Moving to Aintree VIC 3336
What the official numbers say about living in Aintree — before you pack a box.
At a glance
Housing: buy or rent
Budget around $730,000 for a median house (based on 2024 sales). Sale prices moved up about 23% between 2015 and 2024.
Renting? The census median is $420 a week, against a median household income of $2,348 a week.
About 79% of homes are owner-occupied and 21% rented, and the most common dwelling type is the house.
Who you'll be living with
Around 92% of households are families, averaging 3.6 people per home.
Largest overseas birthplaces: India, Philippines, New Zealand; most spoken languages besides English: Punjabi, Hindi, Tagalog.
On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Aintree sits in the country’s more advantaged bracket (decile 9 of 10).
The commute
The most common way to work is by car (70% of workers), while 27% work from home.
Nearest train station: Rockbank, 1.9 km south-west.
Nearest bus interchange: Rockbank Station, 1.9 km south-west.
Nearest airport: Melbourne Airport, 15.2 km east.
The Melbourne CBD is roughly 28 km away in a straight line.
Daily life
Mapped locally so far: 9 schools · 2 cafes & restaurants · 1 supermarket · 16 parks — see them all on the Aintree profile.
What's actually nearby
Schools: Aintree Primary School 400 m · Bacchus Marsh Grammar Woodlea Campus 650 m · Yarrabing Secondary College 850 m · Dharra School 1 km · Rockbank Primary School 1.6 km · Deanside Primary School 2.6 km · Thornhill Park Primary School 3.7 km · St Padre Pio Catholic Primary School 3.8 km
Groceries: Coles 350 m
Parks and reserves: Aintree Town Centre Reserve 300 m · Stockade Reserve 400 m · Aintree Recreation Reserve 550 m · Frontier Park 600 m · Lagoon Park 650 m · Featherwood Park 850 m · Pioneer Park 850 m · Aintree Reserve Park 900 m
What you'll see in the garden
Birds recorded around Aintree, most often seen first: Common Starling · Little Raven · House Sparrow · Common Myna · Magpie-lark · Pacific Black Duck.
How the neighbours compare
The suburbs nearest to Aintree, side by side.
| Suburb | People | Median house | Advantage | Canopy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree here | 7,982 | $730,000 | 9/10 | 2% |
| Bonnie Brook | 333 | $663,000 | 6/10 | 1% |
| Rockbank | 2,583 | $635,000 | 5/10 | 2% |
| Deanside | 654 | $665,000 | 7/10 | 1% |
| Thornhill Park | 3,066 | $590,000 | 7/10 | 2% |
| Fraser Rise | 9,097 | $702,500 | 8/10 | 1% |
| Plumpton | 79 | — | 4/10 | 1% |
Before you move — quick checklist
- Your council will be Melton — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
- You'll vote in the federal electorate of Gorton — update your enrolment address.
- The postcode is 3336 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
- Check street-level details on the full Aintree profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).
In short
A house in Aintree has a median sale price of $730,000 (2024 sales). Renters pay a median $420 a week, and about 21% of homes here are rented.
It sits about 28 km from the Melbourne CBD in a straight line, and Rockbank station is roughly 1.9 km away. Local government is Melton council, and the federal seat is Gorton.
Weighing up alternatives?
Side-by-side: Aintree vs Bonnie Brook · Aintree vs Rockbank.
Nearby guides: Bonnie Brook · Rockbank · Deanside · Thornhill Park · Fraser Rise · Plumpton.
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