Mount Helena Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Mount Helena (6082) is a suburb of South Western, Heartlands, Western Australia. It is about 34 kms from WA's capital city of Perth.

In the 2011 census the population of Mount Helena was 3,156 and is comprised of approximately 49.1% females and 50.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Mount Helena is 40 years of age.

70.5% of people living in the suburb of Mount Helena were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 12.1% England, 3.4% New Zealand, 1.0% Scotland, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% United States of America, 0.4% Guernsey, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% India, 0.3% Southern and East Africa, nfd, 0.3% Netherlands, 0.3% Bermuda, 0.3% Canada, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland.

91.5% of people living in Mount Helena speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.7% German, 0.3% Italian, 0.3% Dutch, 0.2% Other, 0.2% French, 0.2% Thai, 0.1% Australian Indigenous Languages , 0.1% Polish.

The religious makeup of Mount Helena is 35.7% No religion, 22.4% Anglican, 12.5% Catholic, 11.5% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Baptist, 3.5% Christian, nfd, 2.7% Uniting Church, 1.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 0.9% Buddhism.

55.6% of people are married, 29.5% have never married and 9.3% are divorced and 3.0% are separated. There are 63 widowed people living in Mount Helena.

56.7% of the people living in Mount Helena over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.3% are working on a part time basis. Mount Helena has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.

The main occupations of people living in Mount Helena are 18.8% Technicians & trades workers, 16.5% Professionals, 14.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.9% Community & personal service workers, 10.9% Managers, 9.8% Labourers, 9.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.3% Sales workers, 1.3% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Mount Helena work in are 10.7% Retail trade, 10.1% Construction, 9.6% Education and training, 9.2% Health care and social assistance, 9.2% Public administration and safety, 8.9% Manufacturing, 6.3% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.1% Other services, 5.8% Transport, postal and warehousing.

32.8% of homes are fully owned, and 51.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 12.3% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $652 per week and the median household income is $1579 per week.

The median rent in Mount Helena is $290 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

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