$421 ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $390
- 2021: $421
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Malvern East · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Malvern East
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,944 in Malvern East is well above the Victorian figure, highlighting a significant cost gap. This is an expensive area where housing costs are much higher than most other places. While many homes are owned outright, there is also a notable proportion of renters.
$421
▲ +20.3%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Malvern East — higher than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are among the highest for this type of area, sitting $1,085 above the Victorian typical. Weekly rents are also much higher than most areas, with a typical payment of $421.
$2,944 ▲ +22.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,400
- 2016: $2,400
- 2021: $2,944
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Malvern East, the largest group is $350–$549 at 46%, followed by $200–$349 (22%) and $550–$749 (15%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Malvern East, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 50%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (22%) and $1,000–$1,799 (15%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
About 35.6% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, 30.9% of households rent, a rate that is much higher than most other similar areas.
30.9% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.6% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Malvern East splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Owned with a mortgage (31%), with Rented at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 53.2% of the area, which is far below the Victorian average of 73.4%. With only 63.9% of homes having three or more bedrooms, the area has far fewer large houses than most other places.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
53.2% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.9% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Malvern East, Separate house is the majority at 53%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 24%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Malvern East, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 33%, followed by 2 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (24%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Malvern East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21587/malvern-east/topic/housing-dwellings