Travancore was initially supposed to encompass the entirety of the area flanked by Ormond and Mount Alexander Roads and the Tullamarine Freeway.

[2] The Moonee Valley City Council has taken steps to bring the remainder of the proposed area of Travancore into the suburb.

The building was demolished in the 1940s, and the area is now occupied by the Travancore campus of Royal Children's Hospital Mental Health Service.

[3] The Essendon tram depot, located on Mount Alexander Road, Travancore, is on the Victorian Heritage Register.

[3] Travancore, only 5 km (3 mi) from Melbourne's CBD, has seen a transformation in recent years, following a fire that destroyed the Lombard Paper Factory.