AintreeVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3336 · Melton
Residents of Aintree experience a suburban lifestyle with a strong sense of community. The suburb has a high rate of home ownership, with 72.7% of homes owned with a mortgage. Commuting is primarily done by car, with 56.1% of residents driving to work, while 22.8% work from home, slightly below the Victorian average. The suburb's demographic is diverse, with a significant portion of the population born overseas, particularly from India.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Aintree
Houses · The median house in Aintree went for $749,000 over the 12 months to August 2026, 15.4% below the Victorian median of $885,000. That is 4% down on the twelve months before, on 156 sales.
The middle half of houses sold between $653,000 and $863,000.
Houses
$749k
median of 156 sales
4% down on the previous twelve months.
Cheaper than 69% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $653k and $863k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Townhouses
$590k
median of 21 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $570k and $610k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
Land
$485k
median of 15 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $460k and $570k.
Last sold within the past two weeks
192 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Taking the longer view, houses here have barely moved since 2022 — $740,000 then, $749,000 now.
- Houses
- Townhouses
- Land
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Townhouses | Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $736k | $573k | $495k |
| 2025 · part year | $775k | $590k | $435k |
| 2024 | $730k | ||
| 2023 | $735k | ||
| 2022 | $740k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $700k | 42 | -4.1%low confidence42 sales this quarter, 29 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $730k | 29 | -5.8%low confidence29 sales this quarter, 49 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $775k | 49 | -0.6% |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | $585k | 8 |
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | $460k | 6 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Aintree
Houses
In Aintree, over the last 12 months, a four-bedroom house has a median of $751,000 from 106 sales, while a three-bedroom house has a median of $610,000 from 29 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $610k | 29 · few |
| 4 | $751k | 106 |
| 5 | $965k | 20 · few |
Townhouses
In Aintree, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom townhouse has a median of $573,000 from 13 sales, while a four-bedroom townhouse has a median of $620,000 from 7 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $573k | 13 · few |
| 4 | $620k | 7 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
3 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Aintree
All schools · Aintree's 3 schools teach 1,832 students, and 4 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
1 primary · 1 secondary · 1 Prep-to-12
Students, all schools
1,832
2025
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
1,323
students · too little history for a five-year change
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
1,140
children in Years 1–6, anywhere
5 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2021–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Aintree have grown 233.7% over 4 years.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Prep-to-12 & specialist
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| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools | Prep-to-12 & specialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 549 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 831 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1,016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1,185 | 150 | 80 |
| 2025 | 1,323 | 398 | 111 |
Which schools in Aintree are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
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| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 408 | 0 | 141 | 549 |
| 2022 | 651 | 0 | 180 | 831 |
| 2023 | 832 | 0 | 184 | 1,016 |
| 2024 | 994 | 150 | 271 | 1,415 |
| 2025 | 1,140 | 398 | 294 | 1,832 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 3 schools in Aintree
Ordered by size, not by results — 3 government, 0 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aintree Primary School | Government | Primary | 1,323 | — | — |
| Yarrabing Secondary College | Government | Secondary | 398 | — | — |
| Dharra School | Government | Prep-to-12 | 111 | — | — |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Aintree
4 government catchments cover Aintree — 2 secondary and 2 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Springside West Secondary College | Secondary |
| Yarrabing Secondary College | Secondary |
| Aintree Primary School | Primary |
| Deanside Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Aintree is a suburb with a young population, having a median age of 30 compared to the Victorian average of 38. The suburb has a total population of 7,980, with a balanced gender distribution of 49.8% male and 50.2% female. The area is predominantly family-oriented, with 70% of households being couples with children, significantly higher than the state average. The average household size is 3.6 people, reflecting the family-centric nature of the community. Most residents live in separate houses, which make up 99% of the housing stock, indicating a preference for spacious living environments.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Aintree · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Professionals | 75 |
| Investors | 70 |
| First home buyers | 65 |
| Retirees | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 91.6%
- Large average household size of 3.6 people
- Predominantly separate houses at 99%
- High percentage of couples with children at 70%
Against the state
How Aintree differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
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| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Separate houses | 99% |
| Townhouses | 0.9% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 22.8% |
| Drove a car | 56.1% |
| Public transport | 5% |
| Car passenger | 3.5% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Young population with a median age of 30 (vs VIC 38)
- High level of education - 39.1% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Above average household income - $2,348 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Predominantly family households - 91.6%
- High rate of home ownership with mortgage - 72.7%
Things to be aware of
- Limited public transport usage at 5.0%
- High reliance on car commuting at 56.1%
- Low percentage of homes owned outright at 5.3%
- Relatively low percentage of English spoken at home at 30.7%
- Higher median monthly mortgage at $2,167
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.