New homes and recent history in Aintree VIC
The City of Melton proposed eleven new suburbs, including Aintree, in 2017. The suburb officially came into effect in mid-2017. The majority of the area is being developed by Woodlea Estate. The suburb is located on Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung country. The Bacchus Marsh Grammar Woodlea Campus opened in February 2019, and Aintree Primary School opened in 2021.
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The Woodlea Estate
Woodlea Estate covers a large part of the suburb. It was part of Rockbank before the new suburb was gazetted.
Education facilities
The Woodlea Campus of Bacchus Marsh Grammar opened in 2019. Aintree Primary School and the Early Learning Centre are also in the suburb.
Sport and recreation
The Melton Warriors Rugby Union Club plays at the Aintree Recreation Reserve. Frontier Reserve and Bullion Park are other major open spaces.
Recent population growth
The suburb recorded a population of 7,982 in the 2021 Census. Residential development has been the primary focus here.
Building work in the area
Aintree is largely a new development area with single detached homes. Aintree is a newly established suburb, with the majority of properties developed by the Woodlea Estate.
More about Aintree
- Building a new home in Aintree VIC
- Buying a house in Aintree VIC
- Council, permits and defect reports in Aintree
- Site classes, slabs and standards in Aintree VIC
- Building risks in Aintree VIC
- Common building defects in Aintree homes
- Stage inspections and new builds in Aintree VIC
Written by our local inspection team from work carried out in Aintree. Licensed building practitioners.


