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Aintree, Victoria
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung country.[2] Aintree recorded a population of 7,982 at the 2021 census.[1]
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.
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History
On 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
The 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. Aintree Primary School was opened in 2021.[10]
Yarrabing Secondary College, a secondary school, and Dharra School, a specialist school, opened in 2024. Both schools were built by the Victorian School Buildings Authority.[11][12]
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Recreation
The suburb has many parks and open spaces, including Frontier Reserve and Aintree Recreation Reserve, home to the Melton Warriors Rugby Union Club.[13] Other parks in the area include Bullion Park, Arbourton Park, Wireless Park, Jackwood Park and Nugget Park.
In 2025, the site hosts a regular 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) parkrun.[14]
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