WA · Mundaring Council
Mount Helena, 6082
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Mount Helena is a smaller suburban community in the Mundaring area, home to around 3,373 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2 school and preschool sites in the area, and strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 3,373
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $1,941
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 61 of 1,215
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,048
- Employment rate
- 60.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 101 / 0 / 4
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 2
- Median school ICSEA (2 schools)
- 984.5
- Eastern Hills Senior High SchoolSecondary
- Mount Helena Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
48 public transport stops in this suburb
- Osborne St Before Short St
- Sawyers Rd After Johnston St
- Sawyers Rd After Keane St
- Sawyers Rd After Keane St
- Sawyers Rd Before Johnston St
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Pioneer ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 7/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- Eastern Hills Community Kindergarten and PlaygroupChidlow Streetkindergarten
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 190
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 38.3/100
- National rank
- 3590th in Australia
- State rank
- 340th in WA
- Peer rank
- #190 among Metro Perth · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #208 among Metro Perth suburbs
- Data confidence
- 68%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Eastern Hills Community Kindergarten and PlaygroupchildcareChidlow Streetkindergarten
- Pioneer Parkgovernmentpark
- Osborne St Before Short Sttransport
- Sawyers Rd After Johnston Sttransport
- Sawyers Rd After Keane Sttransport
- Sawyers Rd After Keane Sttransport
- Sawyers Rd Before Johnston Sttransport
- Eastern Hills Senior High SchoolschoolsSecondary
- Mount Helena Primary SchoolschoolsPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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