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Eltham vs Templestowe

Name: Eltham vs Templestowe — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 4.3 km apart · Eltham profile · Templestowe profile

Eltham Templestowe

Eltham (Vic.) and Templestowe are neighbouring areas with distinct cultural profiles. Templestowe is far more diverse, with 42.6% of people born overseas and 45.0% using a language other than English at home, compared to 18.5% and 10.5% in Eltham (Vic.). Eltham (Vic.) has a much higher share of people with no religion at 51.9%, while Templestowe is far more connected to public transport, with 95.0% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop versus 78.8% in Eltham (Vic.).

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, as they have the same typical home size of 2.8 people and an almost identical share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher. Both areas are well-off, with high proportions of people earning over $2,000 a week. Since 2011, the gap in the number of people aged 65 and over has widened, with Templestowe now seeing a well higher share at 25.1% compared to 18.5% in Eltham (Vic.).

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Where they differ most

Other language: 34.5 pts higher in Templestowe Born overseas: 24.1 pts higher in Templestowe No religion: 17.3 pts higher in Eltham Participation: 9.7 pts higher in Eltham Separate houses: 8.3 pts higher in Eltham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Eltham in Templestowe +1,881 larger in Eltham gap widening

18,847 89th pct 16,966 89th pct

Median age in Eltham in Templestowe +3 yrs older in Templestowe gap narrowing

43 yrs 43rd pct 46 yrs 54th pct

Age structure

29.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.9 pts 26.9%

18.5% Seniors (65+) +6.6 pts ▸ 25.1%

20.5% Young adults (25–44) +0.6 pts ▸ 21.1%

18.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.2 pts 15.4%

12.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.0 pts 11.5%

Marital status

55.8% Married +3.3 pts ▸ 59.1%

30.2% Never married ◂ +3.6 pts 26.7%

7.8% Divorced ◂ +2.1 pts 5.7%

4.0% Widowed +2.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

2.3% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Eltham Templestowe

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

79.0% Australia ◂ +24.5 pts 54.5%

1.2% China +9.4 pts ▸ 10.6%

4.6% England ◂ +2.4 pts 2.2%

0.7% Italy +1.9 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.7% India +1.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.7% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.0% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

40.5% English ◂ +22.2 pts 18.3%

34.6% Australian ◂ +18.3 pts 16.2%

3.3% Chinese +20.6 pts ▸ 23.9%

14.2% Irish ◂ +8.7 pts 5.5%

12.1% Scottish ◂ +7.1 pts 5.0%

8.2% Italian +3.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

2.6% Greek +6.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.6% German ◂ +2.6 pts 2.0%

1.3% Indian +1.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.1% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%

0.3% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Language

Language used at home

86.8% English only ◂ +35.3 pts 51.6%

1.6% Mandarin +11.4 pts ▸ 13.1%

0.3% Cantonese +6.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

0.9% Greek +5.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

1.0% Italian +2.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

0.4% Arabic +2.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.1% Punjabi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

51.9% No religion ◂ +17.3 pts 34.6%

40.9% Christianity +8.2 pts ▸ 49.1%

4.2% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 5.2%

0.9% Islam +2.9 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.0% Buddhism +2.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.6% Hinduism +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.4% Other religions +1.4 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.2% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Eltham in Templestowe +0.66 more in Eltham

1.42 16th pct 0.76 3rd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Eltham in Templestowe +1 more in Templestowe

35 89th pct 36 89th pct

Avg size in Eltham in Templestowe +197 larger in Templestowe

434 64th pct 631 87th pct

ICSEA in Eltham in Templestowe +29 higher in Templestowe

1,095 90th pct 1,124 96th pct

Highest year of school

70.7% Year 12 +1.1 pts ▸ 71.8%

11.5% Year 11 ◂ +4.4 pts 7.1%

9.8% Year 10 ◂ +2.4 pts 7.4%

4.6% Year 9 or below +4.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

Highest qualification level

33.5% Bachelor degree +5.3 pts ▸ 38.8%

18.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +6.0 pts 13.0%

16.0% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.4 pts 14.6%

13.5% Postgraduate degree +1.9 pts ▸ 15.4%

6.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.5 pts 4.4%

1.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Field of qualification

19.1% Management & commerce +6.8 pts ▸ 25.9%

13.3% Society & culture ◂ +2.8 pts 10.5%

12.6% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

11.7% Health ◂ +1.1 pts 10.5%

10.8% Education ◂ +3.6 pts 7.2%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.7 pts 4.6%

5.5% Creative arts ◂ +1.9 pts 3.7%

3.3% Information technology +1.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

3.4% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Eltham in Templestowe +$190 higher in Eltham gap widening

$971 79th pct $781 56th pct

Household income in Eltham in Templestowe +$228 higher in Eltham gap widening

$2,391 88th pct $2,163 82nd pct

Family income in Eltham in Templestowe +$392 higher in Eltham gap widening

$2,811 88th pct $2,419 78th pct

Household income distribution

27.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 26.3%

23.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 21.2%

19.0% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 21.4%

14.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.6 pts 12.0%

10.3% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 12.2%

Personal income distribution

35.7% Under $650 +6.1 pts ▸ 41.7%

28.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.2 pts 26.9%

23.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.1 pts 18.2%

8.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 8.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.8% Asthma ◂ +2.9 pts 5.9%

8.1% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.6% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 8.3%

8.6% Mental health ◂ +2.5 pts 6.0%

3.1% Diabetes +2.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.5% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 4.7%

3.3% Cancer even 3.3%

0.5% Dementia +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.8% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.4% None +2.4 pts ▸ 67.9%

20.9% One condition ◂ +2.6 pts 18.3%

5.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 5.3%

1.9% Three or more +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Eltham in Templestowe +57 larger in Eltham

91 86th pct 34 74th pct

Median age in Eltham in Templestowe +10 yrs older in Eltham

30 yrs 63rd pct 20 yrs 25th pct

Median income in Eltham in Templestowe +$225 higher in Eltham

$949 76th pct $724 58th pct

Household income in Eltham in Templestowe +$1,653 higher in Templestowe

$2,471 78th pct $4,124 96th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Eltham in Templestowe even gap narrowing

2.8 76th pct 2.8 76th pct

Family composition

66.2% Couples with children ◂ +1.8 pts 64.4%

23.2% Couples without children +2.1 pts ▸ 25.3%

10.2% One-parent families ◂ +0.5 pts 9.7%

0.5% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Household size

32.7% 2 people +0.4 pts ▸ 33.1%

21.9% 4 people ◂ +2.2 pts 19.7%

17.8% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 18.7%

17.7% 1 person ◂ +0.8 pts 16.9%

8.0% 5 people +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.1% 6 or more +1.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Eltham in Templestowe +$73 higher in Templestowe gap widening

$440 87th pct $513 93rd pct

Mortgage in Eltham in Templestowe +$450 higher in Templestowe gap widening

$2,250 83rd pct $2,700 89th pct

People / bedroom in Eltham in Templestowe even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.2% Owned outright +4.7 pts ▸ 47.0%

43.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.7 pts 35.3%

11.9% Rented +2.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

1.2% Other tenure +1.2 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.8% Not stated +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

85.9% Separate house ◂ +8.3 pts 77.6%

5.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.9 pts ▸ 18.6%

8.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +4.5 pts 3.7%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

37.1% 4 bedrooms +9.0 pts ▸ 46.1%

41.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +14.2 pts 27.4%

8.7% 5 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 15.6%

10.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.6 pts 8.8%

1.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

55.4% $350–$549 ◂ +11.9 pts 43.4%

19.8% $550–$749 +9.9 pts ▸ 29.7%

12.5% $200–$349 ◂ +6.8 pts 5.7%

2.7% $750 or more +9.8 pts ▸ 12.5%

6.5% Under $200 ◂ +3.9 pts 2.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

27.3% $3,000 or more +15.2 pts ▸ 42.5%

34.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.1 pts 22.5%

19.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.5 pts 13.1%

12.9% Under $1,000 +0.9 pts ▸ 13.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Eltham in Templestowe +58 more in Templestowe

52 87th pct 110 90th pct

Stops/1k in Eltham in Templestowe +3.72 more in Templestowe

2.76 68th pct 6.48 83rd pct

Departures/1k in Eltham in Templestowe +1,655.7 more in Templestowe

1,359.0 88th pct 3,014.7 97th pct

PT routes in Eltham in Templestowe +12 more in Templestowe

9 86th pct 21 86th pct

Stop walk in Eltham in Templestowe +3 longer in Templestowe

7 39th pct 10 46th pct

Drive to city in Eltham in Templestowe +5 longer in Eltham

25 21st pct 20 17th pct

Reach 30 min in Eltham in Templestowe +6,478 more in Eltham

23,444 77th pct 16,966 71st pct

Reach 45 min in Eltham in Templestowe +9,194 more in Templestowe

23,444 51st pct 32,638 57th pct

Transit to city in Eltham in Templestowe +8 longer in Eltham

87 99th pct 79 87th pct

How people get to work

43.4% Car (driver) +4.4 pts ▸ 47.8%

36.2% Worked at home ◂ +3.2 pts 33.0%

2.6% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.4% Bus +1.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Train ◂ +1.1 pts 0.1%

0.9% Walked ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

45.8% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.8 pts 45.0%

27.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.3 pts 26.3%

14.8% 3 vehicles +1.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.5% 4 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

2.3% No vehicle +0.7 pts ▸ 2.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.5 pts 14.3%

12.6% Education & training ◂ +4.7 pts 7.9%

10.6% Professional & technical +1.6 pts ▸ 12.2%

7.9% Retail trade +4.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

10.6% Construction ◂ +2.0 pts 8.6%

4.4% Accommodation & food +1.9 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.6 pts 3.7%

6.0% Manufacturing ◂ +0.2 pts 5.8%

3.9% Finance & insurance +1.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.0% Wholesale trade +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.4% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

3.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

30.9% Professionals ◂ +0.9 pts 29.9%

17.9% Managers +1.4 pts ▸ 19.3%

13.6% Clerical & administrative +0.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

12.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.6 pts 9.5%

7.7% Sales workers +2.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

9.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 7.8%

4.8% Labourers ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%

2.2% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Eltham in Templestowe +0.0 higher in Templestowe

6.0 88th pct 6.1 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Eltham in Templestowe +0.2 more in Eltham

5.9 88th pct 5.6 86th pct

15-min city in Eltham in Templestowe +8.1 pts higher in Eltham

65.7% 83rd pct 57.5% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Eltham in Templestowe +3.7 pts higher in Eltham

72.7% 85th pct 69.0% 84th pct

Walk to transit in Eltham in Templestowe +16.2 pts higher in Templestowe

78.8% 81st pct 95.0% 86th pct

Walk to school in Eltham in Templestowe +8.8 pts higher in Eltham

81.1% 86th pct 72.3% 83rd pct

Walk to a park in Eltham in Templestowe +0.8 pts higher in Templestowe

98.9% 85th pct 99.7% 89th pct

Walk to health in Eltham in Templestowe +6.0 pts higher in Eltham

57.3% 86th pct 51.3% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in Eltham in Templestowe +5.6 more in Templestowe

16.1 56th pct 21.6 64th pct

Intersections/km² in Eltham in Templestowe +12 higher in Eltham

113 86th pct 101 86th pct

Mean slope in Eltham in Templestowe +2.3 pts higher in Eltham

10.4% 82nd pct 8.0% 71st pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Eltham vs Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20865/eltham/vs/SAL22483/templestowe