Tylden vs Trentham

Tylden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 56 in Trentham. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tylden, about half of households are couple families. In Trentham, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Trentham: a median of $1.01 million, against $810,000 in Tylden, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Tylden tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Trentham suits 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

Tylden

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 45%)
  • But Trentham has more parks and reserves (8 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Tylden

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper houses ($810,000 vs $1,010,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Tylden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $386/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Tylden

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 75 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (84 km vs 94.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Trentham

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 14%)

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

Tylden 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.

Tylden 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.

Tylden Trentham
Walkability 28 / 28
Tylden — Walkability: 28/100 Trentham — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 69 / 74
Tylden — Safety: 69/100 Trentham — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 50 / 49
Tylden — Low fire risk: 50/100 Trentham — Low fire risk: 49/100
Low flood risk 41 / 100
Tylden — Low flood risk: 41/100 Trentham — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Trentham has more residents (1,382 vs 645); Tylden has higher household incomes ($109,096 vs $77,428).

Tylden Trentham
Population 645 1,382
+114% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.6% +17.1%
Median age 41 56
Median household income $109,096/yr
+29% vs other
 $77,428/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk $386/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Tylden Trentham
0-4 5.3% / 4.2%
Tylden — 0-4: 5.3% Trentham — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 14.9% / 8.8%
Tylden — 5-14: 14.9% Trentham — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 4.7% / 3.4%
Tylden — 15-19: 4.7% Trentham — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 5.3% / 2.1%
Tylden — 20-24: 5.3% Trentham — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 11.6% / 6.5%
Tylden — 25-34: 11.6% Trentham — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 13.6% / 8.5%
Tylden — 35-44: 13.6% Trentham — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 15.3% / 12.7%
Tylden — 45-54: 15.3% Trentham — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.6% / 19.8%
Tylden — 55-64: 13.6% Trentham — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 10.9% / 19.6%
Tylden — 65-74: 10.9% Trentham — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 2.6% / 10.6%
Tylden — 75-84: 2.6% Trentham — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ 0.5% / 3.5%
Tylden — 85+: 0.5% Trentham — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Tylden 34.6% lone person
Tylden — Lone Person: 34.6% Tylden — Couple Families: 48.4% Tylden — One Parent Families: 9.4% Tylden — Group Household: 5.0% Tylden — Other Families: 2.5%
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.

Tylden 11.9% renting
Tylden — Owned Outright: 36.7% Tylden — Mortgage: 51.4% Tylden — Renting: 11.9%
Trentham 11.7% renting
Trentham — Owned Outright: 55.6% Trentham — Mortgage: 32.8% Trentham — Renting: 11.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Tylden Trentham
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 16.6%
Tylden — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Trentham — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 13.2%
Tylden — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Trentham — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 10.1%
Tylden — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Trentham — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 7.6%
Tylden — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Trentham — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.9% / 3.9%
Tylden — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9% Trentham — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.9%

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.

Tylden Trentham
England 8.5% / 7.2%
Tylden — England: 8.5% Trentham — England: 7.2%
New Zealand 1.7% / 1.7%
Tylden — New Zealand: 1.7% Trentham — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.7%
Tylden — Scotland: 0.5% Trentham — Scotland: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.7%
Tylden — Netherlands: 0.5% Trentham — Netherlands: 0.7%
Germany — / 0.7%
Tylden — Germany: not among its largest Trentham — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Tylden — South Africa: 0.5% Trentham — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland 0.5% / —
Tylden — Ireland: 0.5% Trentham — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Tylden 95.0% houses
Tylden — Houses: 95.0% Tylden — Flats / Apartments: 5.0% Tylden — 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

Tylden Trentham
Median house price $810,000 $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

Tylden has more land zoned for conservation (27% vs 1%).

Tylden Trentham
Rural and farming 64% 58%
Environmental 27% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 27%
Residential 1% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 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

Tylden Trentham
New dwellings approved 331
across Macedon Ranges
 104
across Hepburn
Approvals change year on year +80% -6%

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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Tylden Trentham
House price — Higher than 56% of VIC
Income Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of VIC
same for both
Affordability — Higher than 36% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of VIC

Liveability

Trentham scores higher overall (66 vs 49).

Tylden Trentham
Grade C B
Score 49/100 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Tylden carries more flood risk (59 vs 0).

Tylden Trentham
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
51/100
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
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

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

Schools in Tylden

  • Tylden Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Trentham

  • Trentham District Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Tylden Trentham
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 1 8
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 1 0
Waterways 4 16

Mobility

Trentham sits further from the CBD (94.7 km vs 84 km).

Tylden Trentham
Walkability score 28/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 84 km 94.7 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 75 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3444
 1.6%
postcode 3458
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 49
postcode 3444
 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.

Tylden Trentham
Car (driver) 56.4% / 50.3%
Tylden — Car (driver): 56.4% Trentham — Car (driver): 50.3%
Worked from Home 32.9% / 43.1%
Tylden — Worked from Home: 32.9% Trentham — Worked from Home: 43.1%
Walked Only 7.1% / 4.9%
Tylden — Walked Only: 7.1% Trentham — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 1.6%
Tylden — Car (passenger): 2.5% Trentham — Car (passenger): 1.6%
Bus 1.1% / —
Tylden — Bus: 1.1% Trentham — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.4%).

Setting

Tylden Trentham
Elevation 579 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 686 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Tylden Trentham
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
267 premises
 0%
807 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

Tylden Trentham
Average residential rate $2,065/yr $1,748/yr
Council Macedon Ranges Hepburn

Federal electorate

Tylden Trentham
Division Bendigo Ballarat
Member Lisa Chesters Catherine King
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Tylden

River Rural

Trentham

Acreage Retirees River

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