Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Mount Helen then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Mount Helen, VIC (postcode 3350) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+6.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,826 | 2,975 | 3,011 | +185 · +6.5% |
| Median age | 28 | 32 | 36 | +8 · +28.6% |
| Median household income | $1,530/wk | $1,714/wk | $2,076/wk | +$546 · +35.7% |
| Median personal income | $447/wk | $568/wk | $808/wk | +$361 · +80.8% |
| Median rent | $295/wk | $320/wk | $345/wk | +$50 · +16.9% |
| Median mortgage | $1,651/mo | $1,658/mo | $1,600/mo | $51 · -3.1% |
| Average household size | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | -0.1 · -3.4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Mount Helen trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,011
was 2,975 in 2016
+36 · +1.2%
Median rent
$345/wk
was $320/wk in 2016
+$25 · +7.8%
Household income
$2,076/wk
was $1,714/wk in 2016
+$362 · +21.1%
Median age
36
was 32 in 2016
+4 · +12.5%
Dig deeper: Mount Helen population growth · Mount Helen then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.