34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in St Helens
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in St Helens is 51, which is far older than the Victorian and national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has just 34 people, with a population profile that differs sharply from the rest of the state.
34
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is St Helens — lower than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is small at 34 people, making it smaller than about 78% of similar areas. Residents here are much older than most, with a typical age 13 years higher than across Australia.
51 yrs —
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up only 11.8% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also much lower than most areas at 8.8%, while adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 20.6%.
8.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In St Helens, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Children (0–14) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average of 3.2%. In terms of relationships, 51.7% are married and 37.9% have never been married, while those in de facto relationships are far below the Victorian figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In St Helens, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 42%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22340/st-helens/topic/demographics-identity