Little Hampton vs Trentham

Little Hampton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 53 against 56 in Trentham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Little Hampton, most households are people living alone. In Trentham, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Little Hampton tends to suit people living alone, while Trentham suits older residents.

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

Trentham

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)
  • is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 35%)

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

Little Hampton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $386/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 26%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Trentham

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (94.7 km vs 98.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Trentham

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 20%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Little Hampton and Trentham drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Little Hampton Trentham
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Little Hampton Trentham
Walkability 0 / 28
Little Hampton — Walkability: 0/100 Trentham — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 80 / 74
Little Hampton — Safety: 80/100 Trentham — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 100 / 49
Little Hampton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Trentham — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Little Hampton — Low flood risk: 100/100 Trentham — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trentham has more residents (1,382 vs 74); Trentham rents higher ($386/wk vs $275/wk).

Little Hampton Trentham
Population 74 1,382
+1768% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.4% +17.1%
Median age 53 56
Median household income $71,500/yr $77,428/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $275/wk $386/wk
+40% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Little Hampton Trentham
0-4 9.5% / 4.2%
Little Hampton — 0-4: 9.5% Trentham — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 8.1% / 8.8%
Little Hampton — 5-14: 8.1% Trentham — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 4.1% / 3.4%
Little Hampton — 15-19: 4.1% Trentham — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 5.4% / 2.1%
Little Hampton — 20-24: 5.4% Trentham — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 4.1% / 6.5%
Little Hampton — 25-34: 4.1% Trentham — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 16.2% / 8.5%
Little Hampton — 35-44: 16.2% Trentham — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 16.2% / 12.7%
Little Hampton — 45-54: 16.2% Trentham — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 21.6% / 19.8%
Little Hampton — 55-64: 21.6% Trentham — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 20.3% / 19.6%
Little Hampton — 65-74: 20.3% Trentham — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 — / 10.6%
Little Hampton — 75-84: not among its largest Trentham — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ — / 3.5%
Little Hampton — 85+: not among its largest Trentham — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Little Hampton 65.0% lone person
Little Hampton — Lone Person: 65.0% Little Hampton — Couple Families: 35.0% Little Hampton — One Parent Families: 0.0% Little Hampton — Group Household: 0.0% Little Hampton — Other Families: 0.0%
Trentham 50.5% lone person
Trentham — Lone Person: 50.5% Trentham — Couple Families: 33.3% Trentham — One Parent Families: 11.5% Trentham — Group Household: 3.7% Trentham — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Little Hampton 16.1% renting
Little Hampton — Owned Outright: 64.5% Little Hampton — Mortgage: 19.4% Little Hampton — Renting: 16.1%
Trentham 11.7% renting
Trentham — Owned Outright: 55.6% Trentham — Mortgage: 32.8% Trentham — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Little Hampton Trentham
England 10.8% / 7.2%
Little Hampton — England: 10.8% Trentham — England: 7.2%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
Little Hampton — New Zealand: not among its largest Trentham — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Little Hampton — Scotland: not among its largest Trentham — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Little Hampton — Germany: not among its largest Trentham — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
Little Hampton — Netherlands: not among its largest Trentham — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Little Hampton Trentham
Certificate III & IV 24.3% / 13.2%
Little Hampton — Certificate III & IV: 24.3% Trentham — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 16.6%
Little Hampton — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Trentham — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 17.6% / 10.1%
Little Hampton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 17.6% Trentham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / 7.6%
Little Hampton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Trentham — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 8.1% / 3.9%
Little Hampton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 8.1% Trentham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Little Hampton 89.5% houses
Little Hampton — Houses: 89.5% Little Hampton — Flats / Apartments: 10.5% Little Hampton — Townhouses: 0.0%
Trentham 95.8% houses
Trentham — Houses: 95.8% Trentham — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Trentham — Townhouses: 3.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Little Hampton Trentham
Median house price — $1,010,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $550,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 70 days
from 33 sales

Zoning mix

Little Hampton has more rural and farming land (96% vs 58%).

Little Hampton Trentham
Rural and farming 96% 58%
Parks and recreation 1% 27%
Residential 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 3%
same for both
Environmental 0% 1%
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

Little Hampton Trentham
New dwellings approved 104
across Hepburn
same for both
Approvals change year on year -6%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Little Hampton Trentham
Houses — 2.6%
$580/wk on $1.14M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Little Hampton Trentham
House price — Higher than 56% of VIC
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 36% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of VIC

Liveability

Trentham is more walkable (28 vs 0).

Little Hampton Trentham
Grade — B
Score — 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Trentham carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0).

Little Hampton Trentham
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
26/100
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 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Little Hampton Trentham
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Little Hampton

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Trentham

  • Trentham District Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Little Hampton Trentham
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 0 16

Mobility

Little Hampton sits further from the CBD (98.7 km vs 94.7 km).

Little Hampton Trentham
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Melbourne 98.7 km
+4% vs other
 94.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 79 min 75 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3458
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3458
same for both

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.

Little Hampton Trentham
Car (driver) 55.9% / 50.3%
Little Hampton — Car (driver): 55.9% Trentham — Car (driver): 50.3%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 43.1%
Little Hampton — Worked from Home: 35.3% Trentham — Worked from Home: 43.1%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 1.6%
Little Hampton — Car (passenger): 8.8% Trentham — Car (passenger): 1.6%
Walked Only — / 4.9%
Little Hampton — Walked Only: not among its largest Trentham — Walked Only: 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.9%).

Setting

Little Hampton Trentham
Elevation 728 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 686 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Little Hampton Trentham
Connectivity score 26/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
807 premises

Climate

Little Hampton Trentham
Annual rainfall 778 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Little Hampton Trentham
Average residential rate $1,748/yr
same for both
Council Hepburn
same for both

Federal electorate

Little Hampton Trentham
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Little Hampton Trentham
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Little Hampton

Rural Young Families

Trentham

Acreage Retirees River

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