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St Helens Beach QLD 4798

178 addresses · 15 streets

Dawson Electorate › Mackay LGA › St Helens Beach · 851 km from Brisbane

Living Here

St Helens Beach is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 175 people, with a median age of 57. The typical household earns around $1,016 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

175Population
57Median age
$1,016Median household income / wk
$180Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Seaforth - Calen statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: St Helens Beach itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 25.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in St Helens Beach

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

Tree cover measures, St Helens Beach QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202025.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202129.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 35.9%

Population by age in St Helens Beach
Population by age, St Helens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-45
5-1419
15-193
20-246
25-3413
35-449
45-5423
55-6437
65-7427
75-8429
85+5
Dwelling types in St Helens Beach
Dwelling types, St Helens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House67
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in St Helens Beach
Households by weekly income, St Helens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65012
$650-1,49923
$1,500-2,99919
$3,000+4
Top ancestries in St Helens Beach
Top ancestries, St Helens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian78
English57
Ancestry NS29
Irish17
Scottish16
German10
Housing tenure in St Helens Beach
Housing tenure, St Helens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned39
Mortgage11
Rented6
Other3
Cars per household in St Helens Beach
Cars per household, St Helens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
119
230
314
4+7
Commute to work in St Helens Beach
Commute to work, St Helens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car40
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in St Helens Beach
Top countries of birth, St Helens Beach QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England4
New Zealand3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

609 bird observations recorded near St Helens Beach — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near St Helens Beach

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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