Is St Helens Beach flood prone?

90.7% of mapped properties in St Helens Beach fall within a mapped flood area.

Is St Helens Beach in a bushfire zone?

69.8% of mapped properties in St Helens Beach fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is St Helens Beach in the catchment for?

St Helens Beach falls within these school catchments: Calen District State College, Pindi Pindi SS.

What is the cultural makeup of St Helens Beach?

At the 2021 Census 1.1% of St Helens Beach residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (44.6%), English (32.6%), Irish (9.7%).

How much new development is there near St Helens Beach?

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings (536 houses, 68 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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St Helens Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of St Helens Beach’s 215 mapped properties, 90.7% are in a mapped flood area and 69.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, St Helens Beach’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific St Helens Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

90.7%

Of properties in a flood area

69.8%

Of properties in a bushfire area

215

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in St Helens Beach

Flood and bushfire areas across St Helens Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near St Helens Beach

St Helens Beach sits in the Calen police division, which recorded 292 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 292 total. Figures are for the whole Calen police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in St Helens Beach

PrimaryCalen District State College · Pindi Pindi SS

JuniorCalen District State College

SeniorCalen District State College

St Helens Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in St Helens Beach

At the 2021 Census, 1.1% of St Helens Beach’s 175 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.6%

English32.6%

Irish9.7%

Scottish9.1%

German5.7%

Australian Aboriginal3.4%

Top countries of birth

England2.3%

New Zealand1.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near St Helens Beach

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

604

Dwellings/yr

536

Houses

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Mackay council area (not just St Helens Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific St Helens Beach address:

Nearby suburbs

Calen · 33.4% flood Mount Pelion · 26.3% flood Pindi Pindi · 54.9% flood Mount Ossa · 22.8% flood Seaforth · 2.6% flood Yalboroo · 98.9% flood

Other suburbs in Mackay

Compare St Helens Beach with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.