Moving to Helensvale from Pacific Pines (Gaven area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Helensvale and Pacific Pines - Gaven, side by side - all from public government data.
Helensvale has 21,073 people (ABS, June 2025), +1.6% in a year, 2 schools and 9 childcare services. Full Helensvale suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) . How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Pacific Pines State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Pacific Pines - Gaven.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Pacific Pines - Gaven (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Helensvale State School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Helensvale.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Helensvale (QLD catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in Helensvale and Pacific Pines - Gaven have a similar average ICSEA (1,016 and 1,019) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Helensvale none in this SA2, Pacific Pines - Gaven 1,058 (1 school).
There are 2 schools in Helensvale, compared to 4 in Pacific Pines - Gaven.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 9 in Helensvale vs 12 in Pacific Pines - Gaven.
Helensvale has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Pacific Pines - Gaven's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Helensvale?
21,073 people lived in Helensvale at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +1.6% over the year. Pacific Pines (Gaven area) had 19,143.
How many schools are in Helensvale?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Helensvale, against 4 in Pacific Pines (Gaven area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Pacific Pines - Gaven → Helensvale