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Malvern - Glen Iris vs Malvern East
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.5 km apart · Malvern - Glen Iris profile · Malvern East profile
Malvern - Glen Iris Malvern East
Malvern East and Malvern - Glen Iris are neighbouring areas in Victoria with similar population sizes. Malvern East has a higher share of separate houses (53.4%) and larger homes with three or more bedrooms (63.9%). In contrast, Malvern - Glen Iris is more densely developed and focused on education, with far more schools (7 compared to 4) and much larger school enrolments. Malvern East also has a more diverse population, with more people born overseas (29.7%) and a higher share of residents using another language at home (25.5%).
These differences in diversity are becoming more pronounced, as the gap in language use and overseas birth has widened since 2011. Both areas are high-income places where typical weekly household incomes are nearly the same, sitting well above the national figure. They also share very similar levels of education and home life, with almost identical shares of people who have no religion or live in de facto relationships.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 19,301
- First area, 2016: 20,042
- First area, 2021: 20,239
- Second area, 2011: 20,066
- Second area, 2016: 21,321
- Second area, 2021: 21,923
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Malvern - Glen Iris: 1.2% males, 2.1% females; 85+ in Malvern East: 1.1% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 80–84 in Malvern East: 1.0% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 1.7% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Malvern East: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 70–74 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 1.8% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Malvern East: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 2.2% males, 2.9% females; 65–69 in Malvern East: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Malvern East: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 2.7% males, 3.2% females; 55–59 in Malvern East: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Malvern East: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 3.0% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Malvern East: 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 2.8% males, 3.2% females; 40–44 in Malvern East: 3.0% males, 3.2% females
- 35–39 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 35–39 in Malvern East: 3.3% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Malvern East: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 25–29 in Malvern East: 4.2% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 3.3% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Malvern East: 4.1% males, 4.1% females
- 15–19 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 2.9% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Malvern East: 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 10–14 in Malvern East: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 2.4% males, 2.2% females; 5–9 in Malvern East: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Malvern - Glen Iris: 2.2% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Malvern East: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $869
- First area, 2016: $1,041
- First area, 2021: $1,264
- Second area, 2011: $706
- Second area, 2016: $787
- Second area, 2021: $1,057
- First area, 2011: $1,813
- First area, 2016: $2,075
- First area, 2021: $2,364
- Second area, 2011: $1,713
- Second area, 2016: $1,937
- Second area, 2021: $2,386
- First area, 2011: $2,542
- First area, 2016: $2,853
- First area, 2021: $3,488
- Second area, 2011: $2,420
- Second area, 2016: $2,652
- Second area, 2021: $3,292
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $341
- First area, 2016: $381
- First area, 2021: $410
- Second area, 2011: $350
- Second area, 2016: $391
- Second area, 2021: $421
- First area, 2011: $2,500
- First area, 2016: $2,500
- First area, 2021: $2,800
- Second area, 2011: $2,400
- Second area, 2016: $2,400
- Second area, 2021: $2,944
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Malvern - Glen Iris vs Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/208041194/malvern-glen-iris/vs/208041195/malvern-east