Malvern VIC 3144
7,017 addresses · 113 streets
Higgins Electorate › Stonnington LGA › Malvern · 8 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Malvern is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 9,929 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $2,606 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $3,306,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Malvern - Glen Iris statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Malvern itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 playgrounds
2 dog parks
Getting around. Train station: Malvern, 1.1 km south-west · Tram stop: Stop 46: Fraser Street, 100 m east · Bus interchange: Chadstone Shopping Centre, 5.5 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Como Landing, 3.7 km north-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 14.6 km south-east.
Sport & Recreation
5 facilities recorded in Malvern.
- Malvern Bowling Club Lawn Bowls
- Malvern Cricket Ground Cricket, Lacrosse
- Malvern Glendearg Tennis Club Tennis (Outdoor)
- MaxxFit Performance Training Fitness / Gymnasium Workouts
- Sir Robert Menzies Reserve Cricket, Soccer
Socio-economic Standing
Median Sale Prices
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 19.7% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 63.4%
Population by age in Malvern
| 0-4 | 395 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 1,094 |
| 15-19 | 623 |
| 20-24 | 593 |
| 25-34 | 1,197 |
| 35-44 | 1,151 |
| 45-54 | 1,381 |
| 55-64 | 1,206 |
| 65-74 | 1,053 |
| 75-84 | 849 |
| 85+ | 389 |
Dwelling types in Malvern
| House | 1,834 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 779 |
| Apartment | 1,236 |
| Other | 151 |
Households by weekly income in Malvern
| <$650 | 394 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 691 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 944 |
| $3,000+ | 1,723 |
Top ancestries in Malvern
| English | 3,636 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 2,830 |
| Irish | 1,353 |
| Scottish | 1,227 |
| Other | 1,157 |
| Chinese | 633 |
Housing tenure in Malvern
| Owned | 1,677 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 1,134 |
| Rented | 1,069 |
| Other | 76 |
Cars per household in Malvern
| 0 | 333 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,761 |
| 2 | 1,379 |
| 3 | 334 |
| 4+ | 151 |
Commute to work in Malvern
| Car | 1,740 |
|---|---|
| Train | 170 |
| Bus | 6 |
| Tram/ferry | 74 |
| Walked | 210 |
| Bicycle | 39 |
| Home | 2,242 |
Top countries of birth in Malvern
| England | 346 |
|---|---|
| China | 222 |
| India | 194 |
| New Zealand | 159 |
| Greece | 126 |
| South Africa | 92 |
Languages used at home in Malvern
| Mandarin | 321 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 308 |
| Cantonese | 105 |
| Italian | 91 |
| Spanish | 62 |
| Hindi | 55 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
185,504 bird observations recorded near Malvern — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (14,878)
- Noisy Miner (14,239)
- Little Raven (12,342)
- Australian Magpie (12,268)
- Common Myna (11,717)
- Rock Dove (9,718)
- Magpie-lark (9,566)
- Red Wattlebird (9,421)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (8,584)
- Pacific Black Duck (6,555)
- Pied Currawong (6,444)
- Welcome Swallow (5,808)
- Grey Butcherbird (5,783)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Malvern
- Eurasian Blackbird (5,349)
- Dusky Moorhen (5,224)
- Silver Gull (5,000)
- Common Starling (4,326)
- Chestnut Teal (4,122)
- Crested Pigeon (3,888)
- Australian Wood Duck (3,808)
- Brown Thornbill (3,539)
- Eurasian Coot (3,339)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (3,336)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (3,106)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,689)
- Little Wattlebird (2,437)
- White-faced Heron (2,264)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (1,983)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (1,954)
- Little Corella (1,817)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Malvern:
- Armadale (1.3 km)
- Kooyong (1.7 km)
- Caulfield North (1.8 km)
- Glen Iris (2.3 km)
- Toorak (2.5 km)
- Caulfield East (2.9 km)
- St Kilda East (3 km)
- Caulfield (3.1 km)
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Streets
- Acre Place (30)
- Alice Street (39)
- Arthur Street (11)
- Ascot Street (67)
- Ashley Grove (29)
- Banksia Way (11)
- Barkly Avenue (5)
- Beamsley Street (11)
- Beaven Avenue (3)
- Bell Street (9)
- Bodley Lane (2)
- Bonview Road (70)
- Bride Street (6)
- Canberra Grove (9)
- Cawkwell Street (104)
- Chandlers Road (16)
- Chesterfield Avenue (36)
- Chilcote Avenue (26)
- Childers Road (19)
- Claremont Avenue (154)
- Como Street (29)
- Coonil Crescent (13)
- Cressy Street (68)
- Cummins Grove (38)
- Dalny Street (8)
- Dandenong Road (241)
- Derril Avenue (7)
- Dixon Street (95)
- Drysdale Street (13)
- East Street (10)
- Ebbott Lane (1)
- Edsall Street (71)
- Elizabeth Street (239)
- Embling Road (48)
- Ethel Street (28)
- Euston Street (28)
- Eva Street (34)
- Evandale Road (42)
- Ewart Street (75)
- Finlayson Street (101)
- Fraser Street (22)
- Frederick Street (2)
- Gaynor Court (19)
- Glendearg Grove (49)
- Glenferrie Road (670)
- Glenview Avenue (47)
- Gordon Grove (59)
- Grace Street (30)
- Graves Lane (3)
- Hamilton Road (29)
- Harvey Street (15)
- Haverbrack Avenue (32)
- Henderson Avenue (25)
- High Street (412)
- Horace Street (105)
- Hornsby Street (21)
- Hunter Street (86)
- Irving Street (49)
- Isabella Street (48)
- Johnstone Street (87)
- Jordan Street (93)
- Lara Street (17)
- Lawnhill Road (18)
- Lysterville Avenue (48)
- Malvern Road (512)
- Mary Street (9)
- Mayfield Avenue (56)
- Mcarthur Street (96)
- Mckinley Avenue (59)
- Meredith Street (28)
- Milton Parade (208)
- Moorakyne Avenue (16)
- Mountview Road (32)
- Nicholls Street (9)
- Norfolk Place (59)
- Northbrook Avenue (14)
- Oxford Street (28)
- Park Street (34)
- Parkside Street (16)
- Parslow Street (113)
- Pine Grove (20)
- Plant Street (49)
- Pryor Place (1)
- Raleigh Street (38)
- Robinson Street (19)
- Rushmead Street (12)
- Shaftesbury Avenue (60)
- Silver Street (30)
- Somers Avenue (89)
- Sorrett Avenue (35)
- Soudan Street (37)
- Spring Road (99)
- Stanhope Street (140)
- Staniland Avenue (29)
- Station Place (10)
- Station Street (124)
- Thanet Street (94)
- Toorak Road (33)
- Tooronga Road (10)
- Union Street (9)
- Valetta Street (46)
- Victoria Road N (33)
- Victoria Road S (16)
- Walnut Street (7)
- Warner Street (85)
- Wattletree Road (523)
- Weir Street (4)
- Wheatland Road (106)
- Wilks Avenue (25)
- Willis Street (1)
- Willow Street (11)
- Winter Street (75)
- Woodmason Street (26)
