St Helens, Tasmania

St Helens Tasmania
St Helens
Coordinates	41°19′0″S 148°14′0″E / 41.31667°S 148.23333°E / -41.31667; 148.23333
Population	2,206 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7216
Location	18 km (11 mi) from Scamander 36 km (22 mi) from St Marys 89 km (55 mi) from Scottsdale 148 km (92 mi) from Launceston
LGA(s)	Break O'Day Council
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 18.1 °C 65 °F 9.0 °C 48 °F 717.9 mm 28.3 in
Localities around St Helens: Binalong Bay St Helens Stieglitz

St Helens is the largest town on the north-east coast of Tasmania, Australia, on Georges Bay. It is known as the game fishing capital of Tasmania and is also renowned for its oysters (as are some other areas of Tasmania). It is located on the Tasman Highway, about 160 km east of Tasmania's second largest city, Launceston. In the early 2000s, the town was one of the fastest growing areas of Tasmania, and reached a population of 2049 at the 2006 census. By the time of the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,206.

St Helens is part of the Break O'Day Council, a council that includes the nearby town of Binalong Bay. St Helens also has its own radio station named Star FM a community station on 93.7 MHz in the town, 100.3 MHz in St Marys and 98.5 MHz in Bicheno. A number of shops can be found in the town along Cecilia Street, such as a Supa IGA^[2] and Gallery Parnella.^[3]