Trentham, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Trentham is a town in the Central Highlands of Victoria, on the upper Coliban River about 87 kilometres north-west of Melbourne and 24 kilometres east of Daylesford. It lies on Dja Dja Wurrung country. Pastoralists took up land in the area from the late 1830s, and the discovery of gold in the 1850s drew diggers to the district; the post office opened in 1862 and the railway arrived in 1880. Timber-cutting, potato-growing and grazing shaped the local economy, and the cool-climate town is now also a weekend-tourism draw. Its best-known natural feature is Trentham Falls, often described as one of the highest single-drop waterfalls in Victoria. The town hosts an annual Spudfest celebrating its potato-farming heritage.
More advantaged than the national average
Trentham is more socio-economically advantaged than about 79% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1041, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Trentham at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,382
- Median age
- 56
- Median weekly household income
- $1,489
- SEIFA score
- 1041
- Coordinates
- -37.3806, 144.3358
Trentham demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Trentham using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 34%, 11% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 179 | 13% |
| Youth (15–24) | 76 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 208 | 15% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 450 | 33% |
| Seniors (65+) | 465 | 34% |
Share of the 1,378 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 295 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 174 | 31% |
| Rented | 62 | 11% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 530 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 19 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 555 occupied private dwellings in Trentham.
- Median weekly rent
- $386
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Average household size
- 2.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,901
- Median weekly personal income
- $723
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 247 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 42 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 693 (59%)
- Labour-force participation
- 49.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Employed full-time
- 297
- Employed part-time
- 231
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Trentham
Where is Trentham?
Trentham is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Trentham?
At the 2021 Census, Trentham had a population of about 1,382.
Is Trentham an advantaged area?
Trentham has an ABS SEIFA score of 1041, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 79 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 79% of Australian suburbs.
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