North Blackwood vs Trentham

Trentham is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 59 in North Blackwood. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In North Blackwood, most households are people living alone. In Trentham, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, North Blackwood tends to suit people living alone and 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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 27%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 85%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Trentham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 47%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

North Blackwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $386/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • North Blackwood sits closer to the CBD (89.7 km vs 94.7 km)
  • Trentham is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • North Blackwood has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 4%)
  • Trentham is more walkable (28/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Trentham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs -2.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

North Blackwood 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.

North Blackwood 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.

North Blackwood Trentham
Walkability 0 / 28
North Blackwood — Walkability: 0/100 Trentham — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 72 / 74
North Blackwood — Safety: 72/100 Trentham — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 11 / 49
North Blackwood — Low fire risk: 11/100 Trentham — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
North Blackwood — Low flood risk: 100/100 Trentham — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trentham rents higher ($386/wk vs $0/wk); Trentham has more residents (1,382 vs 50).

North Blackwood Trentham
Population 50 1,382
+2664% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.0% +17.1%
Median age 59 56
Median household income $71,500/yr $77,428/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent — $386/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

North Blackwood Trentham
0-4 — / 4.2%
North Blackwood — 0-4: not among its largest Trentham — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 6.0% / 8.8%
North Blackwood — 5-14: 6.0% Trentham — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 — / 3.4%
North Blackwood — 15-19: not among its largest Trentham — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 — / 2.1%
North Blackwood — 20-24: not among its largest Trentham — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 — / 6.5%
North Blackwood — 25-34: not among its largest Trentham — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 6.0% / 8.5%
North Blackwood — 35-44: 6.0% Trentham — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 14.0% / 12.7%
North Blackwood — 45-54: 14.0% Trentham — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 24.0% / 19.8%
North Blackwood — 55-64: 24.0% Trentham — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 26.0% / 19.6%
North Blackwood — 65-74: 26.0% Trentham — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 18.0% / 10.6%
North Blackwood — 75-84: 18.0% Trentham — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ — / 3.5%
North Blackwood — 85+: not among its largest Trentham — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

North Blackwood 72.7% lone person
North Blackwood — Lone Person: 72.7% North Blackwood — Couple Families: 27.3% North Blackwood — One Parent Families: 0.0% North Blackwood — Group Household: 0.0% North Blackwood — 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.

North Blackwood 0.0% renting
North Blackwood — Owned Outright: 75.0% North Blackwood — Mortgage: 25.0% North Blackwood — Renting: 0.0%
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.

North Blackwood Trentham
England 16.0% / 7.2%
North Blackwood — England: 16.0% Trentham — England: 7.2%
New Zealand — / 1.7%
North Blackwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Trentham — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
North Blackwood — Scotland: not among its largest Trentham — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
North Blackwood — Germany: not among its largest Trentham — Germany: 0.7%
Netherlands — / 0.7%
North Blackwood — Netherlands: not among its largest Trentham — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Qualifications

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

North Blackwood Trentham
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 13.2%
North Blackwood — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Trentham — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 16.6%
North Blackwood — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Trentham — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Postgraduate Degree 10.0% / 7.6%
North Blackwood — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0% Trentham — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 10.1%
North Blackwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Trentham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.9%
North Blackwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Trentham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

North Blackwood 84.6% houses
North Blackwood — Houses: 84.6% North Blackwood — Flats / Apartments: 15.4% North Blackwood — 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

North Blackwood 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

North Blackwood has more rural and farming land (73% vs 58%).

North Blackwood Trentham
Rural and farming 73% 58%
Parks and recreation 19% 27%
Residential 0% 9%
Environmental 8% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
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

North Blackwood 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

North Blackwood 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 56% 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 22% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of VIC

Liveability

Trentham is more walkable (28 vs 0).

North Blackwood Trentham
Grade — B
Score — 66/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

North Blackwood carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 51).

North Blackwood Trentham
Bushfire High
89/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Low
28/100
 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 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

North Blackwood 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 North Blackwood

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

North Blackwood Trentham
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 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 2 16

Mobility

Trentham sits further from the CBD (94.7 km vs 89.7 km).

North Blackwood Trentham
Walkability score 0/100 28/100
Distance to Melbourne 89.7 km 94.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 77 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.

North Blackwood Trentham
Car (driver) 50.0% / 50.3%
North Blackwood — Car (driver): 50.0% Trentham — Car (driver): 50.3%
Worked from Home 50.0% / 43.1%
North Blackwood — Worked from Home: 50.0% Trentham — Worked from Home: 43.1%
Walked Only — / 4.9%
North Blackwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Trentham — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) — / 1.6%
North Blackwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Trentham — Car (passenger): 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.3%).

Setting

North Blackwood Trentham
Elevation 726 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 686 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

North Blackwood Trentham
Connectivity score 22/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
27 premises
 0%
807 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

North Blackwood Trentham
Average residential rate $1,748/yr
same for both
Council Hepburn
same for both

Federal electorate

North Blackwood Trentham
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

North Blackwood

Professionals Retirees Rural

Trentham

Acreage Retirees River

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