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Tarneit vs Wyndham Vale
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 7.7 km apart · Tarneit profile · Wyndham Vale profile
Tarneit Wyndham Vale
Tarneit and Wyndham Vale are neighbouring areas in Victoria with distinct profiles. Tarneit has a much higher share of people born overseas (57.0%) and those using another language at home (64.2%). Education levels are also far higher in Tarneit, where 37.7% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher and 75.9% finished Year 12. In contrast, Wyndham Vale is more walkable, with far more homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries (65.7% compared to 45.1% in Tarneit) or public transport (76.3% versus 59.6%).
While Tarneit has seen a growing gap in higher education and professional qualifications since 2011, the two areas remain very similar in other ways. They share almost identical rates of people working from home (21.5%) and a similar proportion of volunteers. Both areas also have a high number of children under 15 compared to the national figure, and their First Nations populations share a typical age of 19.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 21,690
- First area, 2016: 34,562
- First area, 2021: 56,370
- Second area, 2011: 17,304
- Second area, 2016: 23,273
- Second area, 2021: 20,518
- First area, 2011: 29 yrs
- First area, 2016: 30 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 31 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Tarneit: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Wyndham Vale: 0.2% males, 0.3% females
- 80–84 in Tarneit: 0.2% males, 0.2% females; 80–84 in Wyndham Vale: 0.3% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Tarneit: 0.3% males, 0.4% females; 75–79 in Wyndham Vale: 0.6% males, 0.6% females
- 70–74 in Tarneit: 0.6% males, 0.6% females; 70–74 in Wyndham Vale: 1.1% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Tarneit: 0.7% males, 0.9% females; 65–69 in Wyndham Vale: 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 60–64 in Tarneit: 1.0% males, 1.1% females; 60–64 in Wyndham Vale: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 55–59 in Tarneit: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 55–59 in Wyndham Vale: 2.0% males, 2.1% females
- 50–54 in Tarneit: 1.9% males, 1.7% females; 50–54 in Wyndham Vale: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 45–49 in Tarneit: 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 45–49 in Wyndham Vale: 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 40–44 in Tarneit: 4.8% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Wyndham Vale: 3.7% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Tarneit: 6.6% males, 6.3% females; 35–39 in Wyndham Vale: 5.6% males, 5.3% females
- 30–34 in Tarneit: 5.3% males, 6.3% females; 30–34 in Wyndham Vale: 4.8% males, 5.8% females
- 25–29 in Tarneit: 4.3% males, 4.2% females; 25–29 in Wyndham Vale: 3.8% males, 4.4% females
- 20–24 in Tarneit: 3.6% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Wyndham Vale: 3.7% males, 3.1% females
- 15–19 in Tarneit: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Wyndham Vale: 3.1% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Tarneit: 4.0% males, 3.8% females; 10–14 in Wyndham Vale: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Tarneit: 5.2% males, 5.2% females; 5–9 in Wyndham Vale: 4.6% males, 4.4% females
- 0–4 in Tarneit: 5.5% males, 5.2% females; 0–4 in Wyndham Vale: 4.8% males, 4.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $704
- First area, 2016: $717
- First area, 2021: $850
- Second area, 2011: $659
- Second area, 2016: $693
- Second area, 2021: $787
- First area, 2011: $1,563
- First area, 2016: $1,721
- First area, 2021: $2,103
- Second area, 2011: $1,356
- Second area, 2016: $1,511
- Second area, 2021: $1,766
- First area, 2011: $1,630
- First area, 2016: $1,707
- First area, 2021: $2,081
- Second area, 2011: $1,454
- Second area, 2016: $1,604
- Second area, 2021: $1,892
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.1
- First area, 2016: 3.4
- First area, 2021: 3.4
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $300
- First area, 2016: $330
- First area, 2021: $380
- Second area, 2011: $280
- Second area, 2016: $301
- Second area, 2021: $343
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $1,820
- First area, 2021: $1,950
- Second area, 2011: $1,700
- Second area, 2016: $1,600
- Second area, 2021: $1,733
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tarneit vs Wyndham Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22451/tarneit/vs/SAL22883/wyndham-vale