St Helena VIC 3088
St Helena is in Banyule LGA, VIC, postcode 3088, with population 2,890.
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St Helena has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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St Helena has usable rent context. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
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Rent context available
St Helena has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $560/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
St Helena has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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St Helena currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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St Helena VIC
St Helena is a smaller suburb in Victoria within the Banyule local government area (postcode 3088). With a population of 2,890, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median house price in St Helena is $1.2 million, having dipped slightly 2.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $560. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
St Helena is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1143, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Banyule LGA is higher than average at 8,647 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, St Helena offers a gross rental yield of 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.2M/$875K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 10.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -2.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
St Helena is a smaller suburb in Victoria within the Banyule local government area (postcode 3088). With a population of 2,890, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 46. Households earn a median income of $117K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.
The median house price in St Helena is $1.2 million, having dipped slightly 2.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $560. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
St Helena is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1143, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 11 bus stops. The crime rate in the Banyule LGA is higher than average at 8,647 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, St Helena offers a gross rental yield of 2.5%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.2M/$875K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 10.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -2.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
St Helena FAQ
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What LGA is St Helena in?
St Helena is in the Banyule Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3088. Council-level context for Banyule LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in St Helena?
The current median house price in St Helena, VIC is $1.2M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in St Helena?
The median weekly rent in St Helena is $560/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about St Helena?
Rent context available: St Helena has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is St Helena a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for St Helena show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for St Helena?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the St Helena data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.