TarneitVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3029 · Wyndham
Daily life in Tarneit is characterized by a strong sense of community, with many residents working in professional occupations, which account for 20.0% of the workforce. Commuting is primarily done by car, with 53.6% of residents driving to work, although a notable 21.5% work from home. The suburb offers a mix of cultural experiences, with a variety of languages spoken at home, reflecting its diverse population.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Tarneit
Houses · 1284 houses sold in Tarneit at a median of $675,000, well under the Victorian median of $885,000.
Half the houses sold fell in a narrow $622,000 to $733,000 band.
Houses
$675k
median of 1284 sales
Cheaper than 80% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $622k and $733k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Units
$448k
median of 22 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $409k and $486k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$526k
median of 38 sales
Cheaper than 97% of the 113 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $485k and $565k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Land
$409k
median of 114 sales
Dearer than 64% of the 42 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $368k and $476k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
1,458 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · The longer arc runs $650,000 in 2022 to $675,000 now, a gain of 3.8%.
- Houses
- Units
- Townhouses
- Land
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units | Townhouses | Land |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $673k | $450k | $526k | $406k |
| 2025 · part year | $676k | $441k | $525k | $413k |
| 2024 | $650k | $470k | $345k | |
| 2023 | $652k | $485k | $359k | |
| 2022 | $650k | $442k | $368k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $675k | 289 | 0% |
| 2026 Q1 | $675k | 285 | 0% |
| 2025 Q4 | $675k | 482 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $457k | 6 | +3.6%low confidence6 sales this quarter, 10 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $441k | 10 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $515k | 12 | -2.8%low confidence12 sales this quarter, 9 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $530k | 9 | +1%low confidence9 sales this quarter, 12 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $525k | 12 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $403k | 18 | -8.6%low confidence18 sales this quarter, 30 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $441k | 30 | +6.3% |
| 2025 Q4 | $415k | 45 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Tarneit
Houses · 4-bedroom houses, the most common sale here, run about $693,000; moving from 4 to 5 bedrooms adds roughly $169,000.
Houses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $447k | 18 · few |
| 3 | $595k | 299 |
| 4 | $693k | 886 |
| 5 | $862k | 78 |
Units
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $440k | 17 · few |
| 3 | $530k | 5 · few |
Townhouses
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $425k | 9 · few |
| 3 | $527k | 21 · few |
| 4 | $598k | 8 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
14 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Tarneit
All schools · Tarneit's 14 schools teach 13,963 students, up 201.3% in ten years — and 20 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
14
8 primary · 3 secondary · 3 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
13,963
2025 · +201.3% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
+161.5%
5,368 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
+70.4%
7,349 · Years 1–6, anywhere
7,349 children in Tarneit are in Years 1–6, and 5,368 students attend a primary school here. At least 27% of Tarneit's primary-age children go to a school that also runs secondary years.
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Tarneit have grown 201.3% over 10 years, with the movement at the primary end.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 505 | 1,518 | 2,612 |
| 2016 | 601 | 1,553 | 3,233 |
| 2017 | 665 | 1,634 | 3,701 |
| 2018 | 927 | 1,595 | 4,092 |
| 2019 | 1,403 | 1,682 | 4,274 |
| 2020 | 2,053 | 1,782 | 4,549 |
| 2021 | 2,705 | 1,961 | 4,838 |
| 2022 | 3,274 | 2,135 | 5,158 |
| 2023 | 4,096 | 2,318 | 5,456 |
| 2024 | 4,709 | 2,521 | 5,673 |
| 2025 | 5,368 | 2,696 | 5,899 |
Which schools in Tarneit are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,008 | 2,054 | 573 | 4,635 |
| 2016 | 2,476 | 2,309 | 602 | 5,387 |
| 2017 | 2,860 | 2,496 | 644 | 6,000 |
| 2018 | 3,260 | 2,644 | 710 | 6,614 |
| 2019 | 3,706 | 2,869 | 784 | 7,359 |
| 2020 | 4,314 | 3,139 | 931 | 8,384 |
| 2021 | 4,953 | 3,525 | 1,026 | 9,504 |
| 2022 | 5,553 | 3,967 | 1,047 | 10,567 |
| 2023 | 6,089 | 4,500 | 1,281 | 11,870 |
| 2024 | 6,753 | 4,877 | 1,273 | 12,903 |
| 2025 | 7,349 | 5,232 | 1,382 | 13,963 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 14 schools in Tarneit
Ordered by size, not by results — 9 government, 3 Catholic and 2 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic College of Melbourne | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 2,017 | +54.1% | +171.8% | 32 · 165 |
| Tarneit P-9 College | Government | Prep-to-12 | 2,010 | −5.6% | +68.3% | — |
| Good News Lutheran College | Independent | Prep-to-12 | 1,872 | +68.6% | +176.9% | 29 · 168 |
| Tarneit Rise Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,640 | +57.2% | — | — |
| Thomas Carr College | Catholic | Secondary | 1,347 | +27.1% | +19.0% | 26 · 223 |
| Davis Creek Primary School | Government | Primary | 930 | +229.8% | — | — |
| Tarneit Senior College | Government | Secondary | 895 | +24.0% | +131.9% | 23 · 406 |
| Karwan Primary School | Government | Primary | 823 | — | — | — |
| Nearnung Primary School | Government | Primary | 485 | — | — | — |
| Brinbeal Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 454 | — | — | — |
| Wimba Primary School | Government | Primary | 446 | — | — | — |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Catholic | Primary | 441 | −1.8% | +11.1% | — |
| St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School | Catholic | Primary | 384 | +37.6% | +255.6% | — |
| Barayip Primary School | Government | Primary | 219 | — | — | — |
4 schools in Tarneit reported median VCE study scores of 23 to 32, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Tarneit
20 government catchments cover Tarneit — 10 secondary and 10 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Baden Powell P-9 College | Secondary |
| Bemin Secondary College | Secondary |
| Brinbeal Secondary College | Secondary |
| Manor Lakes P-12 College | Secondary |
| Tarneit P-9 College | Secondary |
| Tarneit Senior College | Secondary |
| The Grange P-12 College | Secondary |
| Truganina P-9 College | Secondary |
| Walcom Ngarrwa Secondary College | Secondary |
| Wyndham Central Secondary College | Secondary |
| Barayip Primary School | Primary |
| Cambridge Primary School | Primary |
| Davis Creek Primary School | Primary |
| Karwan Primary School | Primary |
| Nearnung Primary School | Primary |
| Tarneit Rise Primary School | Primary |
| Thomas Chirnside Primary School | Primary |
| Warreen Primary School | Primary |
| Westgrove Primary School | Primary |
| Wimba Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Tarneit is a rapidly growing suburb with a total population of 56,372, characterized by a young median age of 30 years, which is notably younger than the Victorian median of 38 years. The suburb has a strong multicultural presence, with 62.5% of residents born overseas, significantly higher than the state average of 35.0%. The community is predominantly composed of families, with 66.0% of households being couples with children, and an average household size of 3.4 people. Housing in Tarneit is primarily owner-occupied, with 56.9% of homes owned with a mortgage and a small percentage owned outright.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Tarneit · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Professionals | 75 |
| Investors | 70 |
| First home buyers | 65 |
| Retirees | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 86.4%
- Large average household size of 3.4 people
- Majority of housing are separate houses at 89.5%
- Strong community feel with many family-oriented amenities
Against the state
How Tarneit differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 0.3% |
| Separate houses | 89.5% |
| Townhouses | 10.1% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 21.5% |
| Drove a car | 53.6% |
| Public transport | 7.1% |
| Car passenger | 4.4% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Young population with a median age of 30 years (vs VIC 38 years)
- High percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher at 37.7% (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Above average household income with a median weekly income of $2,103 (vs VIC $1,759)
- Predominantly owner-occupied housing with 56.9% owned with a mortgage
- Diverse community with 62.5% born overseas (vs VIC 35.0%)
Things to be aware of
- Higher unemployment rate at 7.3% compared to state average
- Significant reliance on car transport with limited public transport usage at 7.1%
- Lower percentage of homes owned outright at 9.7%
- High percentage of households with a mortgage could indicate financial pressure
- Limited apartment living options with only 0.3% of housing being apartments
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
Want to dig into one address in Tarneit?
A suburb page gets you this far. For a specific block you get what homes of that size sell for here, the schools that address is zoned to, any subdivisions proposed within 500 m, plus lot dimensions, easements, planning overlays and true sun aspect — free, no account.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
School details, enrolments and senior secondary results from the National Schools Data Collection © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
School catchment boundaries contain information © State of Victoria (Department of Education), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Base map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap. Improve this map at openstreetmap.org/fixthemap.
Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.