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Malvern SA 5061

1,412 addresses · 20 streets

Adelaide Electorate › Unley LGA › Malvern · 4 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Malvern is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 2,713 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,655 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $2,650,750.

2,713Population
46Median age
$2,655Median household income / wk
$380Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Unley - Parkside statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Malvern itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Unley Park, 1.6 km south-west · Tram stop: Wayville (Stop 2), 2.1 km north-west · Bus interchange: Blackwood Interchange, 6.9 km south · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 7.5 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
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

$2,650,750House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 15.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Malvern

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

Tree cover measures, Malvern SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202015.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 63%

Population by age in Malvern
Population by age, Malvern SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-499
5-14341
15-19188
20-24164
25-34202
35-44295
45-54406
55-64373
65-74365
75-84182
85+106
Dwelling types in Malvern
Dwelling types, Malvern SA (ABS Census 2021)
House784
Townhouse125
Apartment72
Other0
Households by weekly income in Malvern
Households by weekly income, Malvern SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65081
$650-1,499189
$1,500-2,999231
$3,000+426
Top ancestries in Malvern
Top ancestries, Malvern SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,034
Australian864
Other259
Scottish253
Irish243
Italian210
Housing tenure in Malvern
Housing tenure, Malvern SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned478
Mortgage303
Rented187
Other9
Cars per household in Malvern
Cars per household, Malvern SA (ABS Census 2021)
034
1314
2412
3143
4+73
Commute to work in Malvern
Commute to work, Malvern SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car853
Train0
Bus62
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle34
Home218
Top countries of birth in Malvern
Top countries of birth, Malvern SA (ABS Census 2021)
England107
China92
Italy38
India33
Greece30
Malaysia24
Languages used at home in Malvern
Languages used at home, Malvern SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin130
Greek110
Italian47
Cantonese17
French16
Vietnamese16

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

100,650 bird observations recorded near Malvern — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Malvern

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.