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Helensvale QLD 4212

9,497 addresses · 273 streets

Fadden Electorate › Gold Coast LGA › Helensvale · 57 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

A northern Gold Coast suburb with theme parks, a town centre and rail links, Helensvale is family-oriented. Households average 2.8 people and the median age is 41. Median household income is $2,014 a week, with rent around $495.

Helensvale is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 18,949 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,014 a week, with median rent near $495 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

18,949Population
41Median age
$2,014Median household income / wk
$495Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Helensvale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Helensvale itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Helensvale, 2.4 km south · Light rail stop: Helensvale, 2.5 km south · Railway halt: Central Park, 4.9 km north · Bus interchange: Soutport Transit Centre, 9.9 km south-east · Ferry wharf: Runnaway Bay, 6.7 km east · Airport: Southport Flying Club, 4.1 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 36.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Helensvale

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Helensvale QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202036.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 64.1%

Population by age in Helensvale
Population by age, Helensvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4993
5-142,462
15-191,384
20-241,126
25-342,005
35-442,462
45-542,914
55-642,349
65-741,778
75-841,035
85+433
Dwelling types in Helensvale
Dwelling types, Helensvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House5,181
Townhouse915
Apartment257
Other11
Households by weekly income in Helensvale
Households by weekly income, Helensvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650808
$650-1,4991,454
$1,500-2,9991,984
$3,000+1,654
Top ancestries in Helensvale
Top ancestries, Helensvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English7,991
Australian5,830
Other1,968
Irish1,879
Scottish1,831
Ancestry NS931
Housing tenure in Helensvale
Housing tenure, Helensvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,971
Mortgage2,931
Rented1,209
Other167
Cars per household in Helensvale
Cars per household, Helensvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0210
11,674
22,609
31,124
4+682
Commute to work in Helensvale
Commute to work, Helensvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,377
Train75
Bus29
Tram/ferry80
Walked78
Bicycle19
Home1,422
Top countries of birth in Helensvale
Top countries of birth, Helensvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand1,455
England1,452
China436
South Africa318
India177
Philippines138
Languages used at home in Helensvale
Languages used at home, Helensvale QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin635
Japanese138
Spanish124
Korean118
Cantonese106
Vietnamese80

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

74,944 bird observations recorded near Helensvale — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Helensvale

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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