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Live · ABS ERP June 2025

St Helens - Scamander

Tasmania · North East · Launceston and North East

Why “St Helens - Scamander”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of St Helens into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

St Helens - Scamander is a locality in the North East area of Tasmania. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the St Helens - Scamander SA2.

Where in TAS
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At a glance
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Schools
2
Top ICSEA 958 (gov)
Childcare
4
NQS-rated services
Population
7,219
+1.2% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the St Helens - Scamander SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon TAS zoning

Government schools in St Helens - Scamander

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for TAS yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

St Helens District High School Government · 505 students
ICSEA 958
St Marys District School Government · 215 students
ICSEA 928

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in St Helens - Scamander

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All TAS schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • St Helens Early Learning Service
    Centre-Based Care · 46 places · St Helens
    Meeting NQS
  • Bicheno Early Learning Service
    Centre-Based Care · 32 places · Bicheno
    Meeting NQS
  • St Helens OSHC Service
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · St Helens
    Meeting NQS
  • St Marys Early Learning Service
    Centre-Based Care · 10 places · St Marys
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
3
Parks
11
Train stations
1

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the St Helens - Scamander SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
7,219
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.20%
2024→25
Net change
+83
people / yr
Density
2
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+83
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-44
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+106
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+21

Reading the streams: Australian movers from other suburbs drove most of the change.

Growth vs benchmarks
St Helens - Scamander
+1.20%
TAS median
+0.40%
National median
+0.80%