Suburb report · QLD 4344
Helidon
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Population
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Helidon suburb profile
Who lives in Helidon
Helidon lies 89km from the Brisbane CBD. With 1,219 residents, Helidon sits in the smallest fifth of Queensland suburbs by population, where the median suburb holds 4,480. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 487 by population. Helidon has a median age of 39, near the state's median suburb at 39. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 319 of 528 have an older median age. That is 1 years older than the average of 38 across the other 2 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-West statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $76,500, below the $98,100 of the median Queensland suburb. That is 33.6% below the average of $115,216 across the other 2 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-West statistical area. On household income it ranks 346 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. Tenure is balanced for Queensland: 66.5% owner-occupied and 33.5% renting. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 207 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Helidon. Across the other 2 suburbs of the Lockyer Valley-West statistical area the ownership share is 86.6%, 20.1 points higher than in Helidon.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted just 396 occupied private dwellings in Helidon, fewer than in 94% of Queensland suburbs. Families with children are the largest household type at 45.2%, ahead of couples without children at 27.3% and people living alone at 25.5%. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 330 of 526 have a smaller share of families with children than Helidon. At 25.5%, people living alone are about as common here as in a typical Queensland suburb, above 57% of them. The 27.3% share of couples without children is typical for Queensland. The rest of the Lockyer Valley-West statistical area averages 51.9% families with children, 6.7 points above Helidon.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 102 new dwellings were approved across the Lockyer Valley-West statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 57 a year. Supply figures here are for the Lockyer Valley-West statistical area, home to 13,029 residents in 2025, which takes in Helidon and neighbouring suburbs. At 7.8 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run above the 3.2 of the median Queensland area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 102 in 2025 and bottomed at 36 in 2020.
Population trend
The population of the Lockyer Valley-West statistical area grew 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than most of Queensland, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Queensland statistical area added 6.3%, putting this area 2.4 points ahead. It ranks at the 67th percentile of Queensland statistical areas for population growth over the period. Growth was strongest in the year to 2024 (2.1%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (0.7%).
Against its neighbours
Of the suburbs profiled in the region listed below, Adare differs most on the share of people living alone: 11% there against 25.5% in Helidon. Gatton is the closest match on the share of people living alone, at 26.4% against 25.5%. Marburg sits 46km away, with a median household income of $87,700 against $76,500 here.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.