St Helena vs Eltham North

Eltham North is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in St Helena. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Eltham North tends to suit couples.

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

Eltham North

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (28 vs 11)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Helena

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $512/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 18%)

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

Commuting to the city

St Helena

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 63/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

St Helena

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (17% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 16%)
  • But Eltham North carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

St Helena Eltham North
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.

St Helena Eltham North
Walkability 79 / 63
St Helena — Walkability: 79/100 Eltham North — Walkability: 63/100
Safety 50 / 81
St Helena — Safety: 50/100 Eltham North — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 100 / 55
St Helena — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eltham North — Low fire risk: 55/100
Low flood risk 74 / 51
St Helena — Low flood risk: 74/100 Eltham North — Low flood risk: 51/100

Demographics

Eltham North rents higher ($512/wk vs $163/wk); Eltham North has more residents (6,830 vs 2,890).

St Helena Eltham North
Population 2,890 6,830
+136% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% +0.4%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $117,312/yr $144,040/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $163/wk $512/wk
+214% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Helena Eltham North
0-4 4.2% / 5.1%
St Helena — 0-4: 4.2% Eltham North — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.2% / 14.8%
St Helena — 5-14: 13.2% Eltham North — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 5.4% / 6.9%
St Helena — 15-19: 5.4% Eltham North — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.6% / 5.7%
St Helena — 20-24: 5.6% Eltham North — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 7.5% / 8.4%
St Helena — 25-34: 7.5% Eltham North — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 12.5% / 12.2%
St Helena — 35-44: 12.5% Eltham North — 35-44: 12.2%
45-54 12.3% / 15.5%
St Helena — 45-54: 12.3% Eltham North — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 15.9% / 15.5%
St Helena — 55-64: 15.9% Eltham North — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 12.7% / 11.1%
St Helena — 65-74: 12.7% Eltham North — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 6.9% / 3.6%
St Helena — 75-84: 6.9% Eltham North — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 3.8% / 0.8%
St Helena — 85+: 3.8% Eltham North — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

St Helena 60.0% couple families
St Helena — Couple Families: 60.0% St Helena — Lone Person: 27.3% St Helena — One Parent Families: 11.5% St Helena — Group Household: 0.7% St Helena — Other Families: 0.4%
Eltham North 73.6% couple families
Eltham North — Couple Families: 73.6% Eltham North — Lone Person: 12.9% Eltham North — One Parent Families: 11.7% Eltham North — Group Household: 0.8% Eltham North — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

St Helena 13.6% renting
St Helena — Owned Outright: 43.3% St Helena — Mortgage: 43.2% St Helena — Renting: 13.6%
Eltham North 6.3% renting
Eltham North — Owned Outright: 44.6% Eltham North — Mortgage: 49.2% Eltham North — Renting: 6.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

St Helena Eltham North
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 18.5%
St Helena — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Eltham North — Bachelor Degree: 18.5%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 12.1%
St Helena — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Eltham North — Certificate III & IV: 12.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.5% / 8.9%
St Helena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5% Eltham North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 6.4%
St Helena — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Eltham North — Postgraduate Degree: 6.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.8%
St Helena — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Eltham North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

St Helena Eltham North
England 3.5% / 4.2%
St Helena — England: 3.5% Eltham North — England: 4.2%
Italy 1.7% / 0.9%
St Helena — Italy: 1.7% Eltham North — Italy: 0.9%
China 1.3% / 1.1%
St Helena — China: 1.3% Eltham North — China: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 1.3%
St Helena — New Zealand: 0.8% Eltham North — New Zealand: 1.3%
South Africa 0.7% / 0.7%
St Helena — South Africa: 0.7% Eltham North — South Africa: 0.7%
India 0.8% / 0.5%
St Helena — India: 0.8% Eltham North — India: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Helena 83.1% houses
St Helena — Houses: 83.1% St Helena — Townhouses: 12.6% St Helena — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Eltham North 98.2% houses
Eltham North — Houses: 98.2% Eltham North — Townhouses: 1.7% Eltham North — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Helena Eltham North
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,230,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,122,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 14 days
from 12 sales
 24 days
from 71 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

St Helena Eltham North
3 bed $1.06M / $1.08M
St Helena — 3 bed: $1.06M (19 sales) Eltham North — 3 bed: $1.08M (52 sales)

19 vs 52 sales

4 bed $1.3M / $1.29M
St Helena — 4 bed: $1.3M (35 sales) Eltham North — 4 bed: $1.29M (83 sales)

35 vs 83 sales

Zoning mix

St Helena Eltham North
Residential 84% 85%
Parks and recreation 8% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 6%
same for both
Commercial 1% 0%
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

St Helena Eltham North
New dwellings approved 722
across Banyule
 98
across Nillumbik
Approvals change year on year -75% +8%

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.

St Helena Eltham North
Houses 3.5%
$715/wk on $1.06M
 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

St Helena Eltham North
House price Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 59% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC

Liveability

St Helena is more walkable (79 vs 63); St Helena scores higher overall (81 vs 71).

St Helena Eltham North
Grade A
same for both
Score 81/100 71/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Eltham North carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); St Helena carries more crime risk (50 vs 19).

St Helena Eltham North
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
19/100
Flood Low
26/100
 Moderate
49/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

St Helena Eltham North
Inside the suburb 1 4
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 6.2 km
 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 7.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 3.4%

Schools in St Helena

  • North-Eastern Montessori School Independent · Primary below peers

Schools in Eltham North

  • Holy Trinity Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Eltham North Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Helena Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Glen Katherine Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

St Helena Eltham North
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 11 28
Childcare 4 6
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

St Helena Eltham North
Walkability score 79/100 63/100
Distance to Melbourne 25.7 km 27.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 39 min
same for both
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 33.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 65.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3088
 1.8%
postcode 3095
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3088
 34
postcode 3095

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.

St Helena Eltham North
Car (driver) 60.1% / 53.8%
St Helena — Car (driver): 60.1% Eltham North — Car (driver): 53.8%
Worked from Home 33.7% / 40.1%
St Helena — Worked from Home: 33.7% Eltham North — Worked from Home: 40.1%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 2.5%
St Helena — Car (passenger): 2.9% Eltham North — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Train 2.5% / 2.5%
St Helena — Train: 2.5% Eltham North — Train: 2.5%
Bus 0.5% / 0.4%
St Helena — Bus: 0.5% Eltham North — Bus: 0.4%
Walked Only 0.3% / 0.5%
St Helena — Walked Only: 0.3% Eltham North — Walked Only: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.1%).

Setting

St Helena Eltham North
Elevation 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 23.6 km 23.5 km

NBN connectivity

St Helena Eltham North
Connectivity score 74/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
1,262 premises
 1%
2,361 premises

Climate

St Helena Eltham North
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

St Helena Eltham North
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

St Helena Eltham North
Average residential rate $1,787/yr $2,696/yr
Council Banyule Nillumbik

Federal electorate

St Helena Eltham North
Division Jagajaga
same for both
Member Kate Thwaites
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

St Helena Eltham North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

St Helena

Outer Parks Quiet River

Eltham North

Large Blocks Outer Parks Quiet River

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