2,713 ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,577
- 2016: 2,574
- 2021: 2,713
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Malvern · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Malvern
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Malvern is far older than the national average, with the usual age being 46. This gap is most evident in the high proportion of seniors, who make up nearly a quarter of the population in this larger-than-average suburb.
2,713
▲ +5.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Malvern — higher than 82% of areas.
| Malvern | 2,713 |
|---|---|
| 5061, SA | 9,752 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 46, which is noticeably older than the South Australian figure of 41 and far older than the Australian typical age of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.0% of the population, which is well above both the state and national figures. Children under 15 account for 16.4%, a figure slightly below the national average.
24.0% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Malvern splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marital status is dominated by married couples at 57.9%, while those in de facto relationships are at 6.6%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.4% of the population, a little below the state and national proportions.
0.4% ▲ —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Malvern, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Malvern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40814/malvern/topic/demographics-identity