Helensvale is a suburb located in the Northern Gold Coast area. It covers 2,174 hectares and is bounded by the Coomera River and Saltwater Creek in the north, Coombabah Creek in the east, and the Pacific Motorway in the south and west. It sits 60 km from Brisbane CBD and 18 km from Surfers Paradise. Helensvale links to the Tamborine Hinterland drive giving you access to various bushwalks, national
parks, short strolls, lush rainforests, award winning wineries and top-class restaurants. There are plenty of boutique eateries and souvenir shops to engage your attention.The suburb is named after Helena Simpson White, the sister of an original land holder. Further details on the suburb's history is available at http://goo.gl/TWgavS
Helensvale is a developing residential area (units, houses & acerage homes), with substantial waterways and some commercial and industrial areas. Helensvale is serviced by a regular bus timetable and a train station that has direct links to Brisbane CBD & Airport. Major features of the area include:
Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area,
Coombabah Lake,
Helensvale Golf Club,
Helensvale Aquatic Centre,
Discovery Park Tennis Courts,
Club Helensvale (Bowls),
Helensvale Rugby Park,
Robert Dalley Park (Rugby League),
Skate Park,
Helensvale Cricket Ground & Clubhouse,
Westfield Helensvale Shopping Centre,
Homeworld Helensvale,
Helensvale Plaza,
Gold Coast Country Club. The suburb is also surrounded by numerous theme parks with Warner Bros. Movie World, Dream World, Wet 'n Wild Water World & Australian Outback Spectacular all on our doorstep. If you would like to find out about more events and activities in the Northern Gold Coast Community visit the their page at http://goo.gl/M9mVCC they are a wonderful community offering great information:)
The population of Helensvale is reported in the 2011 ABS census as 15 989. The population ages are evenly disbursed however the largest age group being 40 to 44 year olds with over 20% under the age of 20 - indicating a number of families call Helensvale home. To accommodate the younger age group Helensvale has two education facilaties - Helensvale State School (Primary) and Helensvale State HIgh School which is an Independant Public School that is well respected for it excellence academic, sporting and arts programs. The $20 million Helensvale Library and Cultural Centre although located in Helensvale services the surrounding suburbs and is considered state of the art. To find out more about this facility and the low cost & free events held here connect with Helensvale Happenings - Gold Coast http://goo.gl/AEhwtx. The centre is complimented by a further two community centres - one houses the Helensvale Senior Citizens Club and the other provides rooms for hire. The political representatives for Helensvale are;
Gold Coast City Council - Division 2 Councillor William Owen-Jones
State Member for Coomera Electorate - Mr Michael Crandon MP
Federal Member for Fadden - The Hon Stuart Robert MP
With all that our wonderful suburb has to offer it is no wonder that so many of us love calling it HOME!
