Trentham Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Trentham (3458) is a suburb of Melbourne, West, Victoria. It is about 74 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Trentham is in the federal electorate of Ballarat.

In the 2011 census the population of Trentham was 1,411 and is comprised of approximately 50.6% females and 49.4% males.

The median/average age of the population of Trentham is 48 years of age.

79.7% of people living in the suburb of Trentham were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.7% England, 2.0% New Zealand, 1.1% Netherlands, 0.6% Malta, 0.6% Scotland, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% United States of America, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Austria, 0.4% South Eastern Europe, nfd, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Mauritius.

91.7% of people living in Trentham speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.2% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.9% Italian, 0.7% Dutch, 0.6% Other, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.3% Serbian, 0.3% German, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% French.

The religious makeup of Trentham is 31.9% No religion, 23.0% Catholic, 16.9% Anglican, 9.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 8.8% Uniting Church, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Other religious affiliation , 1.2% Baptist, 0.8% Buddhism.

51.6% of people are married, 28.4% have never married and 9.5% are divorced and 2.7% are separated. There are 93 widowed people living in Trentham.

49.8% of the people living in Trentham over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 37.6% are working on a part time basis. Trentham has an unemployment rate of 5.7%.

The main occupations of people living in Trentham are 24.0% Professionals, 18.2% Managers, 12.5% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.5% Technicians & trades workers, 11.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.5% Labourers, 6.6% Sales workers, 4.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.0% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Trentham work in are 12.7% Health care and social assistance, 10.4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.5% Education and training, 8.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 8.4% Construction, 7.7% Retail trade, 6.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.9% Public administration and safety, 5.9% Manufacturing.

49.4% of homes are fully owned, and 34.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.9% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $438 per week and the median household income is $893 per week.

The median rent in Trentham is $220 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1395 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Trentham postcode 3458