56,370 ▲ +159.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21,690
- 2016: 34,562
- 2021: 56,370
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Tarneit · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Tarneit
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 41% of Tarneit residents are young adults aged 25 to 44, making it a major hub for working-age people. The area is far younger than the national average, with a typical resident aged just 30. This shift is driven by a huge number of families with children.
56,370
▲ +159.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tarneit — higher than 98% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Tarneit has grown into one of the largest areas at this level with 56,370 people. Its typical resident is 30, which is far younger than the typical Victorian or Australian resident at 38.
30 yrs ▲ +3.4%
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29 yrs
- 2016: 30 yrs
- 2021: 30 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 29% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This is a very young community, as only 4.2% of people are aged 65 or over, a figure far below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
4.2% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
29.0% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Tarneit, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 42%, followed by Children (0–14) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, while 6.0% are in a de facto relationship, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.4% of the population, slightly below the national average.
0.4% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▼ -43.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Tarneit, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Tarneit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22451/tarneit/topic/demographics-identity