Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
St Helens then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for St Helens, TAS (postcode 7216) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+5.8% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,085 | 2,070 | 2,206 | +121 · +5.8% |
| Median age | 51 | 55 | 57 | +6 · +11.8% |
| Median household income | $662/wk | $732/wk | $824/wk | +$162 · +24.5% |
| Median personal income | $375/wk | $445/wk | $494/wk | +$119 · +31.7% |
| Median rent | $175/wk | $200/wk | $230/wk | +$55 · +31.4% |
| Median mortgage | $1,000/mo | $953/mo | $1,083/mo | +$83 · +8.3% |
| Average household size | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -0.1 · -4.8% |
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
2,206
was 2,070 in 2016
+136 · +6.6%
Median rent
$230/wk
was $200/wk in 2016
+$30 · +15%
Household income
$824/wk
was $732/wk in 2016
+$92 · +12.6%
Median age
57
was 55 in 2016
+2 · +3.6%
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.