18,949 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15,987
- 2016: 16,862
- 2021: 18,949
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Helensvale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Helensvale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Helensvale, where the typical person is 41 years old. This is 3 years older than the typical person in Queensland or across Australia. The area is home to 18,949 people, making it one of the largest in its category.
18,949
▲ +18.5%
- 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 Helensvale — higher than 89% of areas.
| Helensvale | 18,949 |
|---|---|
| 4212, QLD | 33,470 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, which is noticeably older than the national and state figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age profile is fairly balanced, with children under 15 and those aged 65 and over both sitting around 18% and 17% respectively. This matches the Queensland and national averages almost exactly.
17.1% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Helensvale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships account for 10.9%, a result lower than most similar areas.
1.9% ▲ +105.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Helensvale, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Helensvale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Helensvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31315/helensvale/topic/demographics-identity