Aldershot vs St Helens

Aldershot is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 49 in St Helens. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in St Helens: a median of $995,000, against $511,000 in Aldershot. On these figures, Aldershot tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and buyers on a tighter budget, while St Helens suits families with children and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Aldershot

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 94/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
  • But St Helens is already more of a family suburb (63% vs 45%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Aldershot

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($511,000 vs $995,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Aldershot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (180 min vs 186 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

St Helens

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 0%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)
  • But Aldershot carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 94/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Aldershot

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.8% vs -3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Aldershot and St Helens drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Aldershot St Helens
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Aldershot St Helens
Walkability 20 / 17
Aldershot — Walkability: 20/100 St Helens — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 23 / 6
Aldershot — Safety: 23/100 St Helens — Safety: 6/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Aldershot — Low fire risk: 100/100 St Helens — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Aldershot has more residents (1,311 vs 123); St Helens skews older (49 vs 37).

Aldershot St Helens
Population 1,311
+91% vs other
 123
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +13.8% -3.9%
Median age 37 49
Median household income $50,700/yr
+3% vs other
 $48,984/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Aldershot St Helens
0-4 2.8% / 6.5%
Aldershot — 0-4: 2.8% St Helens — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 5.3% / 12.2%
Aldershot — 5-14: 5.3% St Helens — 5-14: 12.2%
15-19 3.4% / 2.4%
Aldershot — 15-19: 3.4% St Helens — 15-19: 2.4%
20-24 10.7% / 4.9%
Aldershot — 20-24: 10.7% St Helens — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 22.3% / 7.3%
Aldershot — 25-34: 22.3% St Helens — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 20.8% / 13.8%
Aldershot — 35-44: 20.8% St Helens — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 12.1% / 9.8%
Aldershot — 45-54: 12.1% St Helens — 45-54: 9.8%
55-64 10.0% / 19.5%
Aldershot — 55-64: 10.0% St Helens — 55-64: 19.5%
65-74 8.6% / 20.3%
Aldershot — 65-74: 8.6% St Helens — 65-74: 20.3%
75-84 3.4% / 8.1%
Aldershot — 75-84: 3.4% St Helens — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 0.7% / —
Aldershot — 85+: 0.7% St Helens — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Aldershot 42.2% lone person
Aldershot — Lone Person: 42.2% Aldershot — Couple Families: 27.6% Aldershot — One Parent Families: 17.3% Aldershot — Group Household: 9.2% Aldershot — Other Families: 3.8%
St Helens 25.9% lone person
St Helens — Lone Person: 25.9% St Helens — Couple Families: 33.3% St Helens — One Parent Families: 29.6% St Helens — Group Household: 11.1% St Helens — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Aldershot 14.7% renting
Aldershot — Owned Outright: 44.1% Aldershot — Mortgage: 41.2% Aldershot — Renting: 14.7%
St Helens 12.8% renting
St Helens — Owned Outright: 51.1% St Helens — Mortgage: 36.2% St Helens — Renting: 12.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Aldershot St Helens
England 1.8% / 3.3%
Aldershot — England: 1.8% St Helens — England: 3.3%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.4%
Aldershot — New Zealand: 2.1% St Helens — New Zealand: 2.4%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Aldershot — South Africa: 0.8% St Helens — South Africa: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Aldershot — Philippines: 0.5% St Helens — Philippines: not among its largest
Fiji 0.5% / —
Aldershot — Fiji: 0.5% St Helens — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Aldershot St Helens
Certificate III & IV 11.4% / 17.9%
Aldershot — Certificate III & IV: 11.4% St Helens — Certificate III & IV: 17.9%
Bachelor Degree 2.7% / 5.7%
Aldershot — Bachelor Degree: 2.7% St Helens — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 1.3% / 5.7%
Aldershot — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 1.3% St Helens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 0.3% / —
Aldershot — Postgraduate Degree: 0.3% St Helens — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.3% / —
Aldershot — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.3% St Helens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Aldershot 99.6% houses
Aldershot — Houses: 99.6% Aldershot — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
St Helens 85.4% houses
St Helens — Houses: 85.4% St Helens — Flats / Apartments: 14.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Aldershot St Helens
Median house price $511,000 $995,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $150,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 36 days
from 6 sales
 —

Development activity

Aldershot St Helens
New dwellings approved 1,578
across Fraser Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -8%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Aldershot St Helens
Houses 4.5%
$470/wk on $540K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Aldershot St Helens
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 12% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 79% of QLD Higher than 77% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of QLD Higher than 38% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of QLD —

Liveability

Aldershot St Helens
Grade D —
Score 28/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

St Helens carries more crime risk (94 vs 77).

Aldershot St Helens
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 High
94/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Aldershot St Helens
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Aldershot

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in St Helens

  • St Helens State School Government · Primary below peers
  • OneSchool Global QLD - Maryborough Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Aldershot St Helens
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Aldershot St Helens
Walkability score 20/100 17/100
Distance to Brisbane 258.6 km 257.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 186 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4650
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 71
postcode 4650
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Aldershot St Helens
Car (driver) 87.3% / 65.0%
Aldershot — Car (driver): 87.3% St Helens — Car (driver): 65.0%
Worked from Home 5.7% / 25.0%
Aldershot — Worked from Home: 5.7% St Helens — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only — / 10.0%
Aldershot — Walked Only: not among its largest St Helens — Walked Only: 10.0%
Car (passenger) 7.0% / —
Aldershot — Car (passenger): 7.0% St Helens — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.3%).

Setting

Aldershot St Helens
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 12.7 km 8.2 km

NBN connectivity

Aldershot St Helens
Connectivity score 30/100 34/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
316 premises
 5%
75 premises

Climate

Aldershot St Helens
Annual rainfall 1,074 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Aldershot St Helens
PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Aldershot St Helens
Average residential rate $1,576/yr
same for both
Council Fraser Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Aldershot St Helens
Division Hinkler Wide Bay
Member David Batt Llew O'Brien
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Aldershot St Helens
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Aldershot

Acreage Affordable Multicultural

St Helens

Retirees Rural

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