Tayene is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Break O'Day, Dorset and Launceston in the North-east and Launceston LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about south of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census recorded a population of 9 for the state suburb of Tayene.
Tayene was gazetted as a locality in 1963.
Several streams flow from the southern part of the locality to the North Esk River, which forms a small part of the southern boundary.
Route C405 (Camden Road / Camden Hill Road) passes through from south to north-west.