Malvern East

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21577
People 21,707
Male 48.1%
Female 51.9%
Median age 36
Families 5,424
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 8,889
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,937
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,400
Median weekly rent $390
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 10,450 48.1 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 11,256 51.9 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 60 0.3 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 21,707 people in Malvern East. Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

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Age Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,089 5.0 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,377 6.3 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,330 6.1 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,368 6.3 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,346 10.8 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,742 8.0 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,212 5.6 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,339 6.2 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,425 6.6 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,651 7.6 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,425 6.6 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,240 5.7 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,048 4.8 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 972 4.5 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 675 3.1 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 548 2.5 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 408 1.9 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 506 2.3 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Malvern East was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 8,711 48.6 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 291 1.6 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 960 5.4 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 796 4.4 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 7,157 39.9 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Malvern East aged 15 years and over, 48.6% were married and 7.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 7,835 47.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,298 7.9 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 7,249 44.2 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Malvern East, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 400 5.1 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,030 13.0 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 450 5.7 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 390 4.9 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 206 2.6 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 452 5.7 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 799 10.1 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 295 3.7 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 2,674 33.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 185 2.3 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,013 12.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Malvern East 36.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.6% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 37.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 8,109 45.3 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,628 9.1 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 304 1.7 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 831 4.6 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,138 17.5 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 675 3.8 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 666 3.7 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 878 4.9 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 100 0.6 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,159 6.5 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Malvern East, 17.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 6,315 21.4 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 5,611 19.1 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 2,767 9.4 370,644 4.7 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 2,714 9.2 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,974 6.7 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Malvern East were English 21.4%, Australian 19.1%, Chinese 9.4%, Irish 9.2% and Scottish 6.7%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Malvern East (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 14,161 65.3 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,697 7.8 160,652 2.7 509,555 2.2
England 542 2.5 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
India 514 2.4 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Greece 415 1.9 47,240 0.8 93,743 0.4
Malaysia 297 1.4 50,049 0.8 138,364 0.6

In Malvern East, 65.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.8%, England 2.5%, India 2.4%, Greece 1.9% and Malaysia 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8,525 39.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,429 6.6 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,099 5.1 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 9,659 44.5 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Malvern East, 44.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 10,798 49.8 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,966 9.1 214,931 3.6 704,658 3.0
Greece 1,039 4.8 107,736 1.8 226,920 1.0
England 822 3.8 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
India 675 3.1 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6

In Malvern East, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 49.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.1%, Greece 4.8%, England 3.8% and India 3.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 11,130 51.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,944 9.0 212,966 3.6 699,074 3.0
Greece 1,014 4.7 100,642 1.7 206,674 0.9
England 748 3.4 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 658 3.0 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6

In Malvern East, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 51.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.0%, Greece 4.7%, England 3.4% and India 3.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,494 34.5 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 4,815 22.2 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,254 10.4 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,752 8.1 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Eastern Orthodox 1,645 7.6 204,587 3.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Malvern East were No Religion, so described 34.5%, Catholic 22.2%, Anglican 10.4%, Not stated 8.1% and Eastern Orthodox 7.6%. In Malvern East, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,740 8.0 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Greek 1,178 5.4 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Cantonese 381 1.8 78,079 1.3 280,943 1.2
Italian 290 1.3 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 199 0.9 103,430 1.7 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 14,886 68.7 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 2,753 33.8 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Malvern East 68.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 8.0%, Greek 5.4%, Cantonese 1.8%, Italian 1.3% and Vietnamese 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,330 56.6 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,695 33.0 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 423 3.8 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 744 6.6 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 11,192 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Malvern East. Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 33.0% were employed part-time and 6.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,462 14.0 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,205 11.5 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,031 9.9 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,345 12.9 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 4,985 47.7 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Malvern East, 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,985 38.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 1,879 18.0 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,339 12.8 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 971 9.3 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 855 8.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 677 6.5 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 403 3.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 158 1.5 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Malvern East included Professionals 38.2%, Managers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.5%, Labourers 3.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 473 4.5 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 355 3.4 50,234 1.8 162,884 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 309 3.0 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Higher Education 288 2.8 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5
Banking 270 2.6 43,852 1.6 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Malvern East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0%, Higher Education 2.8% and Banking 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 790 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,647 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,937 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Malvern East was $790.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,661 54.3 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 1,411 13.5 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 651 6.2 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 323 3.1 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 281 2.7 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 2,200 21.1 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,234 59.7 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Malvern East, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.3%, Train 13.5%, Worked at home 6.2%, Walked only 3.1% and Car, as passenger 2.7%. On the day, 21.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 12,983 72.5 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,911 27.4 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,036 11.4 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,350 24.3 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Malvern East, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,818 26.9 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,869 27.2 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,990 11.1 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,304 7.3 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Malvern East, 27.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,855 34.2 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,834 52.2 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 602 11.1 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 133 2.5 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Malvern East, 52.2% were couple families with children, 34.2% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Malvern East, 18.3% of single parents were male and 81.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,101 23.5 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 176 3.8 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,197 25.5 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 719 15.3 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 291 6.2 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 734 15.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 190 4.1 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 279 6.0 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Malvern East, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 25.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 7,788 91.2 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 751 8.8 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Malvern East, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,355 55.9 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,821 23.4 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,448 18.6 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 131 1.7 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Malvern East, 55.9% were separate houses, 23.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.6% were flats or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 51 0.7 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 665 8.5 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,901 24.4 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,727 35.0 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,314 29.7 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 125 1.6 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Malvern East, of occupied private dwellings 8.5% had 1 bedroom, 24.4% had 2 bedrooms and 35.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,731 35.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,322 29.8 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,512 32.3 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 51 0.7 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 170 2.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Malvern East, 35.1% were owned outright, 29.8% were owned with a mortgage and 32.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 5,351 68.7 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,847 23.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 589 7.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Malvern East, of all households, 68.7% were family households, 23.7% were single person households and 7.6% were group households.

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Household income Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 32.9 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Malvern East, 18.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 32.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 390 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.6 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.4 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,400 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.5 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 819 10.5 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,650 34.0 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,988 38.3 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,142 14.7 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 193 2.5 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Malvern East, 34.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 645 8.3 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 6,998 89.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 152 1.9 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Malvern East, 89.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 31 57.4 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 23 42.6 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Malvern East, 57.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.6% were female. The median age was 26 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,812 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Malvern East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,812.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Malvern East % Malvern East Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 381 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,300 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Malvern East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $381 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,300.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.