What is the population of Helidon, Queensland?

Helidon has a population of approximately 830 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Helidon, Queensland located?

Helidon is located in Queensland, Australia, at approximate coordinates -27.5505°, 152.1245°.

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Helidon

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Helidon

Total population

830

Coordinates-27.55°, 152.12°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Helidon is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Helidon had a population of 1,130 people.

History & geography

History

The Helidon district is called by Aboriginal inhabitants "Yabarba", the name of the Curriejung, and the nearby spring is known as "Woonar-rajimmi", the place "where the clouds fell down!" The name Helidon derives from a pastoral run name established in 1841 by Richard Jones (1786–1852), a merchant and pastoralist. He was later (1861), appointed magistrate for the district. Richard Kettle (born in Whissendine, England in 1838), together with his family, were amongst the principle farming families to establish Helidon. Following a failed attempt to lease land in Tent Hill in 1871, Richard Kettle was granted 150 Lockyer acres, in 1873, improved to a Homestead in 1878, and a further 80 acres in 1882. Helidon Post Office opened on 1 August 1866. In 1874 settlers in the Helidon District wrote to the Board of General Education, which from 1860 was authorised to establish and administer primary schools, requesting that a school be established in Helidon. The Helidon State School opened on 11 May 1874 with 8 pupils. In 1882, the school had 24 students. Helidon State School was only the second school in the Lockyer Valley district and was the 52nd primary school opened in Queensland. St John the Baptist Anglican Church was dedicated on 9 September 1923 by Archbishop Gerald Sharp, 40 years after it was first proposed to establish a church. It was constructed with volunteer labour. It closed circa 1989. In December 1924, a branch of the Country Women's Association was formed in nearby Gatton, and had a membership of 28 by 1925. The Helidon Branch was formed in 1933. The branch was active but in more recent times struggled with diminishing membership and in 2013 was under threat of closure. The branch closed and the closest branch to Helidon is now the Upper Lockyer/Withcott…

Geography

Helidon is located on the Warrego Highway, west of the state capital, Brisbane, and east of Toowoomba. Parts of the hilly, undeveloped north of Helidon have been protected within Lockyer National Park.

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