Hazelmere vs Helena Valley

Helena Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Hazelmere. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Hazelmere, about half of households are people living alone. In Helena Valley, about half of households are couple families. Hazelmere is closer to the city centre: 17.8 km, against 22.9 km. On these figures, Hazelmere tends to suit people living alone, 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

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 75/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hazelmere has cheaper land ($465,000 vs $640,000)
  • Helena Valley leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Hazelmere has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $400/wk)
  • Helena Valley leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Hazelmere

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (17.8 km vs 22.9 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (23 min vs 29 min)
  • But Helena Valley is more walkable (37/100 vs 28/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Helena Valley

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 75/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (37/100 vs 28/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hazelmere 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.

Hazelmere 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.

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Walkability 28 / 37
Hazelmere — Walkability: 28/100 Helena Valley — Walkability: 37/100
Safety 25 / 77
Hazelmere — Safety: 25/100 Helena Valley — Safety: 77/100
Low fire risk 86 / 16
Hazelmere — Low fire risk: 86/100 Helena Valley — Low fire risk: 16/100
Low flood risk 51 / 39
Hazelmere — Low flood risk: 51/100 Helena Valley — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Helena Valley has more residents (4,130 vs 935); Helena Valley has higher household incomes ($105,924 vs $62,816).

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Population 935 4,130
+342% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.2% +12.1%
Median age 49 42
Median household income $62,816/yr $105,924/yr
+69% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $400/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hazelmere Helena Valley
0-4 4.3% / 6.3%
Hazelmere — 0-4: 4.3% Helena Valley — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 8.1% / 11.4%
Hazelmere — 5-14: 8.1% Helena Valley — 5-14: 11.4%
15-19 4.8% / 5.6%
Hazelmere — 15-19: 4.8% Helena Valley — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.6% / 6.1%
Hazelmere — 20-24: 4.6% Helena Valley — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 13.9% / 12.1%
Hazelmere — 25-34: 13.9% Helena Valley — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 9.1% / 11.1%
Hazelmere — 35-44: 9.1% Helena Valley — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 12.8% / 12.6%
Hazelmere — 45-54: 12.8% Helena Valley — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 15.3% / 13.3%
Hazelmere — 55-64: 15.3% Helena Valley — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 15.8% / 12.9%
Hazelmere — 65-74: 15.8% Helena Valley — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 8.1% / 7.5%
Hazelmere — 75-84: 8.1% Helena Valley — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 2.9% / 1.6%
Hazelmere — 85+: 2.9% Helena Valley — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hazelmere 33.6% couple families
Hazelmere — Couple Families: 33.6% Hazelmere — Lone Person: 47.8% Hazelmere — One Parent Families: 13.1% Hazelmere — Group Household: 2.2% Hazelmere — Other Families: 3.4%
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.

Hazelmere 19.6% renting
Hazelmere — Owned Outright: 49.9% Hazelmere — Mortgage: 30.5% Hazelmere — Renting: 19.6%
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.

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 18.0%
Hazelmere — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Helena Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.0%
Bachelor Degree 8.6% / 10.0%
Hazelmere — Bachelor Degree: 8.6% Helena Valley — Bachelor Degree: 10.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 8.8%
Hazelmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Helena Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.9% / 2.3%
Hazelmere — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9% Helena Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 2.2%
Hazelmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Helena Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

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.

Hazelmere Helena Valley
England 8.9% / 9.5%
Hazelmere — England: 8.9% Helena Valley — England: 9.5%
New Zealand 3.5% / 2.3%
Hazelmere — New Zealand: 3.5% Helena Valley — New Zealand: 2.3%
Scotland 1.1% / 1.1%
Hazelmere — Scotland: 1.1% Helena Valley — Scotland: 1.1%
Italy 1.5% / —
Hazelmere — Italy: 1.5% Helena Valley — Italy: not among its largest
India — / 1.3%
Hazelmere — India: not among its largest Helena Valley — India: 1.3%
China 1.2% / —
Hazelmere — China: 1.2% Helena Valley — China: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.0%
Hazelmere — South Africa: not among its largest Helena Valley — South Africa: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hazelmere 88.8% houses
Hazelmere — Houses: 88.8% Hazelmere — Flats / Apartments: 9.1% Hazelmere — Townhouses: 2.1%
Helena Valley 94.5% houses
Helena Valley — Houses: 94.5% Helena Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.1% Helena Valley — Townhouses: 5.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Median house price $953,750 $935,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $465,000 $640,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 7 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.

Hazelmere Helena Valley
3 bed $890K / $830K
Hazelmere — 3 bed: $890K (15 sales) Helena Valley — 3 bed: $830K (18 sales)

15 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.18M / $990K
Hazelmere — 4 bed: $1.18M (15 sales) Helena Valley — 4 bed: $990K (48 sales)

15 vs 48 sales

Development activity

Hazelmere 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.

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Houses — 3.5%
$760/wk on $1.12M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Hazelmere Helena Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of WA Higher than 72% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 85% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 14% of WA

Liveability

Helena Valley is more walkable (37 vs 28).

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Grade C
same for both
Score 42/100 43/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Helena Valley carries more bushfire risk (84 vs 14); Hazelmere carries more crime risk (75 vs 23).

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Bushfire Low
14/100
 High
84/100
Crime High
75/100
 Low
23/100
Flood Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
61/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hazelmere

  • Helena River Steiner School - Hazelmere Campus Independent · Combined
  • SEDA College WA (Hazelmere ) Independent · Secondary

Schools in Helena Valley

  • Helena Valley Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 1 2
GPs 0 2
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Helena Valley sits further from the CBD (22.9 km vs 17.8 km).

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Walkability score 28/100 37/100
Distance to Perth 17.8 km 22.9 km
+29% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 23 min 29 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 66/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 34.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 29.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 6055
 0.8%
postcode 6056
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 6055
 56
postcode 6056

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.

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Car (driver) 77.9% / 81.6%
Hazelmere — Car (driver): 77.9% Helena Valley — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 9.6% / 8.7%
Hazelmere — Worked from Home: 9.6% Helena Valley — Worked from Home: 8.7%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 4.3%
Hazelmere — Car (passenger): 4.1% Helena Valley — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 3.5% / 2.5%
Hazelmere — Train: 3.5% Helena Valley — Train: 2.5%
Walked Only 2.0% / 1.1%
Hazelmere — Walked Only: 2.0% Helena Valley — Walked Only: 1.1%
Bus 1.2% / 1.6%
Hazelmere — Bus: 1.2% Helena Valley — Bus: 1.6%

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

Setting

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 15 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 26.8 km

NBN connectivity

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Connectivity score 53/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
514 premises
 32%
1,623 premises

Climate

Hazelmere 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

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

Federal electorate

Hazelmere Helena Valley
Division Hasluck Bullwinkel
Member Tania Lawrence Trish Cook
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hazelmere

Acreage Middle-Ring Retirees

Helena Valley

Large Blocks Middle-Ring

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