14,098 ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,152
- 2016: 13,429
- 2021: 14,098
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Templestowe Lower · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Templestowe Lower
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly a quarter of all residents in Templestowe Lower are now aged 65 or over, making it a notably older area. This suburb is home to 14,098 people, with a typical age of 45 that is seven years older than the national figure.
14,098
▲ +7.2%
- 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 Lower — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 45, which is noticeably older than the state and national average of 38. With 14,098 people, it is among the largest areas of its type.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 24.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This older profile is reflected in the age structure, where adults aged 45 to 64 and those over 65 make up over half the suburb.
24.3% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Templestowe Lower splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common here at 55.8%, while those in de facto relationships make up only 6.2%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 0.2% of the population.
0.2% ▲ +117.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.2% ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Templestowe Lower, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 28%.
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 Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22484/templestowe-lower/topic/demographics-identity