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Malvern East, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Malvern East (VIC 3145): population 22,296, median age 38, median household income $2,383/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 10. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Malvern East is a suburb in Stonnington, Victoria (postcode 3145), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 22,296 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
22,296
Median age
38
Household income
$2,383/wk
Weekly rent
$421
Unemployment
5.1%
SEIFA IRSD decile
10 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
4.6%
5-14
11.3%
15-19
6.3%
20-24
8.2%
25-34
14.7%
35-44
12.6%
45-54
13.8%
55-64
11.4%
65-74
8.8%
75-84
5.3%
85+
3.0%

Housing tenure

Owned
35.6%
Mortgage
31.3%
Rented
30.9%
Other
1.0%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3145
Population (2021)22,296
Males10,874 (48.8%)
Females11,422 (51.2%)
Median age38 years
Average household size2.5
Median weekly household income$2,383
Median weekly family income$3,288
Median weekly rent$421
Median monthly mortgage$2,944
Labour force12,578
Unemployment rate5.1%
Participation rate69.5%
Born overseas29.6%
Separate houses45.6%
Worked at home40.7%
SEIFA IRSD decile10 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher74.1%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent84.5%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.3%
Residents needing assistance with core activities4.7%
Households with 2+ vehicles52.1%
Distance from Melbourne CBD11.4 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 38 years. Residents under 15: 15.9%. Residents aged 65 and over: 17.1%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-41,0294.6%
5-142,51911.3%
15-191,3996.3%
20-241,8208.2%
25-343,26814.7%
35-442,81512.6%
45-543,08413.8%
55-642,53811.4%
65-741,9658.8%
75-841,1845.3%
85 and over6693.0%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households8,324
Average household size2.5
One person2,18926.3%
Two persons2,67332.1%
Three persons1,28015.4%
Four persons1,49017.9%
Five persons5716.9%
Six or more persons1171.4%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families5,705
Couples with children3155.5%
Couples without children2,09436.7%
One-parent families65811.5%
Other families1111.9%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.29
Women with no children41.9%
Women with three or more children18.3%

Of the 2,842 couple families with children in Malvern East, 4.2% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Malvern East.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)47.1%
Married (de facto)9.8%
Not married43.1%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings9,726
Occupied8,32485.6%
Unoccupied1,40314.4%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house4,43245.6%
Semi-detached or townhouse1,96020.2%
Flat or apartment1,78718.4%
Other dwelling1361.4%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright2,96435.6%
Owned with a mortgage2,60331.3%
Rented2,57430.9%
Other tenure871.0%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week28.2%
$350 to $549 per week46.0%
$550 or more per week25.7%

3.7% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00012.9%
$1,000 to $1,79915.0%
$1,800 to $2,99922.4%
$3,000 or more49.7%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom9.1%
Two bedrooms26.4%
Three bedrooms32.5%
Four or more bedrooms32.1%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force12,578
Employed11,94094.9%
Unemployed6395.1%
Not in the labour force5,524
Unemployment rate5.1%
Participation rate69.5%

36.5% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Malvern East are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65013.1%
$650 to $1,49919.2%
$1,500 to $2,99926.7%
$3,000 or more41.0%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50029.5%
$500 to $99918.6%
$1,000 to $1,99926.1%
$2,000 or more25.9%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver4,15834.8%
Car passenger2562.1%
Train4413.7%
Bus670.6%
Tram430.4%
Bicycle980.8%
Walked only2472.1%
Worked at home4,85540.7%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity10,06945.2%
No religion8,81739.5%
Islam1870.8%
Hinduism6903.1%
Buddhism5662.5%
Judaism6232.8%
Other or not stated1,3446.0%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)10881093
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)112810
IER (economic resources)10477
IEO (education and occupation)114110

Where residents were born

69.5% of residents were born in Australia and 30.5% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Malvern East are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,1575.3%
India7303.4%
England5602.6%
Greece3981.8%
Malaysia2961.4%
New Zealand2641.2%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202125.1%
2011 to 201512.0%
2001 to 201016.6%
Before 200146.3%

Languages spoken at home

73.7% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Malvern East are listed below. Across all households, 3.2% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Chinese: Mandarin1,3276.1%
Greek1,1245.2%
Chinese: Cantonese3741.7%
Italian2451.1%
Vietnamese2151.0%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi2101.0%

Ancestry

Residents of Malvern East most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
English6,75022.4%
Australian5,81219.3%
Irish2,6518.8%
Chinese2,5168.3%
Scottish2,1327.1%
Greek1,6775.6%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Malvern East residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance1,76715.5%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,70915.0%
Education and Training1,18410.4%
Retail Trade1,14510.0%
Financial and Insurance Services9067.9%
Accommodation and Food Services7866.9%

The most common occupations among Malvern East residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals4,47838.1%
Managers2,26519.3%
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,44112.3%
Community and Personal Service Workers1,0549.0%
Sales Workers9858.4%
Technicians and Trades Workers7936.7%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Malvern East, 32.1% are at university or higher education, 6.6% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 58.2% are at school.

84.5% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Malvern East residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce3,73930.2%
Society and Culture1,75414.2%
Health1,70113.7%
Engineering and Related Technologies1,1229.1%
Education9928.0%
Information Technology7976.4%

Long-term health conditions

61.2% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Malvern East are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Asthma1,6226.8%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)1,6026.7%
Arthritis1,3575.7%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)7553.2%
Cancer (including remission)7043.0%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)6812.9%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)2351.0%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)2020.8%
Stroke1670.7%
Kidney disease1570.7%

19.1% of residents report one condition, 4.6% report two, and 2.1% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Malvern East contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group16.5%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition13.4%
Provides unpaid child care50.6%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work19.4%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.5%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago82.0%
Moved within Victoria in the last year13.7%
Moved interstate in the last year0.9%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.7%
Same address 5 years ago58.3%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years25.1%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years3.0%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years8.8%

Photo: Malvern East, Victoria. Credit: Melburnian / CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 2,796 offences in Malvern East in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person220
B Property and deception offences2,233
C Drug offences110
D Public order and security offences82
E Justice procedures offences150
F Other offences1

That is a calculated rate of 125.4 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Stonnington local government area recorded 11,590 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
2,030
2023
2,257
2024
2,396
2025
2,556
2026
2,796

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 22296
Median Age 38
Average Household Size 2.5
Median Weekly Household Income $2383
Median Weekly Rent $421
Median Monthly Mortgage $2944
Unemployment Rate 5.1%
Participation Rate 69.5%
Born Overseas 29.6%
Separate House 45.6%
Worked at Home 40.7%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 10
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 93
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10
Median Weekly Family Income $3288
Postcode 3145

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