Bellevue vs Helena Valley

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Helena Valley, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Helena Valley: a median of $935,000, against $725,000 in Bellevue, and rent is higher there too. Bellevue is closer to the city centre: 20.1 km, against 22.9 km. On these figures, Bellevue tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Helena Valley suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Helena Valley

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 90/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 46%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Bellevue

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($412,000 vs $640,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($725,000 vs $935,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bellevue

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Bellevue

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (46/100 vs 37/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (20.1 km vs 22.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bellevue has more units and townhouses to downsize into (16% vs 6%)
  • Helena Valley carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 90/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Helena Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.1% vs -0.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Bellevue and Helena Valley drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bellevue Helena Valley
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bellevue Helena Valley
Walkability 46 / 37
Bellevue — Walkability: 46/100 Helena Valley — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 10 / 77
Bellevue — Safety: 10/100 Helena Valley — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 100 / 16
Bellevue — Low fire risk: 100/100 Helena Valley — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 38 / 39
Bellevue — Low flood risk: 38/100 Helena Valley — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Helena Valley has more residents (4,130 vs 1,514); Helena Valley has higher household incomes ($105,924 vs $68,276).

Bellevue Helena Valley
Population 1,514 4,130
+173% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.5% +12.1%
Median age 40 42
Median household income $68,276/yr $105,924/yr
+55% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $400/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellevue Helena Valley
0-4 4.8% / 6.3%
Bellevue — 0-4: 4.8% Helena Valley — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 11.0% / 11.4%
Bellevue — 5-14: 11.0% Helena Valley — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.4% / 5.6%
Bellevue — 15-19: 4.4% Helena Valley — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 6.6% / 6.1%
Bellevue — 20-24: 6.6% Helena Valley — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 14.1% / 12.1%
Bellevue — 25-34: 14.1% Helena Valley — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 14.5% / 11.1%
Bellevue — 35-44: 14.5% Helena Valley — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.1% / 12.6%
Bellevue — 45-54: 13.1% Helena Valley — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 14.6% / 13.3%
Bellevue — 55-64: 14.6% Helena Valley — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 10.3% / 12.9%
Bellevue — 65-74: 10.3% Helena Valley — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 4.0% / 7.5%
Bellevue — 75-84: 4.0% Helena Valley — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 1.9% / 1.6%
Bellevue — 85+: 1.9% Helena Valley — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellevue 26.4% couple families
Bellevue — Couple Families: 26.4% Bellevue — Lone Person: 43.5% Bellevue — One Parent Families: 19.3% Bellevue — Group Household: 6.9% Bellevue — Other Families: 3.8%
Helena Valley 53.6% couple families
Helena Valley — Couple Families: 53.6% Helena Valley — Lone Person: 30.9% Helena Valley — One Parent Families: 12.3% Helena Valley — Group Household: 2.2% Helena Valley — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellevue 30.1% renting
Bellevue — Owned Outright: 28.0% Bellevue — Mortgage: 41.9% Bellevue — Renting: 30.1%
Helena Valley 12.1% renting
Helena Valley — Owned Outright: 40.7% Helena Valley — Mortgage: 47.1% Helena Valley — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bellevue Helena Valley
Certificate III & IV 19.4% / 18.0%
Bellevue — Certificate III & IV: 19.4% Helena Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 10.0%
Bellevue — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Helena Valley — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 8.8%
Bellevue — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Helena Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 2.2%
Bellevue — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Helena Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 2.3%
Bellevue — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Helena Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bellevue Helena Valley
England 6.5% / 9.5%
Bellevue — England: 6.5% Helena Valley — England: 9.5%
New Zealand 3.3% / 2.3%
Bellevue — New Zealand: 3.3% Helena Valley — New Zealand: 2.3%
India 1.6% / 1.3%
Bellevue — India: 1.6% Helena Valley — India: 1.3%
Philippines 2.0% / 0.8%
Bellevue — Philippines: 2.0% Helena Valley — Philippines: 0.8%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.1%
Bellevue — Scotland: 0.7% Helena Valley — Scotland: 1.1%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Bellevue — South Africa: not among its largest Helena Valley — South Africa: 1.0%
Germany 0.8% / —
Bellevue — Germany: 0.8% Helena Valley — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellevue 83.8% houses
Bellevue — Houses: 83.8% Bellevue — Townhouses: 12.0% Bellevue — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Helena Valley 94.5% houses
Helena Valley — Houses: 94.5% Helena Valley — Townhouses: 5.4% Helena Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bellevue Helena Valley
Median house price $725,000 $935,000
Median unit price $460,000 —
Median land price $412,000 $640,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 30 sales
 19 days
from 37 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bellevue Helena Valley
3 bed $720K / $830K
Bellevue — 3 bed: $720K (37 sales) Helena Valley — 3 bed: $830K (18 sales)

37 vs 18 sales

4 bed $800K / $990K
Bellevue — 4 bed: $800K (29 sales) Helena Valley — 4 bed: $990K (48 sales)

29 vs 48 sales

Development activity

Bellevue Helena Valley
New dwellings approved 2,486
across Swan
 216
across Mundaring
Approvals change year on year +2% -55%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bellevue Helena Valley
Houses 3.1%
$500/wk on $844K
 3.5%
$760/wk on $1.12M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Bellevue Helena Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 26% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 9% of WA Higher than 14% of WA

Liveability

Helena Valley scores higher overall (43 vs 31); Bellevue is more walkable (46 vs 37).

Bellevue Helena Valley
Grade D C
Score 31/100 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Helena Valley carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 0); Bellevue carries more crime risk (90 vs 23).

Bellevue Helena Valley
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
84/100
Crime High
90/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 10
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Bellevue Helena Valley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bellevue

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Helena Valley

  • Helena Valley Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bellevue Helena Valley
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 0 2
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Helena Valley sits further from the CBD (22.9 km vs 20.1 km).

Bellevue Helena Valley
Walkability score 46/100 37/100
Distance to Perth 20.1 km 22.9 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 29 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 66/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 40.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 6056
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 6056
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bellevue Helena Valley
Car (driver) 81.0% / 81.6%
Bellevue — Car (driver): 81.0% Helena Valley — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 4.3% / 8.7%
Bellevue — Worked from Home: 4.3% Helena Valley — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.3%
Bellevue — Car (passenger): 5.3% Helena Valley — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 3.3% / 2.5%
Bellevue — Train: 3.3% Helena Valley — Train: 2.5%
Bus 3.4% / 1.6%
Bellevue — Bus: 3.4% Helena Valley — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Bellevue Helena Valley
Elevation 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 25.6 km 26.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bellevue Helena Valley
Connectivity score 69/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
1,067 premises
 32%
1,623 premises

Climate

Bellevue Helena Valley
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Bellevue Helena Valley
Average residential rate $2,699/yr $2,151/yr
Council Swan Mundaring

Federal electorate

Bellevue Helena Valley
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellevue Helena Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellevue

Middle-Ring Quiet

Helena Valley

Large Blocks Middle-Ring

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