Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
St Helens then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for St Helens, VIC (postcode 3285) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-22.7% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 44 | 47 | 34 | -10 · -22.7% |
| Median age | 37 | 45 | 51 | +14 · +37.8% |
| Median household income | $933/wk | $1,166/wk | $1,792/wk | +$859 · +92.1% |
| Median personal income | $393/wk | $556/wk | $877/wk | +$484 · +123.2% |
| Median rent | $150/wk | — | $100/wk | $50 · -33.3% |
| Median mortgage | $1,199/mo | — | $0/mo | $1,199 · -100% |
| Average household size | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | -0.4 · -14.8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
St Helens trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
34
was 47 in 2016
-13 · -27.7%
Household income
$1,792/wk
was $1,166/wk in 2016
+$626 · +53.7%
Median age
51
was 45 in 2016
+6 · +13.3%
Dig deeper: St Helens population growth · St Helens then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.