Aintree, Victoria
| Aintree Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houses in the Woodlea subdivision, October 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°43′05″S 144°40′05″E / 37.71806°S 144.66806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,982 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
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. Aintree recorded a population of 7,982 at the 2021 census.
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.