Mathinna vs St Helens

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mathinna, about half of households are people living alone. In St Helens, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in St Helens: a median of $545,000, against $400,000 in Mathinna, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mathinna tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while St Helens suits 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

St Helens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 6)

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

First-home buyers

Mathinna

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($400,000 vs $545,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mathinna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $230/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 28%)
  • But St Helens has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mathinna

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 200 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (227.2 km vs 257.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

St Helens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 24%)

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

Investors

St Helens

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.6% vs -7.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mathinna 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.

Mathinna 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.

Mathinna St Helens
Walkability 10 / 4
Mathinna — Walkability: 10/100 St Helens — Walkability: 4/100
Low fire risk 43 / 44
Mathinna — Low fire risk: 43/100 St Helens — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

St Helens has more residents (2,206 vs 131); St Helens rents higher ($230/wk vs $150/wk).

Mathinna St Helens
Population 131 2,206
+1584% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -7.7% +6.6%
Median age 55 57
Median household income $37,700/yr $42,848/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $230/wk
+53% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mathinna St Helens
0-4 — / 4.2%
Mathinna — 0-4: not among its largest St Helens — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 5.3% / 8.6%
Mathinna — 5-14: 5.3% St Helens — 5-14: 8.6%
15-19 — / 3.3%
Mathinna — 15-19: not among its largest St Helens — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 4.6% / 3.5%
Mathinna — 20-24: 4.6% St Helens — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.1% / 7.4%
Mathinna — 25-34: 6.1% St Helens — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 8.4% / 8.7%
Mathinna — 35-44: 8.4% St Helens — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 19.8% / 11.5%
Mathinna — 45-54: 19.8% St Helens — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 26.7% / 18.4%
Mathinna — 55-64: 26.7% St Helens — 55-64: 18.4%
65-74 16.8% / 19.2%
Mathinna — 65-74: 16.8% St Helens — 65-74: 19.2%
75-84 4.6% / 11.3%
Mathinna — 75-84: 4.6% St Helens — 75-84: 11.3%
85+ 2.3% / 3.8%
Mathinna — 85+: 2.3% St Helens — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mathinna 54.5% lone person
Mathinna — Lone Person: 54.5% Mathinna — Couple Families: 22.7% Mathinna — One Parent Families: 22.7% Mathinna — Group Household: 0.0% Mathinna — Other Families: 0.0%
St Helens 57.9% lone person
St Helens — Lone Person: 57.9% St Helens — Couple Families: 22.6% St Helens — One Parent Families: 14.8% St Helens — Group Household: 3.1% St Helens — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mathinna 12.5% renting
Mathinna — Owned Outright: 65.6% Mathinna — Mortgage: 21.9% Mathinna — Renting: 12.5%
St Helens 25.9% renting
St Helens — Owned Outright: 51.3% St Helens — Mortgage: 22.8% St Helens — Renting: 25.9%
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.

Mathinna St Helens
England 2.3% / 5.7%
Mathinna — England: 2.3% St Helens — England: 5.7%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Mathinna — New Zealand: not among its largest St Helens — New Zealand: 1.4%
Nepal — / 0.8%
Mathinna — Nepal: not among its largest St Helens — Nepal: 0.8%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Mathinna — Philippines: not among its largest St Helens — Philippines: 0.6%
Thailand — / 0.5%
Mathinna — Thailand: not among its largest St Helens — Thailand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Mathinna St Helens
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 17.1%
Mathinna — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% St Helens — Certificate III & IV: 17.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 7.7%
Mathinna — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% St Helens — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 6.0%
Mathinna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% St Helens — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Mathinna — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest St Helens — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Mathinna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest St Helens — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mathinna 83.3% houses
Mathinna — Houses: 83.3% Mathinna — Flats / Apartments: 16.7% Mathinna — Townhouses: 0.0%
St Helens 86.2% houses
St Helens — Houses: 86.2% St Helens — Flats / Apartments: 9.0% St Helens — Townhouses: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mathinna St Helens
Median house price $400,000 $545,000
Median unit price — $380,000
Median land price — $189,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 294 days
from 3 sales
 66 days
from 34 sales

Zoning mix

Mathinna has more rural and farming land (88% vs 72%); St Helens has more land zoned for conservation (26% vs 11%).

Mathinna St Helens
Rural and farming 88% 72%
Environmental 11% 26%
Residential 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Mathinna St Helens
New dwellings approved 48
across Break O'Day
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
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.

Mathinna St Helens
Houses — 3.2%
$470/wk on $755K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Mathinna St Helens
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 6% of TAS Higher than 10% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 73% of TAS Higher than 68% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 30% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 6% of TAS Higher than 90% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 11% of TAS

Liveability

Mathinna St Helens
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mathinna St Helens
Bushfire Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
59/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mathinna St Helens
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mathinna

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

Schools in St Helens

  • St Helens District High School Government · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mathinna St Helens
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 13
Parks & reserves 6 21
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 29

Mobility

St Helens sits further from the CBD (257.4 km vs 227.2 km).

Mathinna St Helens
Walkability score 10/100 4/100
Distance to Hobart 227.2 km 257.4 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 200 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 7214
 0.4%
postcode 7216
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 7214
 32
postcode 7216

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.

Mathinna St Helens
Car (driver) 72.0% / 69.1%
Mathinna — Car (driver): 72.0% St Helens — Car (driver): 69.1%
Walked Only 16.0% / 9.6%
Mathinna — Walked Only: 16.0% St Helens — Walked Only: 9.6%
Worked from Home 12.0% / 12.8%
Mathinna — Worked from Home: 12.0% St Helens — Worked from Home: 12.8%
Car (passenger) — / 7.7%
Mathinna — Car (passenger): not among its largest St Helens — Car (passenger): 7.7%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Mathinna — Bicycle: not among its largest St Helens — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.0%).

Setting

Mathinna St Helens
Elevation 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 55 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.6 km 3.9 km

NBN connectivity

Mathinna St Helens
Connectivity score 15/100 89/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
53 premises
 85%
1,573 premises

Climate

Mathinna St Helens
Annual rainfall 894 mm 660 mm
Summer max (Jan) 22.6°C 22.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C 7.7°C

Council rates

Mathinna St Helens
Average residential rate $1,738/yr
same for both
Council Break O'Day
same for both

Federal electorate

Mathinna St Helens
Division Lyons
same for both
Member Rebecca White
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mathinna St Helens
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mathinna

Rural

St Helens

Retirees Rural

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