Mount Helena

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,185 people in Mount Helena. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Helena was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5% of the population.

Of people in Mount Helena aged 15 years and over, 52.6% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Helena, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Helena 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.3% were in primary school, 28.5% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Helena, 13.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Helena were English 34.9%, Australian 27.3%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 8.1% and German 3.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Mount Helena (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Helena, 74.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.1%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1.0%, Netherlands 0.7% and South Africa 0.7%.

In Mount Helena, 49.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Helena, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.6%, England 16.0%, New Zealand 4.4%, Scotland 2.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0%.

In Mount Helena, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.7%, England 15.6%, New Zealand 4.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9% and Scotland 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Helena were No Religion, so described 44.5%, Anglican 17.8%, Catholic 13.5%, Not stated 8.6% and Christian, nfd 3.4%. In Mount Helena, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (48.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Helena 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.4%, French 0.3%, Dutch 0.3%, Thai 0.3% and Italian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 1,655 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Helena. Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 7.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Mount Helena, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Helena included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.3%, Professionals 17.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Managers 9.9%, Labourers 9.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8% and Sales Workers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Mount Helena, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 4.0%, Iron Ore Mining 3.4%, Local Government Administration 2.8%, Road Freight Transport 2.7% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Helena was $693.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Mount Helena, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.7%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Worked at home 4.7%, Bus 2.0% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 4.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Helena, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.1% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Helena, 27.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Helena, 45.9% were couple families with children, 39.0% were couple families without children and 14.1% were one parent families.

In Mount Helena, 23.0% of single parents were male and 77.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Helena, of couple families with children, 17.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 24.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mount Helena, 91.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Helena, 99.6% were separate houses, 0.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mount Helena, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.1% had 2 bedrooms and 31.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Helena, 31.2% were owned outright, 55.2% were owned with a mortgage and 11.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Helena, of all households, 81.6% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

In Mount Helena, 15.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Mount Helena, 19.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Helena, 88.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Mount Helena, 50.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.2% were female. The median age was 20 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Mount Helena, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,916.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Mount Helena, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,190.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)