Helena Valley Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Helena Valley (6056) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 18 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Helena Valley is in the federal electorate of Hasluck.

In the 2011 census the population of Helena Valley was 3,017 and is comprised of approximately 51.4% females and 48.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Helena Valley is 39 years of age.

75.6% of people living in the suburb of Helena Valley were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 9.1% England, 2.2% New Zealand, 1.2% Scotland, 1.0% South Africa, 0.8% Netherlands, 0.7% Italy, 0.6% Germany, 0.5% India, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% South America, nfd, 0.3% Malaysia, 0.3% Denmark, 0.3% Poland, 0.3% Northern Ireland.

90.8% of people living in Helena Valley speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.8% Italian, 0.8% Other, 0.4% German, 0.4% Dutch, 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Other , 0.3% French, 0.2% Mandarin.

The religious makeup of Helena Valley is 26.2% Catholic, 25.5% Anglican, 20.9% No religion, 7.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.0% Christian, nfd, 3.7% Uniting Church, 2.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Baptist, 1.8% Pentecostal, 1.1% Other religious affiliation .

58.3% of people are married, 27.3% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 93 widowed people living in Helena Valley.

58.8% of the people living in Helena Valley over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.7% are working on a part time basis. Helena Valley has an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Helena Valley are 19.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 17.2% Technicians & trades workers, 17.0% Professionals, 13.1% Managers, 11.1% Sales workers, 8.2% Community & personal service workers, 6.6% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.4% Labourers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Helena Valley work in are 12.3% Retail trade, 9.4% Construction, 8.9% Education and training, 8.0% Manufacturing, 7.6% Health care and social assistance, 7.6% Public administration and safety, 6.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.3% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.6% Wholesale trade.

35.2% of homes are fully owned, and 49.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $673 per week and the median household income is $1901 per week.

The median rent in Helena Valley is $310 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Helena Valley postcode 6056