Helidon, Queensland

Helidon
Queensland
Helidon, Queensland
Helidon is located in Queensland
Helidon
Helidon
Coordinates27°33′01″S 152°07′34″E / 27.5503°S 152.1260°E / -27.5503; 152.1260 (Helidon (town centre))
Population1,130 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density23.16/km2 (60.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4344
Area48.8 km2 (18.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
CountyCavendish
ParishHelidon
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Division of Wright
Localities around Helidon:
Upper Lockyer White Mountain
Seventeen Mile		 Seventeen Mile
Lockyer
Helidon Spa		 Helidon Grantham
Iredale Iredale
Carpendale		 Carpendale

Helidon is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Helidon had a population of 1,130 people.[1]

Helidon is known in Queensland for its high quality sandstone (also called freestone), used extensively in private and public buildings in the state and elsewhere, including Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane Treasury Building, University of Queensland, and sought after internationally for its quality, especially in China.[4]

Helidon is also the location of a natural mineral spring[5] whose products were sold by the Helidon Spa Water Company, now known as Kirks.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Helidon – town in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 15668)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Helidon – locality in Lockyer Valley Region (entry 44959)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ Morley, Peter (12 May 2008). "Helidon sandstone helps build China by the block". Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Places to Visit:Helidon" Archived 7 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. queenslandholidays.com.au, Retrieved 12 January 2011