$380 ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $315
- 2016: $335
- 2021: $380
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Malvern · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Malvern
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly home loan payments of $2,800 are among the highest for areas like Malvern, far exceeding the South Australian figure. This is an expensive place to live, where high mortgage costs and rents reflect a high-value property market. Most residents here own their homes, often outright, in larger houses than the national average.
$380
▲ +20.6%
- $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 — higher than 78% of areas.
| Malvern | $380 |
|---|---|
| 5061, SA | $375 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are much higher than most areas at $380, which is well above the South Australian figure. Mortgage costs are also very high, with 45.9% of households paying $3,000 or more each month.
$2,800 ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,253
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,800
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Malvern, the largest group is $350–$549 at 40%, followed by $200–$349 (33%) and $750 or more (12%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Malvern, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 50%, followed by Under $1,000 (18%) and $1,800–$2,999 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Malvern, where 48.7% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the national average. Only 19.0% of households rent, which is far below the Australian rate of 30.6%.
19.0% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.7% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Malvern, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 79.8% of the market, which is well above the national figure. These tend to be larger homes, with 78.0% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
79.8% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.8%
- 2016: 80.1%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.0% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Malvern, Separate house is the majority at 80%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Malvern, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40814/malvern/topic/housing-dwellings