Suburb report · WA 6056
Helena Valley
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Population
4,608
Helena Valley suburb profile
Who lives in Helena Valley
At 17km from the Perth CBD, Helena Valley belongs to the middle suburbs of Perth. With 4,608 people, Helena Valley sits in the middle band of Western Australian suburbs by population, larger than 49% of them. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, it ranks 182 by population. At a median age of 42, Helena Valley sits in the older band of Western Australian suburbs. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 190 have a younger median age.
Income and home ownership
A median household income of $116,300 places Helena Valley in the upper band of Western Australian suburbs. On household income it ranks 126 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. Only 12.1% of households rent in Helena Valley, one of the lowest renting shares in Western Australia. 37 of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD have a higher ownership share.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 1,492 occupied private dwellings in Helena Valley, a mid-sized stock for Western Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 45.3%, ahead of couples without children at 32% and people living alone at 21.4%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 151 have a higher share of families with children and 118 a lower one. Few Western Australian suburbs have fewer group households: 1.5% of households, at the 14th percentile. At 32%, couples without children are more common here than in 78% of Western Australian suburbs.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 74 new dwellings were approved across the Helena Valley-Koongamia statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 53 a year. Supply figures here are for the Helena Valley-Koongamia statistical area, home to 6,662 residents in 2025, which takes in Helena Valley and neighbouring suburbs. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 11.1 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 4.4 for the median Western Australian area. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2025, with 74, and the quietest was 2020, with 45.
Population trend
The population of the Helena Valley-Koongamia statistical area grew 13.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than most of Western Australia, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Western Australian statistical area added 9.7%, putting this area 4.1 points ahead. It ranks at the 75th percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Year by year, the change ran from 2% in 2021 to 3.8% in 2024.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Bellevue differs most on the owner-occupied share: 69.9% there against 87.9% in Helena Valley. Greenmount is the closest match on the owner-occupied share, at 88.5% against 87.9%. Herne Hill, 10km away, has 1,728 residents and a median household income of $99,600.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.