Grangefields vs Aintree

Aintree is the younger of the two, with a median age of 30 against 40 in Grangefields. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Aintree tends to suit families with children.

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 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Grangefields

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Aintree

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 43%)
  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $480/wk)

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, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Aintree

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 100/100)
  • But Grangefields has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 3%)

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

Where they sit

Grangefields 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.

Grangefields 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.

Grangefields Aintree
Walkability 0 / 73
Grangefields — Walkability: 0/100 Aintree — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 0 / 42
Grangefields — Safety: 0/100 Aintree — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 8 / 8
Grangefields — Low fire risk: 8/100 Aintree — Low fire risk: 8/100
Low flood risk 100 / 51
Grangefields — Low flood risk: 100/100 Aintree — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Aintree has more residents (7,982 vs 132); Aintree has higher household incomes ($122,096 vs $58,500).

Grangefields Aintree
Population 132 7,982
+5947% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 40 30
Median household income $58,500/yr $122,096/yr
+109% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+12% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grangefields Aintree
0-4 3.8% / 12.9%
Grangefields — 0-4: 3.8% Aintree — 0-4: 12.9%
5-14 12.1% / 18.7%
Grangefields — 5-14: 12.1% Aintree — 5-14: 18.7%
15-19 12.1% / 3.9%
Grangefields — 15-19: 12.1% Aintree — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 6.1% / 5.0%
Grangefields — 20-24: 6.1% Aintree — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 12.9% / 21.8%
Grangefields — 25-34: 12.9% Aintree — 25-34: 21.8%
35-44 13.6% / 23.7%
Grangefields — 35-44: 13.6% Aintree — 35-44: 23.7%
45-54 12.9% / 7.3%
Grangefields — 45-54: 12.9% Aintree — 45-54: 7.3%
55-64 8.3% / 3.6%
Grangefields — 55-64: 8.3% Aintree — 55-64: 3.6%
65-74 15.2% / 2.3%
Grangefields — 65-74: 15.2% Aintree — 65-74: 2.3%
75-84 2.3% / 0.5%
Grangefields — 75-84: 2.3% Aintree — 75-84: 0.5%
85+ — / 0.2%
Grangefields — 85+: not among its largest Aintree — 85+: 0.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grangefields 70.4% couple families
Grangefields — Couple Families: 70.4% Grangefields — One Parent Families: 14.8% Grangefields — Lone Person: 14.8% Grangefields — Group Household: 0.0% Grangefields — Other Families: 0.0%
Aintree 79.6% couple families
Aintree — Couple Families: 79.6% Aintree — One Parent Families: 9.6% Aintree — Lone Person: 8.4% Aintree — Group Household: 1.3% Aintree — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grangefields 18.9% renting
Grangefields — Owned Outright: 59.5% Grangefields — Mortgage: 21.6% Grangefields — Renting: 18.9%
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.

Grangefields Aintree
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 7.6%
Grangefields — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Aintree — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 8.8%
Grangefields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Aintree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 17.1%
Grangefields — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Aintree — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.9%
Grangefields — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Aintree — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.8%
Grangefields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Aintree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Grangefields Aintree
India 6.1% / 26.3%
Grangefields — India: 6.1% Aintree — India: 26.3%
Taiwan 6.1% / —
Grangefields — Taiwan: 6.1% Aintree — Taiwan: not among its largest
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.3%
Grangefields — New Zealand: 3.0% Aintree — New Zealand: 2.3%
Philippines — / 5.0%
Grangefields — Philippines: not among its largest Aintree — Philippines: 5.0%
Vietnam 3.0% / 1.5%
Grangefields — Vietnam: 3.0% Aintree — Vietnam: 1.5%
Italy 2.3% / —
Grangefields — Italy: 2.3% Aintree — Italy: not among its largest
Sri Lanka — / 1.8%
Grangefields — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Aintree — Sri Lanka: 1.8%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grangefields 97.0% houses
Grangefields — Houses: 97.0% Grangefields — Flats / Apartments: 3.0% Grangefields — 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

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

Zoning mix

Grangefields Aintree
Residential 84% 88%
Environmental 13% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 4%
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

Grangefields 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.

Grangefields Aintree
Houses — 3.7%
$530/wk on $745K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Grangefields Aintree
House price — Higher than 40% of VIC
Income Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 17% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 25% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 95% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of VIC Higher than 100% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 47% of VIC

Liveability

Aintree is more walkable (73 vs 0).

Grangefields Aintree
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Aintree carries more flood risk (49 vs 0); Grangefields carries more crime risk (100 vs 58).

Grangefields Aintree
Bushfire High
92/100
same for both
Crime High
100/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

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

Schools in Grangefields

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

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

Grangefields Aintree
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 11
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Grangefields Aintree
Walkability score 0/100 73/100
Distance to Melbourne 38.7 km
+3% vs other
 37.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 40 min 36 min
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.

Grangefields Aintree
Car (driver) 90.0% / 64.4%
Grangefields — Car (driver): 90.0% Aintree — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home — / 26.2%
Grangefields — Worked from Home: not among its largest Aintree — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Car (passenger) 10.0% / 4.0%
Grangefields — Car (passenger): 10.0% Aintree — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train — / 4.7%
Grangefields — Train: not among its largest Aintree — Train: 4.7%
Walked Only — / 0.5%
Grangefields — Walked Only: not among its largest Aintree — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Grangefields Aintree
Elevation 109 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 21.6 km

NBN connectivity

Grangefields Aintree
Connectivity score 30/100 100/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
48 premises
 100%
3,408 premises

Climate

Grangefields 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)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Grangefields

Outer

Aintree

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Young Families

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