16,966 ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16,484
- 2016: 16,618
- 2021: 16,966
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Templestowe · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Templestowe
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Templestowe is 46 years old, making the area far older than the national and state figures. With 16,966 people, it is one of the largest areas at this level. The population is shaped by a high number of seniors and a smaller proportion of children.
16,966
▲ +2.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Templestowe — higher than 89% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 46, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. The total population is 16,966, making it among the largest areas of its kind.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.1% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain the older age profile, as children under 15 make up only 15.4% of the area, a little below the state and national averages.
25.1% ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.4% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Templestowe splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here at 59.1%, while those in de facto relationships are at 5.0%, which is well below the Victorian and Australian figures. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.2% of the population, lower than most areas.
0.2% ▲ +83.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.0% ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Templestowe, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22483/templestowe/topic/demographics-identity