St Helens (postcode 4650) is a small, quiet locality in Queensland within the Fraser Coast local government area. The area has roughly 123 residents and a settled, mature resident base, with a median age of 49. Households earn a median income of $49K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 32 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 50 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count.
The median weekly rent is $260 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,324.
St Helens is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 951, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Fraser Coast LGA is moderate at 5,491 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.