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St Helens - TAS

Floating fish shop at the harbour

Fishing boats at the jetty

Houses overlooking Georges Bay

The main street and turn to Binalong Bay

Mural in the main street

Town

Position

DEG: -41.32147 148.24922

DMS: 41º 19' 17.29" S 148º 14' 57.2" E

UTM: 55 G 5424803mN 604550mE

Altitude: 7.25m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

189.34kms NorthEast of Hobart
480.93kms SouthEast of Melbourne

Address & Contact

47 Cecilia St
St Helens TAS 7216

Phone: +613 6376 7900

Email: admin@bodc.tas.gov.au

Web: https://www.discovertasmania.com.au/about/regions-of-tasmania/east-coast/st-helens

Information

St Helens is the largest town on Tasmania's north-east coast and the last town before the highway turns from the coast and heads inland over the ranges to Launceston and the north coast. The town overlooks the expansive waters of Georges Bay, which is base for a substantial fishing industry and recreational fishing. The state's second largest fishing port, it is renowned for its catches of deep sea fish and lobster.

St Helens offers all the services of a busy town with a positively laid back life style, and that's just the way the locals and visitors like it. There are a good choice of places to eat including at the port area where the fishing fleet is based.

The town has a population of about 2,000 with a substantial increase at holiday time. The area was first known as Georges Bay and was a whaling base. A post office opened in 1869. The town was renamed St Helens in 1882. It was a fishing, timber and farming area initially but when tin was discovered in the area in 1874 its economy received a boost as it provided services to the miners and handled the shipping of tin ore.

St Helens offers a wide range of accommodation to visitors who come for the beaches, fishing and the scenery. Launceston is about a two hour drive away.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

St Helens at 02/02:48am EST

Distance from St Helens 3.11km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
5.3°C	2.1°C	97%	4.9°C	1030.4hPa	0.0mm	N	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

St Helens Aerodrome

Distance from St Helens 3.11km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	22.7	21.8	20.8	18.4	16.0	13.9	13.5	14.3	15.9	17.3	19.3	21.0
Mean Min. °C	13.2	13.3	11.5	9.6	7.1	5.4	4.8	5.4	6.5	7.8	10.3	11.5
Mean Rain mm	50.7	64.2	64.2	58.2	45.8	61.0	46.2	70.5	52.6	65.6	70.6	47.9