Mount Helen, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Mount Helen is more socio-economically advantaged than about 78% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1039, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Mount Helen at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 3,011
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $2,076
- SEIFA score
- 1039
- Coordinates
- -37.6283, 143.8867
Mount Helen demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Mount Helen using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 25%, 17% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 615 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 515 | 17% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 684 | 23% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 763 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 420 | 14% |
Share of the 2,997 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 376 | 38% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 427 | 43% |
| Rented | 174 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 931 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 34 | 3% |
| Flats & apartments | 16 | 2% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 984 occupied private dwellings in Mount Helen.
- Median weekly rent
- $345
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,600
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,340
- Median weekly personal income
- $808
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 331 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 169 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 33 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,438 (64%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Employed full-time
- 814
- Employed part-time
- 577
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Mount Helen
Where is Mount Helen?
Mount Helen is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Mount Helen?
At the 2021 Census, Mount Helen had a population of about 3,011.
Is Mount Helen an advantaged area?
Mount Helen has an ABS SEIFA score of 1039, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 78 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 78% of Australian suburbs.
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