Tarneit flood map & planning overlays
Tarneit holds 56,370 people, 3rd in Victoria, at a joint-youngest median of 30.
A planning-constraint profile of Tarneit
(Wyndham, VIC) - 38.28 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 17 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
38.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tarneit's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tarneit
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 17 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Tarneit at a glance
How Tarneit is zoned
Selling in Tarneit? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 38.28 km², Tarneit is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 18 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Urban Growth Zone (UGZ13). The median lot measures about 400 m² across 34,099 parcels.
Who lives in Tarneit
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tarneit suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1010, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tarneit's 56,370 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tarneit - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tarneit. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tarneit itself.
49 in 2001 to 15,880 in 2025, up 32308%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Tarneit data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 17 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Tarneit address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Tarneit. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Tarneit lot.
Tarneit planning - frequently asked
Is Tarneit flood-prone?
About 6% of Tarneit falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.
Is Tarneit bushfire-prone?
Around 37% of Tarneit is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wyndham average of 41%.
Is Tarneit under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Tarneit, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 14 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Tarneit?
The dominant planning zone in Tarneit is Urban Growth Zone (UGZ13), though the suburb also includes Urban Growth Zone (UGZ11) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).
Does Tarneit have heritage-listed places?
Tarneit has 18 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Tarneit?
Across 34,099 surveyed parcels in Tarneit, the median lot size is about 400 m². There are also 9,590 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Tarneit have a train station?
Yes - Tarneit has 2 train stations: Tarneit Station, West Tarneit Station. It is also served by 173 bus stops.
What is the population of Tarneit?
At the 2021 Census Tarneit had 56,370 usual residents, with a median age of 30 and an average household size of 3.4 people. The wider Tarneit - North statistical area, which contains Tarneit, went from 49 people in 2001 to 15,880 in 2025, up 32308%.
Is Tarneit an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tarneit scores 1010 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Tarneit?
Median household income in Tarneit was $2,103 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,766 for the typical suburb in Wyndham. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoppers Crossing | 5.1 km | 4% | <1% |
| Wyndham Vale | 5.1 km | 19% | 65% |
| Mount Cottrell Melton |
5.6 km | 2% | 100% |
| Truganina Melton |
5.9 km | <1% | 56% |
| Manor Lakes | 7.7 km | 3% | 62% |
| Williams Landing | 8.0 km | 0% | 25% |
| Werribee | 8.1 km | 25% | 25% |
| Fieldstone Melton |
9.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Laverton | 9.7 km | 2% | 12% |
| Ravenhall Melton |
9.9 km | <1% | 58% |