St Helens vs Walkers Point
St Helens is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 59 in Walkers Point. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Walkers Point, most households are people living alone. On these figures, St Helens tends to suit families with children, while Walkers Point suits people living alone.
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
Walkers Point
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 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 44%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Walkers Point
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 13%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
St Helens
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- St Helens is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- Walkers Point carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 94/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
St Helens
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-3.9% vs -23.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
St Helens and Walkers Point 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 has more residents (123 vs 75); Walkers Point has higher household incomes ($66,092 vs $48,984).
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 123 +39% vs other | 75 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -3.9% | -23.5% |
| Median age | 49 | 59 |
| Median household income | $48,984/yr | $66,092/yr +35% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $260/wk +4% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 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 (26.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $995,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,578 across Fraser Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -8% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 12% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of QLD | Higher than 13% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 38% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 67% of QLD | Higher than 52% of QLD |
Liveability
St Helens is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
St Helens carries more crime risk (94 vs 48).
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 94/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 St Helens
- St Helens State School Government · Primary below peers
- OneSchool Global QLD - Maryborough Independent · Combined
Schools in Walkers Point
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 257.4 km | 258.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 186 min | 187 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).
Setting
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.2 km | 3.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 34/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 5% 75 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,576/yr same for both | |
| Council | Fraser Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Wide Bay same for both | |
| Member | Llew O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| St Helens | Walkers Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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