Truganina vs Aintree

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Aintree: a median of $754,000, against $678,000 in Truganina, and rent is higher there too. Truganina is closer to the city centre: 32.1 km, against 37.6 km.

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

Truganina

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (31 vs 6)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (27 vs 11)
  • But Aintree carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Truganina has cheaper houses ($677,500 vs $754,000)
  • Aintree has cheaper land ($437,000 vs $673,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Truganina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Truganina sits closer to the CBD (32.1 km vs 37.6 km)
  • Aintree is more walkable (73/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, 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 77/100)
  • But Truganina has more GPs (4 vs 1)

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

Truganina 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.

Truganina 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.

Truganina Aintree
Walkability 0 / 73
Truganina — Walkability: 0/100 Aintree — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 23 / 42
Truganina — Safety: 23/100 Aintree — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 24 / 8
Truganina — Low fire risk: 24/100 Aintree — Low fire risk: 8/100
Low flood risk 81 / 51
Truganina — Low flood risk: 81/100 Aintree — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Truganina has more residents (36,305 vs 7,982); Aintree has higher household incomes ($122,096 vs $110,552).

Truganina Aintree
Population 36,305
+78% vs other
 7,982
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +75.5% —
Median age 30
same for both
Median household income $110,552/yr $122,096/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $420/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Truganina Aintree
0-4 11.7% / 12.9%
Truganina — 0-4: 11.7% Aintree — 0-4: 12.9%
5-14 17.5% / 18.7%
Truganina — 5-14: 17.5% Aintree — 5-14: 18.7%
15-19 4.2% / 3.9%
Truganina — 15-19: 4.2% Aintree — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 6.3% / 5.0%
Truganina — 20-24: 6.3% Aintree — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 22.2% / 21.8%
Truganina — 25-34: 22.2% Aintree — 25-34: 21.8%
35-44 23.0% / 23.7%
Truganina — 35-44: 23.0% Aintree — 35-44: 23.7%
45-54 7.6% / 7.3%
Truganina — 45-54: 7.6% Aintree — 45-54: 7.3%
55-64 4.1% / 3.6%
Truganina — 55-64: 4.1% Aintree — 55-64: 3.6%
65-74 2.4% / 2.3%
Truganina — 65-74: 2.4% Aintree — 65-74: 2.3%
75-84 0.9% / 0.5%
Truganina — 75-84: 0.9% Aintree — 75-84: 0.5%
85+ 0.1% / 0.2%
Truganina — 85+: 0.1% Aintree — 85+: 0.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Truganina 70.2% couple families
Truganina — Couple Families: 70.2% Truganina — One Parent Families: 10.9% Truganina — Lone Person: 11.6% Truganina — Group Household: 5.5% Truganina — Other Families: 1.9%
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.

Truganina 31.9% renting
Truganina — Owned Outright: 8.6% Truganina — Mortgage: 59.5% Truganina — Renting: 31.9%
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.

Truganina Aintree
Bachelor Degree 16.3% / 17.1%
Truganina — Bachelor Degree: 16.3% Aintree — Bachelor Degree: 17.1%
Postgraduate Degree 10.3% / 7.9%
Truganina — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3% Aintree — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.8%
Truganina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Aintree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Certificate III & IV 6.2% / 7.6%
Truganina — Certificate III & IV: 6.2% Aintree — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.8%
Truganina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% 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.

Truganina Aintree
India 26.6% / 26.3%
Truganina — India: 26.6% Aintree — India: 26.3%
Philippines 3.8% / 5.0%
Truganina — Philippines: 3.8% Aintree — Philippines: 5.0%
New Zealand 3.3% / 2.3%
Truganina — New Zealand: 3.3% Aintree — New Zealand: 2.3%
Pakistan 2.8% / 1.3%
Truganina — Pakistan: 2.8% Aintree — Pakistan: 1.3%
Sri Lanka 1.3% / 1.8%
Truganina — Sri Lanka: 1.3% Aintree — Sri Lanka: 1.8%
Vietnam 1.4% / 1.5%
Truganina — Vietnam: 1.4% Aintree — Vietnam: 1.5%
China 1.9% / —
Truganina — China: 1.9% Aintree — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Truganina 90.7% houses
Truganina — Houses: 90.7% Truganina — Townhouses: 9.0% Truganina — Flats / Apartments: 0.3%
Aintree 99.0% houses
Aintree — Houses: 99.0% Aintree — Townhouses: 0.9% Aintree — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Truganina Aintree
Median house price $677,500 $754,000
Median unit price $527,500 —
Median land price $673,500 $437,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 50 days
from 729 sales
 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.

Truganina Aintree
3 bed $598K / $590K
Truganina — 3 bed: $598K (305 sales) Aintree — 3 bed: $590K (35 sales)

305 vs 35 sales

4 bed $710K / $754K
Truganina — 4 bed: $710K (559 sales) Aintree — 4 bed: $754K (182 sales)

559 vs 182 sales

5 bed $958K / $1.03M
Truganina — 5 bed: $958K (60 sales) Aintree — 5 bed: $1.03M (38 sales)

60 vs 38 sales

Zoning mix

Truganina has more industrially zoned land (11% vs 0%).

Truganina Aintree
Residential 63% 88%
Other and special use 13% 0%
Industrial 11% 0%
Environmental 4% 8%
Rural and farming 5% 0%
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

Truganina 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.

Truganina Aintree
Houses 4.0%
$530/wk on $690K
 3.7%
$530/wk on $745K
Units 4.3%
$470/wk on $562K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Truganina Aintree
House price Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
Income Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 93% 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 68% of VIC Higher than 47% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 24% of VIC —

Liveability

Aintree is more walkable (73 vs 0).

Truganina Aintree
Grade C
same for both
Score 40/100 41/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Aintree carries more flood risk (49 vs 19); Truganina carries more crime risk (77 vs 58).

Truganina Aintree
Bushfire High
76/100
 High
92/100
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Low
19/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Truganina Aintree
Inside the suburb 11 4
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 4 1

Schools in Truganina

  • Al-Taqwa College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Westbourne Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • St Clare's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Truganina P-9 College Government · Combined at peers
  • Warreen Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Bemin Secondary College Government · Secondary 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

Truganina Aintree
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 2
Parks & reserves 27 11
Childcare 31 6
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Fuel stations 12 0
Waterways 36 1

Mobility

Aintree sits further from the CBD (37.6 km vs 32.1 km).

Truganina Aintree
Walkability score 0/100 73/100
Distance to Melbourne 32.1 km 37.6 km
+17% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 38 min 36 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 284.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 103.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3029
 1.6%
postcode 3336
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3029
 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.

Truganina Aintree
Car (driver) 60.9% / 64.4%
Truganina — Car (driver): 60.9% Aintree — Car (driver): 64.4%
Worked from Home 27.4% / 26.2%
Truganina — Worked from Home: 27.4% Aintree — Worked from Home: 26.2%
Train 5.2% / 4.7%
Truganina — Train: 5.2% Aintree — Train: 4.7%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.0%
Truganina — Car (passenger): 5.0% Aintree — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.5%
Truganina — Walked Only: 0.5% Aintree — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 0.6% / 0.1%
Truganina — Bus: 0.6% Aintree — Bus: 0.1%

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

Setting

Truganina Aintree
Elevation 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 102 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.4 km 21.6 km

NBN connectivity

Truganina Aintree
Connectivity score 96/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 81%
13,865 premises
 100%
3,408 premises

Climate

Truganina Aintree
Annual rainfall 482 mm 518 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C 26.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C 6.0°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Truganina Aintree
PM2.5 — 4.4 µg/m³
PM10 23.2 µg/m³ —
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Truganina

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer River Young Families

Aintree

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Young Families

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