Truganina Precinct Structure Plan (PSP) 2013
The Truganina PSP is a long-term plan for urban development.
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Truganina is a rural-urban fringe suburb 22km west of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD). Its local government areas are the Cities of Melton and Wyndham.
Truganina is a rapidly developing suburb benefiting from improved transport infrastructure and employment in Melbourne’s west, including in the rapidly expanding transport, logistics and distribution sector.
People
Truganina’s population is made up predominantly of mature couples and families, young families and independent youth. They are drawn to the area’s relative affordability and infrastructure.
Lifestyle
Truganina includes nature reserves, walking tracks and wetlands. Truganina has a new 8-hectare sporting complex and is close to education, business and fitness amenities and shopping attractions such as the Point Cook Town Centre.
Homes
Truganina is characterised by low-density estates with houses on generous sized blocks.
Population
The nature and size of the local population, both now and in the future, is a key driver of property demand. Better understanding the local population can assist property buyers to make better decisions.People
Total Population
Female
Male
Median Age
Family Composition
Families
Children per family
Occupation
Total Employed
Top Occupation
Top Occupation % Share
Income $/week
Personal
Family
Household
Family composition
Couple without Children
Couple with Children
One Parent Family
Age
Top age group
Top age number
Top age group % share
Industry of employment
Top Industry
Total Workers (in top industry)
Share of Employment
Building approvals - New Houses
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Building approvals - Other
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Dwelling Type (number)
Detached houses
Semi-detached houses
Flats, units or apartments
Dwelling tenure (number)
Owned outright
Owned with a mortgage
Rented
Location & Convenience
The Truganina PSP is a long-term plan for urban development.
Roads & Public transport
Bus
456 - Sunshine Station - Melton via Rockbank
Tram
Train
Roads
Hopkins Road
Western Freeway
Victorian data sourced from Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads
Queensland data sourced from Queensland Government and TransLink
Employment Centres
Many distribution centres are setting up in the Truganina area due to the easy access to rail, roads and air freight services providing locals with employment opportunities.
Plan Melbourne, the metropolitan planning strategy, establishes five new subregions to achieve a better balance between jobs and population growth across the city.
Truganina is located in Melbourne's western subregion.
Places of state significance in the western sub-region with significant implications for employment include:
National employment clusters – Sunshine (emerging), East Werribee (emerging)
Metropolitan activity centres – Sunshine, Toolern (future)
State-significant industrial precincts – Western and identified future industrial precincts
Transport gateway – Essendon Airport
Health and/or education precincts – Sunshine Hospital and Victoria University (St Albans), Werribee Mercy, Melton Health, Victoria University (Sunshine).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2011.