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 (and neighbouring Tarneit) is largely
characterised by low density development and is
growing rapidly in advance of transport
infrastructure and services, meaning that the
vast majority of new residents are currently
dependent on automobiles. The growth of
Truganina is primarily due to affordable housing
and the area's location within a growth corridor
that is close to the major manufacturing areas in
Laverton and the proposed business park on part
of the RAAF Williams Base.