Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Mount Helena then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Mount Helena, WA (postcode 6082) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+6.9% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,156 | 3,185 | 3,373 | +217 · +6.9% |
| Median age | 40 | 40 | 41 | +1 · +2.5% |
| Median household income | $1,579/wk | $1,772/wk | $1,941/wk | +$362 · +22.9% |
| Median personal income | $652/wk | $693/wk | $824/wk | +$172 · +26.4% |
| Median rent | $290/wk | $375/wk | $380/wk | +$90 · +31% |
| Median mortgage | $2,000/mo | $2,100/mo | $2,048/mo | +$48 · +2.4% |
| Average household size | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 · -3.4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Mount Helena trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,373
was 3,185 in 2016
+188 · +5.9%
Median rent
$380/wk
was $375/wk in 2016
+$5 · +1.3%
Household income
$1,941/wk
was $1,772/wk in 2016
+$169 · +9.5%
Median age
41
was 40 in 2016
+1 · +2.5%
Dig deeper: Mount Helena population growth · Mount Helena then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.