Aintree, Victoria

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. Aintree recorded a population of 7,982 at the 2021 census.

Aintree
Melbourne, Victoria
Houses in the Woodlea subdivision, October 2018
Aintree
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates37°43′05″S 144°40′05″E
Population7,982 (2021 census)
Established2017
Postcode(s)3336
Location28 km (17 mi) W of Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Melton
State electorate(s)Kororoit
Federal division(s)Gorton
Suburbs around Aintree:
Bonnie Brook Bonnie Brook Bonnie Brook
Grangefields Aintree Deanside
Rockbank Rockbank Mount Atkinson

The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017, following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton; the new name officially came into effect in mid-2017. The majority of the suburb is being developed by Woodlea Estate.

Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was previously part of Rockbank.

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