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Templestowe VIC 3106

7,730 addresses · 303 streets

Menzies Electorate › Manningham LGA › Templestowe · 17 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Templestowe is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 16,966 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,163 a week, with median rent near $513 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,650,000.

16,966Population
46Median age
$2,163Median household income / wk
$513Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Templestowe statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Templestowe itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Eltham, 5.2 km north · Railway halt: Box Hill, 5.1 km south-west · Bus interchange: Doncaster Shopping Centre, 3.2 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 22 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

7 facilities recorded in Templestowe.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,650,000House · 2024
$910,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 25.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Templestowe

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Templestowe VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202174.2%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 56.8%

Population by age in Templestowe
Population by age, Templestowe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4717
5-141,904
15-191,005
20-24938
25-341,571
35-442,010
45-542,112
55-642,459
65-742,113
75-841,447
85+696
Dwelling types in Templestowe
Dwelling types, Templestowe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House4,436
Townhouse1,065
Apartment214
Other0
Households by weekly income in Templestowe
Households by weekly income, Templestowe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650697
$650-1,4991,226
$1,500-2,9991,501
$3,000+1,897
Top ancestries in Templestowe
Top ancestries, Templestowe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese4,059
English3,099
Australian2,756
Other2,619
Italian1,933
Greek1,612
Housing tenure in Templestowe
Housing tenure, Templestowe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,685
Mortgage2,016
Rented801
Other139
Cars per household in Templestowe
Cars per household, Templestowe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0166
11,488
22,546
3907
4+550
Commute to work in Templestowe
Commute to work, Templestowe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,949
Train9
Bus155
Tram/ferry0
Walked42
Bicycle12
Home2,566
Top countries of birth in Templestowe
Top countries of birth, Templestowe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China1,794
Malaysia495
Italy451
Iran440
Greece437
Hong Kong436
Languages used at home in Templestowe
Languages used at home, Templestowe VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin2,215
Cantonese1,139
Greek1,070
Italian580
Persian541
Arabic412

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

123,685 bird observations recorded near Templestowe — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Templestowe

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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