Suburb in Mackay

St Helens Beach, QLD

St Helens Beach had a population of 175 at the 2021 Census (−11.2% since 2016). Median age 57.0. Median weekly household income $1,016. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

St Helens Beach at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

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Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, St Helens Beach's population shrank by 11.2% to 175, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 57.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 9.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 28.6%.

9.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 58.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 67 households.

The median household earns $1,016 a week, below the QLD average of $1,675. Renters pay a median $180 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,560 a month.

6.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 33.6% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, St Helens Beach beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureSt Helens BeachQLDAustralia
Population1755,156,13825,422,788
Growth since 2016−11.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age57.038.038.0
Households671,869,4629,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting9.0%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright58.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,016$1,675$1,746
Median rent a week$180$365$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,560$1,733$1,863
Born overseas6.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion33.6%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

−11.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1692011
  2. 1972016
  3. 1752021

Age

Median age 57.0, against 38.0 for Queensland.

St Helens Beach Queensland
Share of people by age, St Helens Beach and Queensland
0–99.1%
10–198.0%
20–295.7%
30–398.0%
40–496.9%
50–5919.4%
60–6920.6%
70–7918.9%
80+9.7%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in St Helens Beach at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian53.4%
  2. English39.0%
  3. Irish11.6%
  4. Scottish11.0%
  5. German6.8%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.8%
  2. New Zealand2.1%

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

Around St Helens Beach

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