Median price trend for houses
Based on 31 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,040,000
Up 10.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $850k
- 3 bed
- $775k
- 4 bed
- $1.1m
- 5+ bed
- $1.35m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Mount Helena
WA 6082 · Mundaring
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,040,000
- Population
- 3,373
- Postcode
- 6082
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Mount Helena, Western Australia
Property market insights for Mount Helena
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Helena WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 5 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$625 per week
Down 7.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mount Helena, WA is currently $1,040,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Helena has a 12-month growth rate of 10.5% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $850,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $775,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,100,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,350,000 in Mount Helena.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Helena is $625 per week. The median house rent has decreased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Helena safe?
The overall rate for Mount Helena is 8,158 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Greater Perth.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Mount Helena.
Overall crime rate
8,158
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withGreater Perth
Mount HelenaGreater Perth: 7,809
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Mount Helena?
Mount Helena WA 6082 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
3,373 people call Mount Helena home, with an average of 2.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,941 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,373
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,048 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $380 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.9%Above
15–3421.8%Below
35–5426.5%Below
55–7426.1%Above
75 and over5.5%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses99.1%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.3%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright34.3%Above
Paying a mortgage55.0%Above
Renting10.7%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.2%Below
One car20.0%Below
Two cars38.4%Below
Three or more39.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.6%In line
Drove to work63.0%Above
Train, tram or bus1.5%Below
Walked or cycled1.5%Below
What stands out in Mount Helena
7.6% of workers in Mount Helena worked from home on Census day.
9.3% of Mount Helena residents were born in England.
56.8% of people in Mount Helena described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Helena
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Helena WA 6082.
Is Mount Helena family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.9% of Mount Helena's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
969 family households lived in Mount Helena; 45.3% were couple families and 14.0% were one-parent families.
36.7% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Mount Helena?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Helena had 3,373 residents at the 2021 Census.
23.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
31.7% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Mount Helena?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 99.1% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Helena.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.3% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Mount Helena?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
34.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
55.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
10.7% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Mount Helena?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Helena had 2.8 people.
One-person households made up 17.4% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 36.7%, while 29.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Helena?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Perth.
63.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
1.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Helena?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.2% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 20.0% of the total.
78.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Helena, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
69.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.9% reported a different address.
20.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Helena?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
90.3% of residents used only English at home.
3.8% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Helena residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
20.6% of Mount Helena's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 79.4% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.4% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.4%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Helena?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 50.4% of ancestry responses in Mount Helena.
Australian ancestry made up 39.9% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Helena?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
17.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Managers accounted for 9.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.0% of workers, and education and training employed 8.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Helena?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.0%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
35.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.5%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Helena show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.4% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.3% reported asthma, 8.3% arthritis and 3.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Helena?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
17.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 45.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Helena?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,941 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,048.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $380 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Helena compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.6% in Mount Helena, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 34.3% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 10.7% in Mount Helena, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Mount Helena
Is Mount Helena expensive?
The median house price is $1,040,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Helena good for families?
The Census counted 969 local families, and 19.9% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Mount Helena?
Larger houses have a median around $1,350,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Mount Helena
109 streets in Mount Helena
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alfred St
- Alice Rd
- Alison St
- Alps St
- Anketell Rd
- Austin Cl
- Baldock Rd
- Bambrook St
- Bedford St
- Bernard St
- Binder St
- Blair Pl
- Boyes Ct
- Brinkie
- Buckland Gr
- Bunning Rd
- Burke St
- Cade St
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- Chidlow St
- Colwyn Rd
- Connelly Pl
- Cook St
- Coyne St
- Dargin St
- Dean St
- Dibble St
- Dickson Ct
- Diliboort Drive
- Dowie St
- Ealy St
- Eastleigh Pl
- Egan Rd
- Elliott Rd
- Elmore St
- Evans St
- Falcon
- George St
- Glyn Pl
- Godley Cl
- Goodwin Pl
- Grahame St
- Grigg Rd
- Hardman View
- Hayden St
- Hefron St
- Higginson Rd
- Hoad Pl
- Honey St
- Horace St
- Houston St
- Hummerston St
- Huxham
- Ilich Ct
- Irymple Rd
- Johnston St
- Kardan Cl
- Keane St East
- Keane St West
- Kendon Pl
- Kimber Pl
- Kingston Rd
- Kingswood St
- Lance St
- Leafy Cl
- Lion St
- Magee Pl
- Markwell Pl
- Marquis St
- Mccarthy Road
- Mcvicar Pl
- Merebein Rd
- Mildura Rd
- Mill End
- Munro St
- Nadell Ct
- Neptune St
- Newton St
- Oliver St
- Osborne St
- Packer St
- Parakeet Cl
- Princess Rd
- Prosperity Rd
- Rhodes Way
- Riley Rd
- Royston Pl
- Samuel St
- Sawyers Rd
- Sexton St
- Short St
- Silia Rtt
- Sime Rd
- Stonehouse
- Stoneleigh Rd
- Stretch Rd
- Tannah
- Timber Ct
- Tobin St
- Traylen Rd
- Treetop
- Trimble Rd
- Turner Ct
- Walker St
- White St
- Whitlam Street
- Wilkins Rd
- William Rd
- Woodfield Cl
- Wright Street
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