Malvern East - Melbourne Suburb Guide

Malvern East is a suburb which is located approximately 12 km south-east of Melbourne’s central district. This City of Stonnington is Malvern East’s local municipality. The Division of Higgins is Malvern East’s Federal division. The most popular thing about Malvern East is the massive Chadstone Shopping Centre, where hundreds and hundreds of people come in to shop daily. An interesting fact of this suburb is that it is home to Buddhist Society of Victoria. The society was founded in 1953, which makes it the oldest Buddhist Institution located in Victoria. According to opinions of local residents, they consider Malvern East as a very classy, trendy, green, and friendly suburb. This is considered a rich suburb in which residents enjoy a good quality of life. It gets quite expensive to buy a house and send kids to private schools in Malvern East. Area is nice and comprises of lots of shops, parks, cafes, schools, restaurants, clinics, sports and transport.

Demographics

Let’s have a look at some demographics in Malvern East.

According to 2016 census, Malvern East has a population of about 21,707 people. The average age of people living in this suburb is 36 years of age. 68.1% of the residents of this suburb were born in Australia. Other top countries where people were born includes 4.3% from China, 2.5% from England, and 2.2% from India, etc. Main occupations include 35.4% of Professionals, Mangers 17.8%, Admin workers 14%, Sales 9.7%, Community workers8%, 7.2% tech and tradies and 3.8% of labourers. Median individual income for Malvern East residents is $706 per week and family income is $1715 per week. 

Real Estate

Malvern East has a great harmonious blend of older style homes and new stylish houses.  Following from year 2018, if you are looking to buy a property, the median of buying a house in Malvern East ranges as follows:

➢ 2 Bedroom House- $966,000

➢ 3 Bedroom House- $1.716 million

➢ 4 Bedroom House-$2.2 million

➢ 5 Bedroom House-$3.501 million

Looking at unit median prices:

➢ 1 Bedroom Unit-$335,000

➢ 2 Bedroom Unit-$571,000

➢ 3 Bedroom Unit-$1.08 million

Transport

An advantage of this suburb is that there is easy access to major arterials such as Tooronga, Burke, Warrigal, M1 and Princes Highway. There are also many options for public transportation which includes railway stations and bus system. Local residents enjoy the accessibility of public transport. Stations such as Darling, East Malvern, Carnegie and Caulfield are all nearby. You can get to the city very easily. There is also has a huge network of bike paths. 

Places to Visit 

There are many attractions and places to visit in Malvern East. As mentioned before Chadstone shopping centre is one of the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere. Other than that here is a list of cool places to visit:

• Legoland Discovery Centre located in Chadstone Shopping centre

• Ardrie Park

• Central Park-John Landy Oval

• Hedgeley Dene Gardens

• Peverill Park

• Darling Park

• Chadstone Tennis Club

• Popular Restaurants on Wavery road

• Malvern Urban Forest

• Malven Valley Public Golf Club 

Schools

There are heaps of schools located in Malvern East to choose from: 

• Malvern Valley Primary School

• St Mary's Primary School

• Lloyd Street School

• The Currajong School

• Holy Eucharist Primary School

• Malvern Primary School

• Little Paddington Child Care Centre & Kindergarten

• Judith Thomas School Of Music

Health

When it comes to your health, there are many options to choose from whether you need to visit a GP or get a specialised treatment. There are also a few public and private hospitals available. Here are the names of a few clinics in Malvern East:

• Chadstone Road Clinic

• The Illowa Street Clinic

• Malvern Dermatology and Medical Laser Clinic

• The Me Clinic - Liposuction Melbourne

• Malvern Dermatology and Medical Laser Clinic

• Laser, Skin & Wellness Clinic

• The Chadstone Clinic