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Templestowe Lower VIC 3107

6,869 addresses · 194 streets

Menzies Electorate › Manningham LGA › Templestowe Lower · 14 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Templestowe Lower is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 14,098 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,920 a week, with median rent near $475 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,362,000.

14,098Population
45Median age
$1,920Median household income / wk
$475Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Heidelberg, 4.7 km west · Tram stop: Stop 51: Balwyn Road, 4.2 km south-west · Railway halt: Box Hill, 3.9 km south · Bus interchange: Doncaster Shopping Centre, 2.4 km south-east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 19.3 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Templestowe Lower.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources7/10
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

$1,362,000House · 2024
$1,010,000Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 15.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Templestowe Lower

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

Tree cover measures, Templestowe Lower VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202152.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 57.7%

Population by age in Templestowe Lower
Population by age, Templestowe Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4690
5-141,669
15-19832
20-24675
25-341,355
35-441,785
45-542,034
55-641,621
65-741,397
75-841,415
85+614
Dwelling types in Templestowe Lower
Dwelling types, Templestowe Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House4,068
Townhouse913
Apartment49
Other5
Households by weekly income in Templestowe Lower
Households by weekly income, Templestowe Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650731
$650-1,4991,201
$1,500-2,9991,392
$3,000+1,427
Top ancestries in Templestowe Lower
Top ancestries, Templestowe Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese2,979
English2,628
Australian2,477
Other2,141
Italian1,707
Greek1,655
Housing tenure in Templestowe Lower
Housing tenure, Templestowe Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,390
Mortgage1,644
Rented886
Other75
Cars per household in Templestowe Lower
Cars per household, Templestowe Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0172
11,659
22,247
3611
4+315
Commute to work in Templestowe Lower
Commute to work, Templestowe Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,168
Train10
Bus160
Tram/ferry0
Walked37
Bicycle10
Home2,141
Top countries of birth in Templestowe Lower
Top countries of birth, Templestowe Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China1,178
Greece526
Malaysia434
Italy378
Iran339
Hong Kong281
Languages used at home in Templestowe Lower
Languages used at home, Templestowe Lower VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin1,530
Greek1,211
Cantonese848
Italian577
Persian368
Arabic315

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

212,294 bird observations recorded near Templestowe Lower — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Templestowe Lower

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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