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Gooseberry Hill vs Helena Valley

Name: Gooseberry Hill vs Helena Valley — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.3 km apart · Gooseberry Hill profile · Helena Valley profile

Gooseberry Hill Helena Valley

Helena Valley and Gooseberry Hill are neighbouring areas in Western Australia with similar population sizes. They differ most in their local services and demographics; Helena Valley is much more walkable, with 62.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to just 2.8% in Gooseberry Hill. Education levels are also quite different, as bachelor degrees are far more common in Gooseberry Hill (30.8%) than in Helena Valley (17.6%). Additionally, First Nations languages are spoken by 13.1% of people in Helena Valley, while 0.0% do so in Gooseberry Hill.

Everyday life is similar in both places, with nearly identical typical household incomes and the same average of 2.6 people per home. Both areas also have about the same share of people who do not have a religion. However, Gooseberry Hill has become more distinct over time, with a growing gap in home ownership and higher shares of residents with university qualifications compared to Helena Valley.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 13.2 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill Year 12: 12.0 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill Owned outright: 11.9 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill Median age: 7 yrs older in Gooseberry Hill Born overseas: 9.2 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill

Demographics & Identity

Population in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +807 larger in Helena Valley gap widening

3,323 86th pct 4,130 86th pct

Median age in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +7 yrs older in Gooseberry Hill gap steady

49 yrs 67th pct 42 yrs 38th pct

Age structure

29.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.8 pts 25.9%

27.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.2 pts 21.8%

16.6% Young adults (25–44) +6.4 pts ▸ 23.0%

16.3% Children (0–14) +1.4 pts ▸ 17.7%

9.8% Youth (15–24) +1.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

61.8% Married ◂ +7.6 pts 54.1%

22.7% Never married +6.1 pts ▸ 28.8%

7.7% Divorced +1.6 pts ▸ 9.3%

5.1% Widowed +0.1 pts ▸ 5.2%

2.4% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Gooseberry Hill Helena Valley

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

65.1% Australia +8.1 pts ▸ 73.2%

14.3% England ◂ +4.8 pts 9.5%

2.6% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

1.5% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 1.0%

0.6% India +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.2% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.3% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

51.8% English ◂ +4.1 pts 47.7%

30.2% Australian +7.6 pts ▸ 37.7%

13.9% Scottish ◂ +2.3 pts 11.5%

11.7% Irish ◂ +2.3 pts 9.4%

4.8% Italian +2.0 pts ▸ 6.8%

4.1% German ◂ +0.7 pts 3.4%

3.3% Dutch ◂ +0.8 pts 2.5%

0.7% Indian +1.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.5% Chinese ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

0.3% Filipino +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

91.0% English only ◂ +0.6 pts 90.4%

0.8% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.0% Punjabi +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.9% Christianity ◂ +0.8 pts 48.1%

44.7% No religion ◂ +0.8 pts 43.9%

4.4% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.9% Buddhism +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Other religions +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Hinduism +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.2% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +2.34 more in Gooseberry Hill

3.70 49th pct 1.37 15th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +2 more in Gooseberry Hill

17 86th pct 15 86th pct

Avg size in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +8 larger in Gooseberry Hill

380 57th pct 372 56th pct

ICSEA in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +32 higher in Gooseberry Hill

1,020 67th pct 988 49th pct

Highest year of school

66.9% Year 12 ◂ +12.0 pts 54.9%

17.8% Year 10 +5.9 pts ▸ 23.7%

8.0% Year 11 +3.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

3.9% Year 9 or below +1.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

Highest qualification level

22.0% Certificate III / IV +14.1 pts ▸ 36.0%

29.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +9.5 pts 20.0%

19.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.8 pts 17.7%

10.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.3 pts 4.6%

5.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.3 pts 4.3%

2.1% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

Field of qualification

18.7% Engineering & related +2.1 pts ▸ 20.8%

17.0% Management & commerce +1.3 pts ▸ 18.2%

11.7% Education ◂ +1.3 pts 10.5%

11.4% Society & culture ◂ +1.6 pts 9.8%

10.8% Health even 10.8%

5.5% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 5.2%

3.0% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

5.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.2 pts 2.9%

4.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.8 pts 3.5%

2.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

1.7% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Income

Personal income in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +$46 higher in Gooseberry Hill gap narrowing

$918 74th pct $872 69th pct

Household income in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +$132 higher in Gooseberry Hill gap widening

$2,169 82nd pct $2,037 77th pct

Family income in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +$167 higher in Gooseberry Hill gap steady

$2,616 86th pct $2,449 79th pct

Household income distribution

22.0% $1,500–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 24.4%

23.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 20.8%

21.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 16.8%

11.9% Under $650 +4.0 pts ▸ 15.8%

13.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 12.2%

Personal income distribution

36.9% Under $650 +1.7 pts ▸ 38.5%

27.4% $650–$1,499 +1.1 pts ▸ 28.5%

20.7% $1,500–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 21.7%

10.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 6.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.9% Arthritis ◂ +1.3 pts 9.5%

6.5% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.9% Mental health +2.3 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.1% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.0% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 4.8%

4.0% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.9% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.7%

1.7% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.9% Stroke even 0.9%

0.6% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.5% None ◂ +2.1 pts 63.4%

20.6% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 20.8%

5.8% Two conditions +0.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.1% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +53 larger in Helena Valley

31 73rd pct 84 84th pct

Median age in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +5 yrs older in Helena Valley

18 yrs 18th pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +$153 higher in Helena Valley

$687 55th pct $840 69th pct

Household income in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +$500 higher in Helena Valley

$3,249 89th pct $3,749 93rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley even gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

59.2% Couples with children +1.5 pts ▸ 60.7%

34.4% Couples without children ◂ +5.0 pts 29.4%

6.2% One-parent families +3.1 pts ▸ 9.2%

0.3% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Household size

41.5% 2 people ◂ +6.9 pts 34.7%

18.5% 1 person +2.9 pts ▸ 21.4%

16.3% 4 people +1.7 pts ▸ 18.0%

14.9% 3 people +0.6 pts ▸ 15.5%

6.3% 5 people +1.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

2.2% 6 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley even gap narrowing

$400 82nd pct $400 82nd pct

Mortgage in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +$153 higher in Gooseberry Hill gap widening

$2,253 84th pct $2,100 76th pct

People / bedroom in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley even gap narrowing

0.70 14th pct 0.70 14th pct

How homes are owned or rented

51.4% Owned outright ◂ +11.9 pts 39.5%

39.6% Owned with a mortgage +6.2 pts ▸ 45.8%

7.1% Rented +4.7 pts ▸ 11.8%

1.0% Other tenure +0.8 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Types of homes

96.7% Separate house ◂ +2.2 pts 94.5%

2.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.8 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.6% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

45.4% 4 bedrooms +7.9 pts ▸ 53.3%

29.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.8 pts 22.1%

15.0% 5 or more ◂ +5.2 pts 9.8%

6.8% 2 bedrooms +3.8 pts ▸ 10.6%

1.4% 1 bedroom +2.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

43.2% $350–$549 +1.1 pts ▸ 44.3%

33.0% $200–$349 ◂ +19.9 pts 13.1%

3.4% Under $200 +23.9 pts ▸ 27.3%

19.3% $550–$749 ◂ +2.8 pts 16.5%

9.1% $750 or more ◂ +6.8 pts 2.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.9% $1,800–$2,999 +7.4 pts ▸ 45.2%

25.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.5 pts 17.0%

21.7% $1,000–$1,799 +1.0 pts ▸ 22.7%

10.9% Under $1,000 +0.3 pts ▸ 11.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +20 more in Gooseberry Hill

40 87th pct 20 86th pct

Stops/1k in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +7.19 more in Gooseberry Hill

12.04 88th pct 4.84 77th pct

Departures/1k in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +1,300.9 more in Gooseberry Hill

1,665.1 90th pct 364.2 76th pct

PT routes in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +2 more in Gooseberry Hill

4 82nd pct 2 75th pct

Stop walk in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +3 longer in Helena Valley

11 47th pct 14 51st pct

Drive to city in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +2 longer in Gooseberry Hill

24 21st pct 22 19th pct

Reach 30 min in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +5,780 more in Helena Valley

0 0th pct 5,780 52nd pct

Reach 45 min in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +9,356 more in Gooseberry Hill

15,136 46th pct 5,780 36th pct

How people get to work

65.2% Car (driver) +1.8 pts ▸ 67.1%

13.4% Worked at home ◂ +6.3 pts 7.1%

3.5% Car (passenger) even 3.5%

2.0% Bus ◂ +0.8 pts 1.1%

0.6% Train +0.3 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Walked +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Motor vehicles per home

45.5% 2 vehicles ◂ +4.2 pts 41.3%

21.0% 1 vehicle +6.8 pts ▸ 27.8%

18.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 15.8%

14.2% 4 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 12.6%

1.4% No vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

12.6% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.8 pts 10.8%

11.9% Education & training ◂ +2.6 pts 9.3%

6.5% Retail trade +4.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.8% Professional & technical ◂ +3.8 pts 6.0%

9.3% Construction +0.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

7.7% Mining +1.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.8% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.6% Public administration & safety even 5.7%

4.9% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.3% Wholesale trade +1.5 pts ▸ 4.9%

4.2% Accommodation & food even 4.3%

4.1% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

Occupations people work in

29.4% Professionals ◂ +10.2 pts 19.3%

17.7% Managers ◂ +5.2 pts 12.5%

13.2% Technicians & trades +3.5 pts ▸ 16.8%

13.6% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 15.2%

8.3% Community & personal service +1.9 pts ▸ 10.3%

6.2% Sales workers +3.8 pts ▸ 10.0%

3.9% Machinery operators & drivers +4.4 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.8% Labourers +0.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +1.9 higher in Helena Valley

3.6 75th pct 5.4 85th pct

Types ≤15 min in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +2.3 more in Helena Valley

3.3 74th pct 5.6 86th pct

15-min city in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +35.2 pts higher in Helena Valley

27.1% 74th pct 62.2% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +59.6 pts higher in Helena Valley

2.8% 59th pct 62.4% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +5.2 pts higher in Helena Valley

87.2% 83rd pct 92.3% 85th pct

Walk to school in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +9.3 pts higher in Helena Valley

58.4% 78th pct 67.7% 81st pct

Walk to a park in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +10.2 pts higher in Helena Valley

82.0% 75th pct 92.2% 81st pct

Walk to health in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +66.1 pts higher in Helena Valley

4.7% 73rd pct 70.8% 90th pct

Amenities/1k in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +5.2 more in Gooseberry Hill

16.6 57th pct 11.4 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +19 higher in Helena Valley

42 77th pct 61 80th pct

Mean slope in Gooseberry Hill in Helena Valley +5.2 pts higher in Gooseberry Hill

12.2% 87th pct 7.0% 63rd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Gooseberry Hill vs Helena Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50571/gooseberry-hill/vs/SAL50623/helena-valley