacy

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
  • Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site

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