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.[2] Aintree recorded a population of 7,982 at the 2021 census.[1]
| Aintree Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Houses in the Woodlea subdivision, October 2018 | |||||||||||||||
  Aintree Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°43′05″S 144°40′05″E / 37.71806°S 144.66806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,982 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017,[3] following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton; the new name officially came into effect in mid-2017.[4][5] The majority of the suburb is being developed by Woodlea Estate.[6]
Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was previously part of Rockbank.
History
editOn 26 October 2019, the suburb was host to a world record event. The world record broken was largest soccer lesson, with the total number of participants reaching 835. The record has since been broken by the San Jose Earthquakes.[7] This broke the previous world record by 130 people.[8] The event was performed at Frontier Park.
Education
editThe suburb is home to Bacchus Marsh Grammar's Woodlea Campus, which opened in February 2019.[9] It is located on Frontier Avenue, located near the Woodlea Sports Ovals. The Bacchus Marsh Grammar Early Learning Centre is also located in Aintree.
Also to be located within the suburb is Aintree Primary School, which is now to open to the public since early 2021.[10]
There are also plans for a future public secondary school.[11]
Recreation
editThe suburb has many parks and open spaces, including Frontier Reserve and Aintree Recreation Reserve, home to the Melton Warriors Rugby Union Club.[12] Other parks in the area include Boulion Park, Arbourton Park, Wireless Park, Jackwood Park and Nugget Park.
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Aintree (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation". www.aboriginalheritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Locality boundaries". Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Landy, Samantha (10 February 2017). "Eleven new suburbs to be established in the Melton growth area, west of Melbourne's CBD". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "New suburbs". City of Melton. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Woodlea - Masterplan". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Guinness World Records - Largest football(soccer) lesson". Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Woodlea breaks a GUINNESS WORLD RECORD!". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Woodlea wraps up 2019". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "VSBA - Rockbank North Primary School (interim name)". Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Woodlea -Lifestyle - Schools". Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Aintree Recreation Reserve". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
External links
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