Melbourne’s highest and lowest life expectancy. No doubt we all want to live a long healthy and prosperous life. Did you know that there are many places in both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria that have quite different life expectancy? You heard it right! Some people actually live longer on average in certain places. Lets explore this interesting fact.
It’s been proven for generations, that your life expectancy can be influenced by your lifestyle, gender (male/female) and genetics. Would you believe it, if we said a different postcode can also demonstrate a different life expectancy?
According to recent research conducted by the Public Health Information Development Unit at Torrens University they discovered the highest and lowest life expectancy across Australia. Here we highlight Melbourne’s situation.
Who took top spot?
Ashburton located 12 km southeast of Melbourne’s Central Business District took top spot with the highest median age at death, at 89 years old. Located within the City of Boroondara, recorded the highest life expectancy.
Who took last spot?
The lowest life expectancy was in fact people living inside Melbourne CBD. They recorded the lowest median age at death, at 59 years old.
Public Health Information Development Unit (PHIDU) said various factors influenced residents’ lifespan.
How can there be a 40 year median age difference when both Ashburton and the Melbourne CBD are only 12kms apart?
Professor John Glover, from the PHIDU at Torrens University, said various factors influenced residents’ lifespan. “Variations in the median age at death between suburbs are impacted by many factors including socioeconomic disadvantage, as influenced by unemployment, education, housing, and income,” he said. “Events like road traffic accidents among young people lower the median age, and the location of residential aged care facilities raise the median age.”
At the other end of the spectrum, people living in the more affluent suburbs tend to live longer. “They have good housing and make good choices about food and nutrition and diet,” said Professor Glover.
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October 2022
