3,011 ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,718
- 2016: 2,975
- 2021: 3,011
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Mount Helen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Mount Helen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Mount Helen is just 36, making the area much younger than most similar places. This youthful profile is driven by a high number of children and fewer seniors compared to the rest of the state. It is a significant local hub with 3,011 people.
3,011
▲ +10.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Helen — higher than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Mount Helen is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Residents are generally a little younger than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, with a typical age of 36.
36 yrs ▲ +28.6%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 20.6% of the population. This is a little above the national figure, while the proportion of people aged 65 and over is well below the Australian average at 13.9%.
13.9% ▲ +46.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.6% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Mount Helen splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.1% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Nearly half of residents are married, and 12.7% are in a de facto relationship, a little above the national figure.
1.1% ▲ +75.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +107.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Mount Helen, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Mount Helen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21798/mount-helen/topic/demographics-identity