Suburb in Fraser Coast

St Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld), QLD

St Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld) had a population of 123 at the 2021 Census (−3.9% since 2016). Median age 52.0. Median weekly household income $850. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

St Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld) at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, St Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld)'s population shrank by 3.9% to 123, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 52.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 13.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.6%.

12.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 50.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 48 households.

The median household earns $850 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $206 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $970 a month.

9.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 30.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, St Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld) beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureSt Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld)QLDAustralia
Population1235,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−3.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age52.038.238.2
Households481,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting12.5%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright50.0%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$850$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$206$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$970$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.3%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion30.5%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−3.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1172011
  2. 1282016
  3. 1232021

Age

Median age 52.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

St Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld) Queensland
Share of people by age, St Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld) and Queensland
0–913.8%
10–198.1%
20–297.3%
30–397.3%
40–499.8%
50–5915.4%
60–6920.3%
70–7914.6%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in St Helens (Fraser Coast - Qld) at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.2%
  2. English45.2%
  3. German13.9%
  4. Scottish8.7%
  5. Polish5.2%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.6%
  2. New Zealand2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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