Truganina, Victoria

Truganina is a rural-urban fringe suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 km west of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government areas are the Cities of Melton and Wyndham. At the 2011 census, Truganina had a population of 9,140.

Truganina is a rapidly growing suburban area with an estimated population of 8,353 in 2011. It is bordered roughly by the Skeleton-Waterholes Creek to the west; Boundary Road to the north; Mount Derrimut Road Reserve to the east and the Federation Trail to the south.

It is believed to be named after Truganini, a full-blooded Aboriginal Tasmanian woman who spent a short time in the area.

History

Truganina Post Office opened on 12 June 1878, closed in 1895, reopened in 1902 and closed again in 1942. The nearby Tarneit Post Office opened in 2008 to serve the area.

In 1969 bushfires claimed about 60 houses in the area.

Population growth

Truganina is expected to have a population of 39,951 by 2031, which would be an increase of 1,350.6 percent, or 28,633 persons from 2006.