Helens Hill QLD 4850
73 addresses · 12 streets
Kennedy Electorate › Hinchinbrook LGA › Helens Hill · 1196 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Helens Hill is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 118 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,049 a week, with median rent near $125 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Italian, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ingham Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Helens Hill itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Ingham Airport, 12.4 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 26.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 26.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 36.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 73.7%
Population by age in Helens Hill
| 0-4 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 14 |
| 15-19 | 10 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 15 |
| 35-44 | 19 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 16 |
| 65-74 | 8 |
| 75-84 | 4 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Helens Hill
| House | 38 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Helens Hill
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 13 |
| $3,000+ | 9 |
Top ancestries in Helens Hill
| Italian | 56 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 50 |
| English | 36 |
| Irish | 14 |
| Ancestry NS | 14 |
| Scottish | 4 |
Housing tenure in Helens Hill
| Owned | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 16 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Helens Hill
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Helens Hill
| Car | 44 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 12 |
Top countries of birth in Helens Hill
| Italy | 7 |
|---|
Languages used at home in Helens Hill
| Italian | 6 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
781 bird observations recorded near Helens Hill — most often seen:
- Masked Lapwing (52)
- Willie Wagtail (47)
- Magpie Goose (38)
- Black Kite (37)
- Common Myna (36)
- Crimson Finch (36)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (35)
- Australian White Ibis (28)
- Green Pygmy-goose (28)
- Magpie-lark (28)
- Great Egret (26)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (25)
- Australasian Darter (24)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Helens Hill
- Black-necked Stork (24)
- Comb-crested Jacana (24)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (24)
- Fairy Martin (23)
- Pacific Black Duck (23)
- Southern Magpie-lark (22)
- Straw-necked Ibis (22)
- Welcome Swallow (21)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (20)
- White-faced Heron (20)
- Whistling Kite (19)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (18)
- Black-faced Woodswallow (17)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (16)
- Brolga (16)
- Intermediate Egret (16)
- Large-billed Gerygone (16)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
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Streets
- Bruce Highway (8)
- Burgamoo Road (4)
- Fontanas Road (1)
- Haughtys Road (8)
- Helens Hill Road (13)
- Larkins Road (1)
- Milton Road (2)
- Pappins Road (24)
- Pattis Road (1)
- Pennas Road (5)
- Pinnacle Hill Road (1)
- Pombel Road (5)
