Truganina VIC 3029
Truganina sits 32 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 38 minutes by car. Census data records 36,305 residents with a median age of 30 and a median household income of $110,552 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The suburb grew 75.5% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $390 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. Truganina is characterised by high crime risk and high bushfire risk. Of 11 schools within the suburb boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Truganina a good suburb?
Truganina scores a C (40/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
11 schools · 2 above peer schools
Some car dependence
Walkability 0/100 · 32.1 km · 38 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $678K · More affordable than 93% of VIC
High bushfire risk
Fire 76/100 · Crime 77/100 · Flood 19/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 30 · 36,305 residents
Liveability Rating
40 / 100 · Ranked #566 in VICEach bar is Truganina's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
40 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataTruganina's house market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $678,000, about 2% below where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$677,500
In line with its 10 neighbours (median $665,000)
Based on 964 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 50 days — median across 729 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 17 sales $474K
- 3 bed 305 sales $598K
- 4 bed 559 sales $710K
- 5 bed 60 sales $958K
Land
$673,500
Based on 120 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 85 days — median across 77 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Truganina are currently listed at around $690,000 on average. Based on 387 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$690K
387 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$562K
14 units listed in the last 6 months.
401 of the suburb's 9,845 dwellings (4.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Truganina rent for around $530 a week on average, based on 663 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$530/wk
In line with its 8 neighbours (median $540/wk)
663 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$470/wk
7% above its 3 neighbours (median $440/wk)
15 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
678 rentals advertised against an estimated 3,141 rented homes (21.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025128 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3029.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$530/week ($28,000 a year) on a $690,000 median
$470/week ($24,000 a year) on a $562,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
81 active Airbnb listings: 21 whole homes and 60 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.2% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Truganina safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Truganina sits in the high band, with 2,743 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 3% on the prior year.
2,743 offences
3.1% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025121 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 10 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Eleven schools serve Truganina, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Al-Taqwa College and Westbourne Grammar School lead the pack.
- • 11,500 students across 9 schools (avg 1,278)
- • Sectors: 7 Government, 2 Independent, 2 Catholic
- • ICSEA 1015-1166, median 1061 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Al-Taqwa College (2,617 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Truganina is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Truganina.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 284.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 221.8 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 201.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 0 min
- Span of service
- 19.7 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Truganina.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 81%
- Premises covered
- 13,865
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Melton: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 66 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 9 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Truganina is home to about 36,300 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 30 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $111,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
36,305
Median Age
30
Median Household Income
$110,552/yr
Census Median Rent
$390/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg Household Size
3.4
Median Personal Income
$46,124/yr
Unemployment Rate
6.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.2%
Total Dwellings
9,845
Owner-Occupier Rate
68.1%
Houses
90.7%
Rental Stress
18.3%
Mortgage Stress
21.7%
Work From Home
27.4%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
23 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 29 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 3,041 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 36.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 23.6%
- Employment Rate
- 63.1%
- Completed Year 12
- 51.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
5,661 residents (15.6%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 32,061 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
22% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3,530 of 16,237).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 20,790 people work here; 16,237 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.3 per resident). At least 20% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,779 a year through Melton based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 63%
- Other and special use 13%
- Industrial 11%
- Rural and farming 5%
- Environmental 4%
- Infrastructure and transport 3%
- Zones under 1% 1%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Melton
In the year to August 2026, 4,602 new dwellings were approved across Melton. That mix is 3,953 houses and 649 units. Approvals are up 5.1% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 14,255 homes
- Apartment and townhouse projects under construction 22 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 1,518 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 4,190 homes
- Land set aside, awaiting a precinct structure plan 8,525 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2017).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).
PM10 averaged 23.2 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 12.
From the Brooklyn monitoring station, 12.1 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Laverton RAAF, 7.4 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 57 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 12.4 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 0.4% of addresses
- 96 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 482 mm
- 76 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 25.9°C
- 11 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.2°C
- 2 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
7 facilities within 5 km- 2.0 km
- 2.4 kmOther Construction Material MiningTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 2.5 kmPulp, Paper and Paperboard ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 2.7 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Total Volatile Organic Compounds
- 2.9 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3029, 1,401 of 102,928 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 6.0% (6,128 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 7.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3029, 27,779 rooftop-solar systems totalling 190.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 40,163 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 2,957 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
899 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3029 in 2025-26, rank 2 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 1,789, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
79 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 184 across postcode 3029.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $677,500 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Alice Jordan-Baird Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alice Jordan-Baird | 60.3% | 39.7% | +0.3 |
| 2022 | Brendan O'Connor | 60.0% | 40.0% | +4.3 |
| 2019 | Brendan O'Connor | 65.4% | 34.6% | +3.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Luba Grigorovitch Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Luba Grigorovitch ALP | 53.1% | 64.2% | 35.8% |
| 2018 | Marlene Kairouz ALP | 63.5% | 75.7% | 24.4% |
| 2014 | Marlene Kairouz ALP | 60.3% | 70.0% | 30.0% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Truganina
Is Truganina a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Truganina is high (77/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Truganina?
Truganina has a high recorded bushfire history (76/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (19/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Truganina a good place to live?
Truganina has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (40/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Truganina?
Truganina, VIC had a population of 36,305 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Truganina, VIC?
The postcode for Truganina, VIC is 3029.
How far is Truganina from Melbourne?
Truganina is 32 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 38 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Truganina?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Truganina was $110,552 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Truganina?
The median advertised rent in Truganina is $530 a week for houses (663 listings) and $470 a week for units (15 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Truganina?
The median age of residents in Truganina was 30 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Truganina at risk of bushfire?
Truganina has a high recorded bushfire history (76/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Truganina?
There are 11 schools inside the Truganina boundary: 2 above, 3 at, and 4 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
What is the weather like in Truganina?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Truganina, Laverton RAAF (7.4 km away), summer days average 25.9°C, winter nights 6.2°C, 482 mm of rain a year over 76 rainy days, and 11 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Truganina?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Truganina belong to?
Truganina sits within the Melton local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Truganina?
The average residential rates bill through Melton is $1,779 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Truganina?
Across Melton, 4,602 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 5.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Truganina in?
Truganina sits within the federal Division of Gorton, currently held by Alice Jordan-Baird (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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