Ashbourne vs Trentham East
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ashbourne, most households are couple families. On these figures, Ashbourne tends to suit families with children and couples, while Trentham East suits people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Ashbourne
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 68/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 58%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Trentham East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($257/wk vs $357/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Ashbourne
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (78.6 km vs 86.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ashbourne
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 68/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Ashbourne
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (23.5% vs 18.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ashbourne and Trentham East drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Ashbourne rents higher ($357/wk vs $257/wk); Ashbourne has more residents (242 vs 181).
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 242 +25% vs other | 181 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +23.5% | +18.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 50 |
| Median household income | $128,648/yr +11% vs other | $114,608/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $357/wk +28% vs other | $257/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Ashbourne has more land zoned for conservation (67% vs 37%); Trentham East has more rural and farming land (25% vs 0%).
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 67% | 37% |
| Parks and recreation | 32% | 38% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 25% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 331 across Macedon Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +80% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 94% of VIC | Higher than 86% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 28% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 90% of VIC | Higher than 89% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Trentham East carries more crime risk (68 vs 16).
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 16/100 | Moderate 68/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 4 | 0 |
Mobility
Trentham East sits further from the CBD (86.3 km vs 78.6 km).
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 78.6 km | 86.3 km +10% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 70 min | 73 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.6% postcode 3442 | 1.6% postcode 3458 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 3442 | 50 postcode 3458 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.4%).
Setting
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 639 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 716 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 114 premises | 0% 91 premises |
Climate
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 778 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,065/yr same for both | |
| Council | Macedon Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mcewen same for both | |
| Member | Rob Mitchell same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ashbourne | Trentham East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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