St Helens, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

St Helens
St Helens is located in Queensland
St Helens
St Helens
Coordinates: 27°40′39″S 151°28′49″E / 27.6775°S 151.4802°E / -27.6775; 151.4802 (St Helens (centre of locality))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
46.0 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
Population
 • Total37 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density0.804/km2 (2.083/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4356
Suburbs around St Helens
Bongeen Irongate Irongate
Brookstead St Helens Springside
Brookstead Brookstead Yarranlea

St Helens is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, St Helens had a population of 37 people.[2]

Geography

Fourteen Mile Creek enters the locality from the east (Springside) and flows west through the locality, exiting to the west (Brookstead).[4]

The land use is crop growing, some of it irrigated.[5]

History

The name of the locality probably derives from an early pastoral station of N. Gillies.[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, St Helens had a population of 22 people.[6]

In the 2021 census, St Helens had a population of 37 people.[2]

Education

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.[7]

There is also a Catholic primary school in Pittsworth.[7]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Helens (Toowoomba - Qld) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Helens (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "St Helens – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48067)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "St Helens (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2025.