St Helens, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)
| St Helens Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  St Helens | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°40′39″S 151°28′49″E / 27.6775°S 151.4802°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 37 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.804/km2 (2.083/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4356 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 46.0 km2 (17.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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St Helens is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, St Helens had a population of 37 people.[1]
Geography
[edit]Fourteen Mile Creek enters the locality from the east (Springside) and flows west through the locality, exiting to the west (Brookstead).[3]
The land use is crop growing, some of it irrigated.[4]
History
[edit]The name of the locality probably derives from an early pastoral station of N. Gillies.[2]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, St Helens had a population of 22 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, St Helens had a population of 37 people.[1]
Education
[edit]There are no schools in St Helens. The nearest government primary schools are Brookstead State School in neighbouring Brookstead to the south, Mount Tyson State School in Mount Tyson to the north, and Pittsworth State School in Pittsworth to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Pittsworth State High School, also in Pittsworth.[6]
There is also a Catholic primary school in Pittsworth.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Helens (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "St Helens – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48067)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "St Helens (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
