St Helens flood & bushfire risk
Of St Helens’s 2,350 mapped properties, 2% are in a mapped flood area and 31.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, St Helens’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the TAS average of 35.4%.
Where the hazards are in St Helens
Flood and bushfire areas across St Helens. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near St Helens
St Helens sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 21,019 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in St Helens
St Helens is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: General Business
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural Living
School catchments in St Helens
St Helens can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in St Helens
At the 2021 Census, 14.7% of St Helens’s 2,206 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near St Helens
Break O'Day council approved 46 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Break O'Day council area (not just St Helens). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
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.