St Helens, TAS 7216

4.1(9 reviews)

Great for

  • Eating out
  • Neighbourly spirit
  • Parks and recreation
  • Safe and sound
  • Public transport

Not great for

  • Clean & green

Who lives here?

  • Families With Kids
  • Professionals
  • Singles

Reviews of St Helens, TAS

29th April 2023

"Lovely area great for holiday home!"

I absolutely love this area. Ive done renovation jobs in the area and even been up here for holiday and it just an amazing place to stay. Its got lots of corner shops and would proably even be good to retire in too. Its probably not worth living here but is a very nice place to stay at!!

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26th January 2023

"St Helens is special"

Bought a place here before covid and it's been a good move. Community, facilities, close to beaches and farmland, forests as and mountains, restaurants and a few shops, school, doctors and hotels. The quaint market has fresh vegetables and fruit, lookout for Mr cowboy who runs it cracking a whip!

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9th June 2022

"Seachange heaven"

Seachange delight, wonderful community, breathtaking beaches, rainforests, waterfalls. Great restaurants, fabulous food produce, very good amenities. A perfect place to spend the sunset years.

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16th April 2022

"Warm friendly"

Assortment of people from different parts of world and australia.v little work, main work Airbnb fishing oyster farm hospital and hospitality. v few rentals and holidays destination. Property is now dear.

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14th April 2022

"Gem of Tasmania"

If you can get your hands on land here you cannot go wrong. This is an up and coming area of Tasmania. Safe, neat, untouched, has amenities. Future scope for a marina and sports facilities.

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Kate Spilsbury real estate agent
Kate Spilsbury
LJ Hooker St Helens

"Mountain Bike Trail Hub"

St Helens provides a great base camp for the Mountain Bike enthusiasts! Not matter your skill level, the fantastic St Helens Mountain Bike Trails provide a trail for everyone.
With a number of amazing local restaurants, two large supermarkets and local bars to relax with a drink or two, St Helens has everything you will need after a tough day on the trails.

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Heidi Howe real estate agent
Heidi Howe
Harcourts St Helens

"Coastal Town with Plenty to Do"

St Helens is the largest town on Tasmania's east coast and is the business hub of the region.
The greater area of St Helens includes the suburbs of Akaroa and Stieglitz.
St Helens is on the shores of Georges Bay and as you travel east toward Stieglitz and Akaroa you'll end up at the open ocean.
The central residential area of St Helens is primarily long term permanent residents, while Stieglitz and Akaroa are a good mix of permanents and holiday makers
The people of St Helens at laid back, friendly and nothing is ever too much trouble.
There is a district school covering Kindergarten to Year 12 as well as the adult trade training centre. Boasting a 10 bed district hospital, dentist, vet and doctors surgery - all your essential need are met.
With two IGA supermarkets, newsagency, chemist, real estate agents, laundromat, surf shops, gift shops and many other speciality retail stores there is a very vibrant shopping district.
St Helens is very well known for it's excellent dining options, with Australia's 2019 best regional restaurant of the year, Furneaux, located overlooking the bay in St Helens. In addition to Furneaux there are many other excellent options as well as the freshest local fish and chips available on St Helens wharf.
With primarily outdoor adventures on the agenda, you'll enjoy mountain bike riding on the St Helens Mountain Bike Trail Network (shuttles & bike hire available locally), fishing charters, golf, beach and jetty fishing, climbing Peron Dunes, exploring the hinterland of the Blue Tier temperate rain forest, beach walks, abundant bird watching and more. If it's based on the sand or the water it's here in St Helens.
Employment is wide and varied with primarily blue collar workers. Anybody who wants to work, has work! There's an abundance of hospitality, cleaning and general maintenance work available year round.
All up, St Helens is a happy little town that enjoys a thriving tourist trade and is a beacon for people looking for a quieter lifestyle in a corner of paradise.

Submitted by Heidi Howe
Property Sales Representative
Harcourts St Helens
38 Quail St, St Helens
Ph 0409823524
Email: [email protected]

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"Friendly Harbour town"

Great hub for Binalong Bay to get food, lunch, bank, fresh seafood, and a great place to live.

New hospital with flying doctor and fly in fly out medical doctors. Library, chemist, internet centre, working fishing harbour.

The Parkside restaurant is excellent. The RSL is good for a meal.

The best areas are Akaroa, Halcyon Grove and Bayvista Rise areas. I personally wouldn't buy on the flat especially near river sides or in the town centre.

St Helens has bowls club, fishing, lots of other clubs too. Needs a swimming pool! A nice walk around the Bay.

The town itself is a little run down with shoddy amenities and loos. Money needs to be spent on these to keep the upmarket targeting of international tourism with bike trails and Binalong bay. (Binalong bay needs a very good deep clean, especially the glass on the beaches and litter from campers).

St Helens main Street needs a clean up too.

Otherwise a lovely location with friendly locals and a very welcoming place to live with a very helpful council who assists every step of the way with planning and building. The local tradesmen are knowledgeable, professional and helpful, be careful of the real estate agents, as always!

Basically a friendly place with lovely nearby beaches and lots to do.

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  • Families with kids
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lesliee2
lesliee2

Interesting read especially about the grottiness of the town - surely the council arnt that slack? And the scrupy agents one who gave this town a good review previous comment. They hedge their bets with buyers. Not ethical at all. Beware !

ricardod1

Why the city council not organise an voluntary network including the real state agents to help clean up the beaches n surrounding

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"Fantastic town to live in"

St Helens has everything you need and more situated around Georges Bay. There's the no.1 beach in Tasmania only a 10 min drive to the bay of fires and in 2009 voted the best in the world by Lonely Planet, also great for camping. Plenty of shops throughout the town with local doctors, dentists and a hospital, great community to raise a family with schooling from pre-school right upto year 11/12 and also great for those retiring. It is also named Tasmanias Game Fishing Capital. There is something for everyone especially when it comes to sport with its own clubs for Tennis, Bowling, Fishing and Football just to name a few.Fantastic town to live in

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