Bellara, Queensland
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| Bellara Bribie Island, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Bellara | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°03′34″S 153°08′54″E / 27.0594°S 153.1483°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,278 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 993/km2 (2,570/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4507 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pumicestone | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Bellara is a suburb of Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bellara had a population of 3,278 people.[1]
Bellara is on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Channel (26°56′47″S 153°04′30″E / 26.9463°S 153.0751°E) which separates the island from the mainland Queensland. Bribie Island Bridge connects Bellara and Bongaree (27°04′06″S 153°08′52″E / 27.0682°S 153.1479°E) to Sandstone Point on the mainland.[3]
There is a long sandy beach called Sylvan Beach (27°03′38″S 153°08′24″E / 27.0606°S 153.1399°E) along the coast of the suburb extending north to Banksia Beach and south to Bongaree.[4][5]
History
The name Bellara was approved by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 July 1961. It is an Aboriginal word meaning good.[2]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, Bellara recorded a population of 3,157 people, 51.4% female and 48.6% male. The median age of the Bellara population was 54 years, 17 years above the national median of 37. 77.2% of people living in Bellara were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 3.9%, Scotland 1.1%, Germany 0.7%, Netherlands 0.6%. 92.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% French, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% German, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Serbian.[6]
In the 2016 census Bellara had a population of 3,225 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Bellara had a population of 3,278 people.[1]
