827 ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 589
- 2016: 944
- 2021: 827
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Trentham · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Trentham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Trentham (L) are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is now 58. This is far older than the national figure, contributing to a population that has grown by 40% since 2011 to reach 827 people.
827
▲ +40.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Trentham — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Trentham (L) is 58, which is far older than the 38-year-old national typical age and is among the highest for similar areas. This age has risen by 4 years since 2011.
58 yrs ▲ +7.4%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is a senior-heavy area, with 36.4% of people aged 65 and over, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12.1% of the population, a figure well below the Australian average.
36.4% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Trentham splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (37%) and Older adults (45–64) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in the latest census, a figure well below the national average. About 11.5% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Trentham, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Trentham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221074/trentham/topic/demographics-identity