Helens Hill, Queensland

Helens Hill is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Helens Hill had a population of 123 people.[1]

Helens Hill
Queensland
Helens Hill
Coordinates18.7873°S 146.125°E / -18.7873; 146.125 (Helens Hill (centre of locality))
Population123 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.997/km2 (2.582/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4850
Area123.4 km2 (47.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s)Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Helens Hill:
Wharps Wharps Toobanna
Upper Stone Helens Hill Orient
Yuruga Yuruga Yuruga

Geography

Despite the name, Helens Hill is predominantly flat farming land (approx 20 metres above sea level), well-watered by numerous small creeks and is used for growing sugarcane. Mount Helen (also known as Helens Hill) rises to 227 metres (745 ft) in the locality (18.7719°S 146.1518°E / -18.7719; 146.1518 (Mount Helen (Helens Hill))) and presumably is the source of the locality's name.[3][4][5]

The Bruce Highway passes through the locality from the south-east to the north.[3]

The North Coast railway line passes through the locality from the south-east to the north with Pombel railway station (18.7590°S 146.1546°E / -18.7590; 146.1546 (Pombel railway station)) serving the locality.[6][7] Previously there were two other railway stations on the North Coast line within the locality, but both of these have been abandoned:

A cane tramway delivers harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills at Victoria Plantation and Macknade.[3]

History

Helens Hill State School opened on 17 August 1931.[8] The school closed on 31 December 2016.[9][10] It was located at 48388 Bruce Highway (18.7690°S 146.1352°E / -18.7690; 146.1352 (Helens Hill State School (former))).[11][3]

In the 2016 census Helens Hill had a population of 123 people.[1]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Helens Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Helens Hill – locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42519)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Mount Helen – mountain in Hinchinbrook Shire (entry 15661)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Pombel – railway station in Hinchinbrook Shire (entry 27274)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  7. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. "School Openings, Closures & Name Changes - Recent Events". Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  10. "Helens Hill State School". Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  11. "Parish of Trebonne Sheet 2" (Map). Queensland Government. 1978. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

Further reading

In the 2016 census Helens Hill had a population of 123 people.[1]

Media related to Helens Hill, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Helens Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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