Business categories in Malvern East, VIC

Welcome to Malvern East, VIC

Malvern East is a suburb located 12km south-east of Melbourne’s central business district in the local government area of the City of Stonnington. It has a population of over 20,000 people and is perhaps best known for being the home of the vast Chadstone Shopping Centre.

History

Malvern East is a subdivision of what was previously known as the City of Malvern. The area has undergone several name changes including the Gardiner Road District, the Shire of Gardiner and the Shire of Malvern.

The first post office in Malvern East was opening on the 4th of August 1914 but was also renamed just 20 days later, becoming Wattletree Road.

Lifestyle and Entertainment

Malvern East is home to the biggest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere, the Chadstone Shopping Centre. Known locally as ‘Chaddy’ the centre has over 530 stores, almost 10,000 car parking spaces and attracts as many of 400,00 overseas tourists every year.