2.8 ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Mount Helena · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Mount Helena
How families and households are made up across the area.
Fewer people live alone in Mount Helena compared to the state average, creating a community where larger households are more common. The typical home here holds 2.8 people, which is a little above the national figure of 2.5. This shift toward larger living arrangements makes the area stand out from many other similar regions.
2.8
▼ -3.4%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Helena — higher than 76% of areas.
| Mount Helena | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 6082, WA | 2.7 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes in Mount Helena are often more crowded, with 2.8 people per dwelling, much higher than most areas. Only 17.4% of people live alone, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 25.4%.
17.4% ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Mount Helena, the largest group is 2 people at 37%, followed by 4 people (18%) and 1 person (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Most families here consist of couples with children, making up 58.9% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.3%, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the national average.
13.3% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Mount Helena, Couples with children is the majority at 59%; Couples without children is next at 28%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Mount Helena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51016/mount-helena/topic/family-households