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Carnegie vs Malvern East

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.0 km apart · Carnegie profile · Malvern East profile

Carnegie Malvern East

Malvern East and Carnegie are neighbouring areas with very different housing and income profiles. Malvern East is more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $2,383 and 38.8% of homes earning $3,000 or more per week. It also has more detached housing, with separate houses making up 53.2% of homes. In contrast, Carnegie is more diverse and rental-heavy; 43.4% of its residents were born overseas and 38.4% use a language other than English at home, while 42.3% of its households rent.

These two places share a very similar feel in other ways, such as having almost identical typical weekly personal incomes of around $1,060 and similar drive times to the city. This common ground exists alongside a growing divide in wealth. The gap in typical weekly household income is well higher in Malvern East, and the difference in typical monthly home-loan payments is also well higher there, reaching $2,944 compared to $2,040 in Carnegie.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 22.8 pts higher in Malvern East Separate houses: 21.3 pts higher in Malvern East Born overseas: 13.8 pts higher in Carnegie Other language: 13.0 pts higher in Carnegie Renting: 11.3 pts higher in Carnegie

Demographics & Identity

Population in Carnegiein Malvern East +4,387 larger in Malvern East gap widening
17,909 89th pct 22,296 90th pct
Median age in Carnegiein Malvern East +2 yrs older in Malvern East gap widening
36 yrs 17th pct 38 yrs 23rd pct
First Nations in Carnegiein Malvern East even gap steady
0.3% 32nd pct 0.3% 32nd pct
Aged 65+ in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.9 pts higher in Malvern East gap steady
15.2% 34th pct 17.1% 42nd pct
Under 15 in Carnegiein Malvern East +2.0 pts higher in Malvern East gap narrowing
13.9% 30th pct 15.9% 42nd pct
De facto in Carnegiein Malvern East +4.4 pts higher in Carnegie gap widening
14.3% 66th pct 9.8% 31st pct

Age structure

37.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +10.4 pts 27.3%
21.6% Older adults (45–64) +3.6 pts ▸ 25.2%
15.2% Seniors (65+) +1.9 pts ▸ 17.1%
13.9% Children (0–14) +2.0 pts ▸ 15.9%
11.6% Youth (15–24) +2.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

Marital status

41.0% Married +5.7 pts ▸ 46.7%
44.8% Never married ◂ +4.6 pts 40.2%
7.8% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 6.2%
4.3% Widowed +0.8 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.2% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%

Age & sex structure

Carnegie Malvern East

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Carnegiein Malvern East +13.8 pts higher in Carnegie gap steady
43.4% 97th pct 29.6% 88th pct

Country of birth

53.7% Australia +13.8 pts ▸ 67.5%
9.2% India ◂ +5.9 pts 3.3%
6.2% China ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%
2.3% England +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%
1.1% South Africa ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%
1.0% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%
0.5% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.6% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

22.9% English +7.4 pts ▸ 30.3%
20.3% Australian +5.7 pts ▸ 26.1%
12.7% Chinese ◂ +1.4 pts 11.3%
9.2% Irish +2.7 pts ▸ 11.9%
7.4% Scottish +2.1 pts ▸ 9.6%
8.7% Indian ◂ +4.9 pts 3.9%
5.5% Greek +2.0 pts ▸ 7.5%
4.2% Italian +1.7 pts ▸ 5.9%
2.9% German +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%
1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
1.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.2% Filipino ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Language

Other language in Carnegiein Malvern East +13.0 pts higher in Carnegie gap steady
38.4% 93rd pct 25.4% 89th pct
Limited English in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.8 pts higher in Carnegie gap steady
4.8% 91st pct 3.0% 88th pct

Language used at home

58.2% English only +13.2 pts ▸ 71.4%
7.4% Mandarin ◂ +1.4 pts 6.0%
3.9% Greek +1.1 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.0% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 1.7%
2.0% Hindi ◂ +1.1 pts 0.9%
0.8% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.9% Vietnamese even 1.0%
0.4% Punjabi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Carnegiein Malvern East +2.1 pts higher in Carnegie gap widening
42.1% 55th pct 40.0% 48th pct

Religious affiliation

32.2% Christianity +13.0 pts ▸ 45.2%
42.1% No religion ◂ +2.1 pts 40.0%
9.3% Hinduism ◂ +6.2 pts 3.1%
6.2% Judaism ◂ +3.4 pts 2.8%
5.3% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 5.0%
3.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.5 pts 2.5%
1.2% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.7 pts higher in Malvern East gap narrowing
79.4% 98th pct 81.0% 99th pct
Bachelor+ in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.1 pts higher in Carnegie gap steady
50.5% 100th pct 49.4% 99th pct
Schools/1k kids in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.20 more in Malvern East
1.21 12th pct 1.41 16th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Carnegiein Malvern East +17 more in Malvern East
45 91st pct 62 94th pct
Avg size in Carnegiein Malvern East +7 larger in Carnegie
543 77th pct 536 76th pct
ICSEA in Carnegiein Malvern East +14 higher in Malvern East
1,129 97th pct 1,143 100th pct

Highest year of school

79.4% Year 12 +1.7 pts ▸ 81.0%
5.4% Year 11 +0.4 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.6% Year 10 ◂ +1.0 pts 4.7%
4.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.4 pts 4.5%

Highest qualification level

40.3% Bachelor degree +2.9 pts ▸ 43.3%
21.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.0 pts 19.0%
12.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 12.7%
10.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.9 pts 8.3%
5.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.7% Certificate I / II even 0.7%

Field of qualification

24.0% Management & commerce +3.7 pts ▸ 27.7%
11.9% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 13.0%
9.2% Health +3.4 pts ▸ 12.6%
10.6% Engineering & related ◂ +2.3 pts 8.3%
7.9% Information technology ◂ +2.0 pts 5.9%
7.0% Education +0.3 pts ▸ 7.3%
6.2% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 5.1%
5.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 4.5%
3.6% Architecture & building even 3.6%
3.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 2.8%
0.9% Agriculture & environment even 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Carnegiein Malvern East +$55 higher in Malvern East gap steady
$1,005 82nd pct $1,060 86th pct
Household income in Carnegiein Malvern East +$505 higher in Malvern East gap widening
$1,878 69th pct $2,383 88th pct
Family income in Carnegiein Malvern East +$743 higher in Malvern East gap widening
$2,545 83rd pct $3,288 94th pct
High earners in Carnegiein Malvern East +6.0 pts higher in Malvern East gap steady
18.7% 87th pct 24.6% 94th pct
High-income homes in Carnegiein Malvern East +12.6 pts higher in Malvern East gap widening
26.2% 76th pct 38.8% 92nd pct

Household income distribution

30.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 25.3%
16.2% $4,000 or more +12.6 pts ▸ 28.7%
22.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.6 pts 18.2%
16.0% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 12.4%
10.1% $3,000–$3,999 even 10.1%

Personal income distribution

33.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 33.7%
30.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.4 pts 26.0%
23.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.1 pts 20.9%
7.7% $3,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 14.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.1 pts higher in Malvern East
24.3% 28th pct 24.4% 28th pct
Mental health in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.4 pts higher in Carnegie
8.5% 54th pct 7.2% 41st pct
Needs assistance in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.1 pts higher in Carnegie gap narrowing
4.8% 52nd pct 4.7% 51st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.5% Mental health ◂ +1.4 pts 7.2%
8.1% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 8.0%
7.3% Asthma even 7.3%
6.0% Arthritis +0.1 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 3.1%
3.1% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.4% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.5% Dementia +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%
1.0% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%
0.7% Stroke even 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.0% None ◂ +0.1 pts 69.9%
17.5% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 18.0%
4.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%
2.1% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 2.0%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Carnegiein Malvern East +2.8 pts higher in Malvern East gap narrowing
13.7% 28th pct 16.5% 42nd pct
Unpaid carers in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.7 pts higher in Malvern East gap steady
11.6% 38th pct 13.4% 56th pct
Unpaid child care in Carnegiein Malvern East +3.1 pts higher in Malvern East gap narrowing
22.2% 35th pct 25.3% 50th pct
Defence service in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.4 pts higher in Malvern East
1.1% 33rd pct 1.5% 36th pct
Housework 15h+ in Carnegiein Malvern East +2.5 pts higher in Malvern East gap narrowing
16.8% 14th pct 19.4% 24th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Carnegiein Malvern East +8 larger in Malvern East
57 78th pct 65 80th pct
Median age in Carnegiein Malvern East +1 yrs older in Malvern East
29 yrs 60th pct 30 yrs 63rd pct
Year 12 in Carnegiein Malvern East +8.1 pts higher in Malvern East
72.3% 95th pct 80.4% 100th pct
Unemployment in Carnegiein Malvern East +20.7 pts higher in Carnegie
20.7% 86th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Median income in Carnegiein Malvern East +$425 higher in Malvern East
$524 36th pct $949 76th pct
Household income in Carnegiein Malvern East +$819 higher in Malvern East
$1,625 47th pct $2,444 77th pct
Indigenous language in Carnegiein Malvern East +10.5 pts higher in Carnegie
10.5% 77th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.3 larger in Malvern East gap steady
2.2 24th pct 2.5 50th pct
One-parent in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.2 pts higher in Carnegie gap steady
9.4% 41st pct 9.2% 40th pct
Living alone in Carnegiein Malvern East +8.7 pts higher in Carnegie gap steady
35.0% 84th pct 26.3% 59th pct

Family composition

55.6% Couples with children +9.0 pts ▸ 64.7%
32.9% Couples without children ◂ +8.0 pts 24.8%
9.4% One-parent families ◂ +0.2 pts 9.2%
2.0% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

Household size

35.0% 1 person ◂ +8.7 pts 26.3%
33.8% 2 people ◂ +1.7 pts 32.1%
12.4% 4 people +5.5 pts ▸ 17.9%
14.4% 3 people +1.0 pts ▸ 15.4%
3.7% 5 people +3.2 pts ▸ 6.9%
0.8% 6 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Carnegiein Malvern East +$26 higher in Malvern East gap narrowing
$395 81st pct $421 86th pct
Mortgage in Carnegiein Malvern East +$904 higher in Malvern East gap widening
$2,040 74th pct $2,944 91st pct
People / bedroom in Carnegiein Malvern East even gap steady
0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Carnegiein Malvern East +11.3 pts higher in Carnegie gap narrowing
42.3% 89th pct 30.9% 80th pct
Owned outright in Carnegiein Malvern East +9.4 pts higher in Malvern East gap steady
26.2% 16th pct 35.6% 34th pct
Separate houses in Carnegiein Malvern East +21.3 pts higher in Malvern East gap narrowing
31.9% 3rd pct 53.2% 9th pct
3+ bedrooms in Carnegiein Malvern East +22.8 pts higher in Malvern East gap steady
41.1% 5th pct 63.9% 18th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.3% Rented ◂ +11.3 pts 30.9%
26.2% Owned outright +9.4 pts ▸ 35.6%
28.9% Owned with a mortgage +2.3 pts ▸ 31.3%
1.4% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.0%
1.1% Not stated even 1.2%

Types of homes

31.9% Separate house +21.3 pts ▸ 53.2%
39.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +18.2 pts 21.5%
28.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.6 pts 23.5%
0.1% Other dwelling +1.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Bedrooms per home

41.3% 2 bedrooms ◂ +15.2 pts 26.1%
26.7% 3 bedrooms +5.5 pts ▸ 32.2%
11.6% 4 bedrooms +12.1 pts ▸ 23.7%
16.0% 1 bedroom ◂ +7.6 pts 8.4%
2.8% 5 or more +5.2 pts ▸ 8.0%
0.5% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

48.6% $350–$549 ◂ +4.3 pts 44.3%
29.3% $200–$349 ◂ +8.2 pts 21.1%
11.1% $550–$749 +3.1 pts ▸ 14.1%
3.7% $750 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 10.6%
5.3% Under $200 +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

26.3% $3,000 or more +19.6 pts ▸ 45.8%
31.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +11.2 pts 20.7%
24.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +10.6 pts 13.8%
11.7% Under $1,000 +0.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Carnegiein Malvern East +4.3 pts higher in Carnegie gap steady
12.8% 89th pct 8.5% 86th pct
Work from home in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.9 pts higher in Malvern East gap narrowing
39.7% 90th pct 40.7% 91st pct
PT commute in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.7 pts higher in Carnegie gap narrowing
6.3% 94th pct 4.6% 90th pct
PT stops in Carnegiein Malvern East +47 more in Malvern East
64 88th pct 111 90th pct
Stops/1k in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.40 more in Malvern East
3.57 72nd pct 4.98 77th pct
Departures/1k in Carnegiein Malvern East +360.2 more in Malvern East
1,339.3 88th pct 1,699.5 90th pct
PT routes in Carnegiein Malvern East +20 more in Malvern East
10 86th pct 30 87th pct
Stop walk in Carnegiein Malvern East +2 longer in Malvern East
2 14th pct 4 29th pct
Drive to city in Carnegiein Malvern East +1 longer in Carnegie
16 13th pct 15 12th pct
Reach 30 min in Carnegiein Malvern East +4,478 more in Malvern East
52,935 87th pct 57,413 87th pct
Reach 45 min in Carnegiein Malvern East +16,201 more in Carnegie
286,552 88th pct 270,351 88th pct
Transit to city in Carnegiein Malvern East +3 longer in Carnegie
48 32nd pct 45 27th pct

How people get to work

39.7% Worked at home +0.9 pts ▸ 40.7%
34.3% Car (driver) +0.6 pts ▸ 34.8%
5.0% Train ◂ +1.3 pts 3.7%
2.0% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.9% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 2.1%
0.7% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.7% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Motor vehicles per home

51.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +11.6 pts 39.4%
28.3% 2 vehicles +9.3 pts ▸ 37.6%
12.8% No vehicle ◂ +4.3 pts 8.5%
5.2% 3 vehicles +4.6 pts ▸ 9.8%
2.6% 4 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Carnegiein Malvern East +8.5 pts higher in Carnegie gap widening
48.9% 90th pct 40.5% 79th pct
Recent arrivals in Carnegiein Malvern East +2.6 pts higher in Carnegie gap steady
23.5% 90th pct 20.9% 88th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.5 pts higher in Malvern East gap steady
4.6% 64th pct 5.1% 70th pct
Participation in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.9 pts higher in Carnegie gap widening
69.0% 78th pct 67.1% 73rd pct
Full-time in Carnegiein Malvern East +2.8 pts higher in Carnegie gap narrowing
62.7% 72nd pct 59.9% 60th pct

Industries people work in

13.6% Health care & social assistance +1.2 pts ▸ 14.8%
14.3% Professional & technical even 14.3%
10.4% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 9.9%
9.5% Retail trade +0.1 pts ▸ 9.6%
6.5% Finance & insurance +1.1 pts ▸ 7.6%
6.0% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 6.6%
5.7% Construction +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%
5.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%
4.8% Manufacturing ◂ +0.6 pts 4.3%
3.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 2.5%
3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.0%
2.6% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

37.3% Professionals +0.2 pts ▸ 37.5%
14.9% Managers +4.1 pts ▸ 19.0%
12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 12.1%
8.8% Community & personal service even 8.8%
8.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.9 pts 6.6%
7.7% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 8.2%
5.2% Labourers ◂ +0.8 pts 4.3%
2.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.1 higher in Malvern East
8.5 100th pct 8.6 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Carnegiein Malvern East +0.1 more in Malvern East
7.9 99th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Carnegiein Malvern East even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Carnegiein Malvern East even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Carnegiein Malvern East even
100.0% 100th pct 99.9% 100th pct
Walk to school in Carnegiein Malvern East even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Carnegiein Malvern East even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Carnegiein Malvern East +5.4 pts higher in Malvern East
94.5% 98th pct 99.9% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Carnegiein Malvern East +4.4 more in Malvern East
9.4 40th pct 13.8 51st pct
Intersections/km² in Carnegiein Malvern East +32 higher in Malvern East
360 98th pct 391 99th pct
Mean slope in Carnegiein Malvern East +1.4 pts higher in Malvern East
2.4% 2nd pct 3.8% 25th pct

Compare Carnegie with nearby areas

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Compare Malvern East with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carnegie vs Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20498/carnegie/vs/SAL21587/malvern-east