Stoneville vs Mount Helena

Mount Helena is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 44 in Stoneville. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Stoneville, most households are couple families. In Mount Helena, about half of households are couple families.

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

Mount Helena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Stoneville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (39.9 km vs 43.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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

Stoneville Mount Helena
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.

Stoneville Mount Helena
Walkability 0 / 5
Stoneville — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Helena — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 70 / 75
Stoneville — Safety: 70/100 Mount Helena — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 36 / 31
Stoneville — Low fire risk: 36/100 Mount Helena — Low fire risk: 31/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Stoneville — Low flood risk: 100/100 Mount Helena — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Helena has more residents (3,373 vs 2,489); Stoneville skews older (44 vs 41).

Stoneville Mount Helena
Population 2,489 3,373
+36% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +5.9%
Median age 44 41
Median household income $108,524/yr
+7% vs other
 $100,932/yr
Median weekly rent $389/wk
+2% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Stoneville Mount Helena
0-4 5.8% / 5.5%
Stoneville — 0-4: 5.8% Mount Helena — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.4% / 14.4%
Stoneville — 5-14: 12.4% Mount Helena — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 6.0% / 6.5%
Stoneville — 15-19: 6.0% Mount Helena — 15-19: 6.5%
20-24 4.6% / 4.7%
Stoneville — 20-24: 4.6% Mount Helena — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 10.1% / 10.7%
Stoneville — 25-34: 10.1% Mount Helena — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 11.7% / 12.6%
Stoneville — 35-44: 11.7% Mount Helena — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 15.5% / 13.9%
Stoneville — 45-54: 15.5% Mount Helena — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 15.0% / 15.4%
Stoneville — 55-64: 15.0% Mount Helena — 55-64: 15.4%
65-74 12.3% / 10.7%
Stoneville — 65-74: 12.3% Mount Helena — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 5.5% / 4.5%
Stoneville — 75-84: 5.5% Mount Helena — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.4% / 1.0%
Stoneville — 85+: 1.4% Mount Helena — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Stoneville 61.0% couple families
Stoneville — Couple Families: 61.0% Stoneville — Lone Person: 23.1% Stoneville — One Parent Families: 13.7% Stoneville — Group Household: 2.2% Stoneville — Other Families: 0.0%
Mount Helena 54.7% couple families
Mount Helena — Couple Families: 54.7% Mount Helena — Lone Person: 25.1% Mount Helena — One Parent Families: 17.0% Mount Helena — Group Household: 2.9% Mount Helena — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Stoneville 7.4% renting
Stoneville — Owned Outright: 40.1% Stoneville — Mortgage: 52.4% Stoneville — Renting: 7.4%
Mount Helena 10.7% renting
Mount Helena — Owned Outright: 34.3% Mount Helena — Mortgage: 55.0% Mount Helena — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Stoneville Mount Helena
Certificate III & IV 19.8% / 19.6%
Stoneville — Certificate III & IV: 19.8% Mount Helena — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 8.7%
Stoneville — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Mount Helena — Bachelor Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 8.2%
Stoneville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Mount Helena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.0%
Stoneville — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Mount Helena — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.8%
Stoneville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Mount Helena — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Stoneville Mount Helena
England 10.8% / 9.3%
Stoneville — England: 10.8% Mount Helena — England: 9.3%
New Zealand 3.1% / 3.1%
Stoneville — New Zealand: 3.1% Mount Helena — New Zealand: 3.1%
South Africa 1.5% / 0.9%
Stoneville — South Africa: 1.5% Mount Helena — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland 1.2% / 0.9%
Stoneville — Scotland: 1.2% Mount Helena — Scotland: 0.9%
Netherlands 0.7% / 0.4%
Stoneville — Netherlands: 0.7% Mount Helena — Netherlands: 0.4%
Zimbabwe 0.6% / 0.5%
Stoneville — Zimbabwe: 0.6% Mount Helena — Zimbabwe: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Stoneville 99.8% houses
Stoneville — Houses: 99.8% Stoneville — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Mount Helena 99.1% houses
Mount Helena — Houses: 99.1% Mount Helena — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Stoneville Mount Helena
Median house price $1,000,000 $962,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $550,000 $490,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 17 sales
 18 days
from 17 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.

Stoneville Mount Helena
3 bed $965K / $905K
Stoneville — 3 bed: $965K (19 sales) Mount Helena — 3 bed: $905K (12 sales)

19 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.12M / $1.1M
Stoneville — 4 bed: $1.12M (22 sales) Mount Helena — 4 bed: $1.1M (22 sales)

22 vs 22 sales

Development activity

Stoneville Mount Helena
New dwellings approved 216
across Mundaring
same for both
Approvals change year on year -55%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Stoneville Mount Helena
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 74% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 5% of WA Higher than 69% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of WA Higher than 65% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of WA Higher than 71% of WA

Liveability

Stoneville Mount Helena
Grade B
same for both
Score 53/100 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Stoneville Mount Helena
Bushfire Moderate
64/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Low
25/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Stoneville Mount Helena
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Stoneville

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

Schools in Mount Helena

  • Eastern Hills Senior High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Mount Helena Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Stoneville Mount Helena
Parks & reserves 3 1
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Mount Helena sits further from the CBD (43.1 km vs 39.9 km).

Stoneville Mount Helena
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Perth 39.9 km 43.1 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 45 min 47 min
Public transport score 51/100
Bus
 56/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 21.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 24.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 0.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 6081
 0.7%
postcode 6082
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 70
postcode 6081
 71
postcode 6082

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.

Stoneville Mount Helena
Car (driver) 79.8% / 79.9%
Stoneville — Car (driver): 79.8% Mount Helena — Car (driver): 79.9%
Worked from Home 10.6% / 9.7%
Stoneville — Worked from Home: 10.6% Mount Helena — Worked from Home: 9.7%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.9%
Stoneville — Car (passenger): 5.3% Mount Helena — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Bus 1.3% / 2.3%
Stoneville — Bus: 1.3% Mount Helena — Bus: 2.3%
Train 1.8% / 1.3%
Stoneville — Train: 1.8% Mount Helena — Train: 1.3%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.9%
Stoneville — Walked Only: 0.8% Mount Helena — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.9%).

Setting

Stoneville Mount Helena
Elevation 283 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 326 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.0 km 43.1 km

NBN connectivity

Stoneville Mount Helena
Connectivity score 47/100 51/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 14%
983 premises
 19%
1,359 premises

Climate

Stoneville Mount Helena
Annual rainfall 1,068 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Stoneville Mount Helena
Average residential rate $2,151/yr
same for both
Council Mundaring
same for both

Federal electorate

Stoneville Mount Helena
Division Bullwinkel
same for both
Member Trish Cook
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Mount Helena

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