But it is Australia's top end which has the lowest life expectancy figures of anywhere in Australia, likely due to its large number of remote communities. Darwin's Casuarina suburb has the highest life expectancy at 76 years, whereas in the city centre, people live to an average of 70 years.
Residents in the Australian Capital Territory are expected to live the longest - 82.7 years for males and 86.3 for females.
Residents of Sydney's eastern suburbs such as Bondi, Surry Hills and Vaucluse are the healthiest in Australia, where 75 per cent of the population is sufficiently active and only 13 per cent are obese.
These so-called Blue Zones are: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Icaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California. Loma Linda is a city in southern California of less than 25,000 people.
Western Australians are some of the healthiest people in the world. The average life expectancy is about 78 years for men and 83 years for women.
Perth city, the western suburbs and inner ring suburbs such as Como/South Perth, Manning, Mt Lawley and East Fremantle again were best performing with rates closer to 50 per cent.
The median age of death
In Melbourne's eastern suburbs of Camberwell and Surrey Hills, a person's lifespan is 88 years, while in the western suburbs of Derrimut and Deer Park – a similar distance from the CBD – it is 17 years less, at 71 years.
Meanwhile, Spring Lakes has the lowest average life expectancy at just 57 years old.
A Mediterranean diet remains one of the gold standards for living longer and more healthfully. This pattern is characterized by a high intake of fruits and vegetables; whole grains; pulses; healthful fats from nuts, olive oil, and avocado; and herbs and spices. It includes seafood a few times a week.
“Queensland's known as the Sunshine State. All those rays and the laid-back lifestyle might be among the reasons why it's Australia's happiest state,” Bayliss said.
OK, so Melbourne may be the 'Friendliest City in the World', according to recent data – but Sydney has ranked in the top 10 global cities when it comes to both safety and happiness.
Woorabinda, west of Gladstone, was ranked the most disadvantaged LGA in the country, followed by Cherbourg, about an hour west of Gympie in the state's south. Yarrabah, Kowanyama, Wujal Wujal and Doomadgee, all in the state's north, were also ranked in the 10 most disadvantaged areas in Australia.
The study, supported by the American Insurance Group, found that, on average, a 75-year-old American woman with no chronic conditions will live 17.3 additional years (that's to more than 92 years old).
Today, a 65 year old Australian male can expect to live another 20.3 years and a female another 23.0 years. This is longer than life expectancy at birth, as they have successfully made it through the first several decades of life.
1 state for a long, healthy life: Hawaii. It's not surprising that Hawaii landed the number one spot as the best state for longevity. The Aloha State's life expectancy at birth is 80.7 years, which exceeds all other states and is three years longer than the national average.
U.S. life expectancy at birth
On average, a person living in the U.S. can expect to live to 76.1 years. Asian people have the longest average life expectancy (83.5 years) and American Indian/Alaska Natives the shortest (65.2 years).
Body temperature is one of the most well known and important factors involved in lifespan; increased body temperature has been shown to negatively associate with longevity (i.e. earlier death) and conversely, lower body temperature is associated with increased longevity and reduced aging.
Inexplicably, the benefits of having children don't apply to paediatricians. Radiologists die at around 75 years, succumbing to conditions such as respiratory diseases or cancers, while OBGYNs live to about 82 years. Those who work in public health live the longest – up to almost 84 years.
Sydney is still the most expensive city in Australia — you'll pay around a quarter more for living expenses in Sydney than if you lived in Darwin or Melbourne, and even more if you stayed in Adelaide or Hobart.
Fitzroy, Carlton, and St Kilda are some of the healthiest places in Melbourne to live in terms of walkability and the principle of the 20-minute neighbourhood.
Roseville, Mosman and Mount Kuring-Gai were top of the list. They did not score well for active transport, but ranked highly for access to open space, volunteering, tree cover, access to health services and had a low density of fast food and bottle shops.
Keilor East is home to the highest number of people aged 65 to 74, according to a report presented to the Australian Property Council on Wednesday. The suburb, about 16 kilometres north-west of Melbourne's CBD, is also home to the highest population of 75 to 84 year olds.