Where you live in Australia can influence your life expectancy, a new study has revealed.
Research by Torrens University showed the suburbs and neighbourhoods where Australians have the longest and shortest life spans.
A suburb in Melbourne's south-east, Ashburton, and the areas of Unley and Parkside, south of Adelaide's CBD, took out joint first place for the highest median age at death in Australia, both sitting at 89 years.
While the lowest median age at death in the country was Melbourne's CBD at 59 years, followed by the Forrestdale, Harrisdale, Piara Waters areas in Perth at 62 years.
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The suburb comparisons revealed there were "significant disparities" in neighbourhoods, despite some being a similar distance from the CBD.
Professor John Glover, from the Public Health Information Development Unit (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."
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However, socioeconomic disadvantage was a "strong influence" in life expectancy, Professor Glover said.
"Socioeconomic disadvantage is clearly evident in the pattern of potential years of life lost across our capital cities," he said.
"Regardless of variations between areas, I expect the data will place those areas with lower lifespans under the spotlight, and hope that social and health policymakers, agencies and providers will be informed by these data, investigate the causes and further consider the needs of people in these areas."
Ashburton resident Judith Cameron told 9News she was surprised her suburb came out in first place.
"I wouldn't have thought," she said.
"I thought there would have been other suburbs that would have been better than Ashburton."
Highest median age at death - Australian capital city
Ashburton (VIC) - 89 years
Unley/Parkside (SA) - 89 years
Caste Hill/Cherrybrook/Glenhaven (NSW) - 88 years
Lowest median age at death - Australian capital city
Melbourne CBD - 59 years
Forrestdale/Harrisdale/Piara Waters (WA) - 62 years
Driver/Gray/Moulden/Woodroffe (NT) - 62 years
Highest median age at death - regional Australia
Yackandandah (NSW) – 86.5 years
Grovedale (VIC), Mayfield/Warabrook/ Waratah/North Lambton (NSW), Clear Island Waters/Merrimac (QLD), Nuriootpa/Tanunda (SA) – 86 years
Lowest median age at death - regional Australia
Newman (WA) – 45 years
APY Lands (SA) – 53 years
Alice Springs - Remote (NT) – 54 years
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Highest median age capital city breakdown
MELBOURNE
Ashburton - 89 years
Brighton/Brighton East - 88 years
Camberwell/Surrey Hills/Canterbury - 88 years
SYDNEY
Castle Hill/Cherrybrook/Glenhaven – 88 years
Cromer/ Narrabeen/ Collaroy – 88 years
Gordon/Killara/Pymble – 88 years
BRISBANE
Centenary – 87 years
Chermside – 87 years
Enoggera/Keperra/Mitchelton – 86 years
ADELAIDE
Unley/Parkside – 89 years
Colonel Light Gardens/Mitcham – 87 years
Fulham/West Beach – 87 years
PERTH
Manning/Waterford – 87 years
Canning (north) – 86 years
Innaloo/Doubleview/Karrinyup/Gwelup/Carine – 86 years
HOBART
Mount Nelson/SandyBay/ South Hobart area – 86 years
New Town – 86 years
Bellerive/Geilston Bay/Howrah/Lindisfarne – 85 years
DARWIN
Casuarina area – 76 years
Inner Darwin – 70 years
Nightcliff area – 70 years
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Lowest median age capital city breakdown
MELBOURNE
Melbourne CBD – 59 years
Docklands/Southbank/West Melbourne – 66 years
Kinglake – 68 years
SYDNEY
Haymarket/The Rocks – 67 years
Homebush Bay/Silverwater – 68 years
Mount Druitt/North-West – 69 years
BRISBANE
Springfield Lakes – 57 years
New Chum/Redbank Plains – 63 years
Bellbird Park/Brookwater/Springfield – 64 years
ADELAIDE
Lewiston/Two Wells – 69 years
Adelaide – 69 years
One Tree Hill – 73 years
PERTH
Forrestdale/Harrisdale/Piara Waters – 62 years
Seville Grove – 65 years
Kwinana – 65 years
HOBART
Bridgewater/Gagebrook – 67 years
Rokeby – 71 years
Austins Ferry/Granton – 76 years
DARWIN
Driver/Gray/ Moulden/ Woodroffe – 62 years
Litchfield – 65 years
Marrara/Berrimah – 66 years
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