Trentham vs Lyonville

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Trentham: a median of $1.01 million, against $890,000 in Lyonville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Trentham tends to suit 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 the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Trentham has cheaper land ($550,000 vs $1,575,000)
  • Lyonville has cheaper houses ($890,000 vs $1,010,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lyonville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($310/wk vs $386/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Trentham

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 5/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (75 min vs 85 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (94.7 km vs 103.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Trentham

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 5/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 25%)

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

Investors

Trentham

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (17.1% vs 8.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Trentham Lyonville
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.

Trentham Lyonville
Walkability 28 / 5
Trentham — Walkability: 28/100 Lyonville — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 74 / 71
Trentham — Safety: 74/100 Lyonville — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 49 / 100
Trentham — Low fire risk: 49/100 Lyonville — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Trentham — Low flood risk: 100/100 Lyonville — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trentham has more residents (1,382 vs 189); Trentham rents higher ($386/wk vs $310/wk).

Trentham Lyonville
Population 1,382
+86% vs other
 189
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +17.1% +8.0%
Median age 56 54
Median household income $77,428/yr
+5% vs other
 $73,320/yr
Median weekly rent $386/wk
+20% vs other
 $310/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Trentham Lyonville
0-4 4.2% / 6.3%
Trentham — 0-4: 4.2% Lyonville — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 8.8% / 7.9%
Trentham — 5-14: 8.8% Lyonville — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 3.4% / 3.7%
Trentham — 15-19: 3.4% Lyonville — 15-19: 3.7%
20-24 2.1% / —
Trentham — 20-24: 2.1% Lyonville — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.5% / 8.5%
Trentham — 25-34: 6.5% Lyonville — 25-34: 8.5%
35-44 8.5% / 11.1%
Trentham — 35-44: 8.5% Lyonville — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.7% / 16.9%
Trentham — 45-54: 12.7% Lyonville — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 19.8% / 20.1%
Trentham — 55-64: 19.8% Lyonville — 55-64: 20.1%
65-74 19.6% / 17.5%
Trentham — 65-74: 19.6% Lyonville — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 10.6% / 7.9%
Trentham — 75-84: 10.6% Lyonville — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ 3.5% / —
Trentham — 85+: 3.5% Lyonville — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Lyonville 48.9% lone person
Lyonville — Lone Person: 48.9% Lyonville — Couple Families: 31.1% Lyonville — One Parent Families: 11.1% Lyonville — Group Household: 8.9% Lyonville — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Trentham 11.7% renting
Trentham — Owned Outright: 55.6% Trentham — Mortgage: 32.8% Trentham — Renting: 11.7%
Lyonville 0.0% renting
Lyonville — Owned Outright: 57.1% Lyonville — Mortgage: 42.9% Lyonville — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Trentham Lyonville
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 13.8%
Trentham — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Lyonville — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 15.3%
Trentham — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Lyonville — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.1% / 12.2%
Trentham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1% Lyonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.6% / 5.3%
Trentham — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6% Lyonville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.9% / 3.7%
Trentham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9% Lyonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Trentham Lyonville
England 7.2% / 1.6%
Trentham — England: 7.2% Lyonville — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.6%
Trentham — New Zealand: 1.7% Lyonville — New Zealand: 1.6%
Italy — / 2.1%
Trentham — Italy: not among its largest Lyonville — Italy: 2.1%
Scotland 0.7% / —
Trentham — Scotland: 0.7% Lyonville — Scotland: not among its largest
Germany 0.7% / —
Trentham — Germany: 0.7% Lyonville — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.7% / —
Trentham — Netherlands: 0.7% Lyonville — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Trentham 95.8% houses
Trentham — Houses: 95.8% Trentham — Townhouses: 3.4% Trentham — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Lyonville 100.0% houses
Lyonville — Houses: 100.0% Lyonville — Townhouses: 0.0% Lyonville — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Trentham Lyonville
Median house price $1,010,000 $890,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $550,000 $1,575,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 70 days
from 33 sales
 84 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Trentham has more rural and farming land (58% vs 21%).

Trentham Lyonville
Parks and recreation 27% 75%
Rural and farming 58% 21%
Residential 9% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Environmental 1% 0%
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

Trentham Lyonville
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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Trentham Lyonville
House price Higher than 56% of VIC —
Income Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 36% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 5% of VIC —

Liveability

Trentham is more walkable (28 vs 5).

Trentham Lyonville
Grade B —
Score 66/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Trentham carries more bushfire risk (51 vs 0).

Trentham Lyonville
Bushfire Moderate
51/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Low
29/100
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Trentham

  • Trentham District Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Lyonville

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Lyonville sits further from the CBD (103.3 km vs 94.7 km).

Trentham Lyonville
Walkability score 28/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 94.7 km 103.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 75 min 85 min
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 3458
 1.4%
postcode 3461
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3458
 48
postcode 3461

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.

Trentham Lyonville
Car (driver) 50.3% / 53.3%
Trentham — Car (driver): 50.3% Lyonville — Car (driver): 53.3%
Worked from Home 43.1% / 46.7%
Trentham — Worked from Home: 43.1% Lyonville — Worked from Home: 46.7%
Walked Only 4.9% / —
Trentham — Walked Only: 4.9% Lyonville — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 1.6% / —
Trentham — Car (passenger): 1.6% Lyonville — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.3%).

Setting

Trentham Lyonville
Elevation 686 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 727 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Trentham

Acreage Retirees River

Lyonville

Quiet Retirees River Rural

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