Bonnie Brook vs Aintree

Aintree is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 39 in Bonnie Brook. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Aintree, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Aintree: a median of $754,000, against $668,000 in Bonnie Brook, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bonnie Brook tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Aintree suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Aintree

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 100/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bonnie Brook has cheaper houses ($668,000 vs $754,000)
  • Aintree leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bonnie Brook has cheaper rent ($381/wk vs $420/wk)
  • Aintree leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 23%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Aintree

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bonnie Brook has more units and townhouses to downsize into (14% vs 1%)
  • Aintree is more walkable (73/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield.

Where they sit

Bonnie Brook and Aintree drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Walkability 0 / 73
Bonnie Brook — Walkability: 0/100 Aintree — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 0 / 42
Bonnie Brook — Safety: 0/100 Aintree — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 15 / 8
Bonnie Brook — Low fire risk: 15/100 Aintree — Low fire risk: 8/100
Low flood risk 69 / 51
Bonnie Brook — Low flood risk: 69/100 Aintree — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Aintree has more residents (7,982 vs 333); Aintree has higher household incomes ($122,096 vs $84,500).

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Population 333 7,982
+2297% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 39 30
Median household income $84,500/yr $122,096/yr
+44% vs other
Median weekly rent $381/wk $420/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook Aintree
0-4 4.8% / 12.9%
Bonnie Brook — 0-4: 4.8% Aintree — 0-4: 12.9%
5-14 8.4% / 18.7%
Bonnie Brook — 5-14: 8.4% Aintree — 5-14: 18.7%
15-19 4.2% / 3.9%
Bonnie Brook — 15-19: 4.2% Aintree — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 5.1% / 5.0%
Bonnie Brook — 20-24: 5.1% Aintree — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 20.4% / 21.8%
Bonnie Brook — 25-34: 20.4% Aintree — 25-34: 21.8%
35-44 13.5% / 23.7%
Bonnie Brook — 35-44: 13.5% Aintree — 35-44: 23.7%
45-54 4.8% / 7.3%
Bonnie Brook — 45-54: 4.8% Aintree — 45-54: 7.3%
55-64 15.6% / 3.6%
Bonnie Brook — 55-64: 15.6% Aintree — 55-64: 3.6%
65-74 15.9% / 2.3%
Bonnie Brook — 65-74: 15.9% Aintree — 65-74: 2.3%
75-84 4.5% / 0.5%
Bonnie Brook — 75-84: 4.5% Aintree — 75-84: 0.5%
85+ 0.9% / 0.2%
Bonnie Brook — 85+: 0.9% Aintree — 85+: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook 43.2% couple families
Bonnie Brook — Couple Families: 43.2% Bonnie Brook — Lone Person: 37.0% Bonnie Brook — One Parent Families: 16.0% Bonnie Brook — Group Household: 3.7% Bonnie Brook — Other Families: 0.0%
Aintree 79.6% couple families
Aintree — Couple Families: 79.6% Aintree — Lone Person: 8.4% Aintree — One Parent Families: 9.6% Aintree — Group Household: 1.3% Aintree — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook 18.5% renting
Bonnie Brook — Owned Outright: 47.2% Bonnie Brook — Mortgage: 34.3% Bonnie Brook — Renting: 18.5%
Aintree 20.9% renting
Aintree — Owned Outright: 5.3% Aintree — Mortgage: 73.8% Aintree — Renting: 20.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 17.1%
Bonnie Brook — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% Aintree — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 7.6%
Bonnie Brook — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Aintree — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.0% / 8.8%
Bonnie Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0% Aintree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 7.9%
Bonnie Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Aintree — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.8%
Bonnie Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Aintree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bonnie Brook Aintree
India 8.7% / 26.3%
Bonnie Brook — India: 8.7% Aintree — India: 26.3%
Philippines 1.2% / 5.0%
Bonnie Brook — Philippines: 1.2% Aintree — Philippines: 5.0%
Sri Lanka 2.1% / 1.8%
Bonnie Brook — Sri Lanka: 2.1% Aintree — Sri Lanka: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.5% / 2.3%
Bonnie Brook — New Zealand: 1.5% Aintree — New Zealand: 2.3%
Vietnam 0.9% / 1.5%
Bonnie Brook — Vietnam: 0.9% Aintree — Vietnam: 1.5%
England 0.9% / —
Bonnie Brook — England: 0.9% Aintree — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bonnie Brook 86.3% houses
Bonnie Brook — Houses: 86.3% Bonnie Brook — Flats / Apartments: 13.7% Bonnie Brook — Townhouses: 0.0%
Aintree 99.0% houses
Aintree — Houses: 99.0% Aintree — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Aintree — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Median house price $668,000 $754,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $437,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 239 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bonnie Brook Aintree
3 bed $595K / $590K
Bonnie Brook — 3 bed: $595K (31 sales) Aintree — 3 bed: $590K (35 sales)

31 vs 35 sales

4 bed $685K / $754K
Bonnie Brook — 4 bed: $685K (77 sales) Aintree — 4 bed: $754K (182 sales)

77 vs 182 sales

5 bed $1.01M / $1.03M
Bonnie Brook — 5 bed: $1.01M (8 sales) Aintree — 5 bed: $1.03M (38 sales)

8 vs 38 sales

Zoning mix

Bonnie Brook has more rural and farming land (29% vs 0%).

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Residential 56% 88%
Rural and farming 29% 0%
Environmental 6% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 4%
same for both
Other and special use 4% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bonnie Brook Aintree
New dwellings approved 4,602
across Melton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +5%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Houses 3.9%
$540/wk on $722K
 3.7%
$530/wk on $745K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Bonnie Brook Aintree
House price Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Income Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 17% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 95% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 100% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC

Liveability

Aintree is more walkable (73 vs 0).

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bonnie Brook carries more crime risk (100 vs 58); Aintree carries more flood risk (49 vs 31).

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Bushfire High
85/100
 High
92/100
Crime High
100/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Low
31/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Bonnie Brook

  • Deanside Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Aintree

  • Aintree Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Yarrabing Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Woodlea Independent · Combined
  • Dharra School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 4 2
Parks & reserves 5 11
Childcare 5 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Walkability score 0/100 73/100
Distance to Melbourne 39.2 km
+4% vs other
 37.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 37 min 36 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 28.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 103.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3335
 1.6%
postcode 3336
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 3335
 89
postcode 3336

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Car (driver) 55.8% / 64.4%
Bonnie Brook — Car (driver): 55.8% Aintree — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 26.2%
Bonnie Brook — Worked from Home: 25.4% Aintree — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Walked Only 10.1% / 0.5%
Bonnie Brook — Walked Only: 10.1% Aintree — Walked Only: 0.5%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 4.0%
Bonnie Brook — Car (passenger): 6.5% Aintree — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train 2.2% / 4.7%
Bonnie Brook — Train: 2.2% Aintree — Train: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.4%).

Setting

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Elevation 114 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 21.6 km

NBN connectivity

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Connectivity score 98/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
2,975 premises
 100%
3,408 premises

Climate

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bonnie Brook Aintree
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Average residential rate $1,779/yr
same for both
Council Melton
same for both

Federal electorate

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Division Gorton
same for both
Member Alice Jordan-Baird
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bonnie Brook Aintree
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bonnie Brook

Multicultural Outer

Aintree

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Young Families

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