Pindi Pindi vs St Helens Beach
Pindi Pindi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 57 in St Helens Beach. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pindi Pindi, most households are couple families. In St Helens Beach, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pindi Pindi tends to suit families with children and couples, while St Helens Beach suits older residents.
Pindi Pindi and St Helens Beach are both very small, remote Queensland communities with minimal bushfire and flood risk. Pindi Pindi has a notably higher median household income at $86,112 compared to St Helens Beach's $52,832, and a younger population with a median age of 43 years versus 57 years. St Helens Beach is the slightly larger settlement at 175 people and has a marginally lower crime risk score of 28 compared to Pindi Pindi's 33. Both are equally distant from Brisbane's CBD and equally car-dependent, so your choice will largely depend on whether you prioritise higher income levels and a younger demographic or a quieter, more established community.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Pindi Pindi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 45%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Pindi Pindi
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 35%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pindi Pindi
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 11%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
- But St Helens Beach has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
St Helens Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pindi Pindi and St Helens Beach drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
St Helens Beach has more residents (175 vs 86); Pindi Pindi has higher household incomes ($86,112 vs $52,832).
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 86 | 175 +103% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -12.2% | -11.2% |
| Median age | 43 | 57 |
| Median household income | $86,112/yr +39% vs other | $52,832/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +10% vs other | $180/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Property market
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $360,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 574 across Mackay same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 59% of QLD | Higher than 15% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 25% of QLD | Higher than 59% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 38% of QLD | Higher than 64% of QLD |
Liveability
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 33/100 | Low 29/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | High 89/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pindi Pindi
- Pindi Pindi State School Government · Primary
Schools in St Helens Beach
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 4 | 9 |
Mobility
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1024.8 km | 1024.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 698 min | 700 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4798 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 4798 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.5%).
Setting
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 36 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 9.0 km | 3.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 37 premises | 0% 143 premises |
Climate
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,502 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,873/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mackay same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pindi Pindi | St Helens Beach | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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