| Aintree Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Houses in the Woodlea subdivision, October 2018 | |||||||||||||||
  Aintree Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°43′05″S 144°40′05″E / 37.71806°S 144.66806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,982 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3336 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 28 km (17 mi) W of Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Melton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kororoit | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gorton | ||||||||||||||
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Aintree is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km (17 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area, Wadawurrung country.[2] Aintree recorded a population of 7,982 at the 2021 census.[1]
The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017,[3] following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton; the new name officially came into effect in mid-2017.[4][5] The majority of the suburb is being developed by Woodlea Estate.[6]
Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was previously part of Rockbank.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Aintree (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation". www.aboriginalheritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Locality boundaries". Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Landy, Samantha (10 February 2017). "Eleven new suburbs to be established in the Melton growth area, west of Melbourne's CBD". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "New suburbs". City of Melton. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Woodlea - Masterplan". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
