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QLD · Lockyer Valley Council

Helidon, 4344

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Updated

Desirability score

33.4/100
Below average

1080th in QLD

74% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Education hub
  • High desirability
  • Green suburb
  • Café precinct
What Helidon is known for: Education hub, High desirability, Green suburb, Café precinct

Suburb profile

Helidon is a quieter smaller community in Lockyer Valley, where peace, space and a country-town pace still dominate. The community is self-contained in the best sense. Local life comes first, with the region opening up beyond. The landscape itself is part of the lifestyle: open paddocks, big skies and room to breathe.

Working households and growing families are the backbone of local life, with family life visible on every street. The pace is unhurried, with local businesses and community spots doing the heavy lifting. Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state.

This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and transport and access lag similar regional towns, despite relative strength in safety and housing affordability. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
1,130
Median age
38
Median household income / week
$1,342
Dwelling vacancy
8.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
37 of 435
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Employment rate
52.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
38 / 22 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
29
Against the person
5
Against property
10
Rate per 1,000 residents
25.7
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 226 residents
State safety percentile
20.9th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-37.8%

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences14
  • Good Order Offences6
  • Other Offences Against The Person3
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)18
  • Traffic And Related Offences14

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
Median school ICSEA
938
  • Helidon State SchoolPrimary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

1 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Turner St at Helidon

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Soldiers Memorial ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
2/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 state heritage place

  • Bank of New South Wales premises and attached residence (former)State heritage place

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
2

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
33.4/100 — Below average
National rank
4593rd in Australia
State rank
1080th in QLD
Peer rank
#365 among Country & regional · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#611 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
74%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Drug Offencescrime14
  • Good Order Offencescrime6
  • Other Offences Against The Personcrime3
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime18
  • Traffic And Related Offencescrime14
  • Bank of New South Wales premises and attached residence (former)heritageState heritage place
  • Soldiers Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
  • Turner St at Helidontransport
  • Helidon State SchoolschoolsPrimary

Data sources & freshness

More in Lockyer Valley Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

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Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Queensland.