Bell vs Cooranga

Cooranga is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 49 in Bell. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bell, about half of households are people living alone. In Cooranga, most households are couple families. On these figures, Bell tends to suit people living alone, while Cooranga suits families with children and couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Cooranga

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 56/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 44%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Cooranga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cooranga

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($120/wk vs $200/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Bell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (236 km vs 268 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (176 min vs 199 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cooranga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (33/100 vs 56/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Cooranga

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-10.5% vs -16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bell and Cooranga drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bell Cooranga
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bell Cooranga
Walkability 0 / 0
Bell — Walkability: 0/100 Cooranga — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 67
Bell — Safety: 44/100 Cooranga — Safety: 67/100
Low fire risk 100 / 64
Bell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cooranga — Low fire risk: 64/100

Demographics

Bell has more residents (421 vs 119); Cooranga has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $49,556).

Bell Cooranga
Population 421
+72% vs other
 119
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -16.1% -10.5%
Median age 49 43
Median household income $49,556/yr $92,612/yr
+87% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
+40% vs other
 $120/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bell Cooranga
0-4 4.3% / 8.4%
Bell — 0-4: 4.3% Cooranga — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 14.5% / 15.1%
Bell — 5-14: 14.5% Cooranga — 5-14: 15.1%
15-19 5.0% / 5.9%
Bell — 15-19: 5.0% Cooranga — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 3.6% / 5.9%
Bell — 20-24: 3.6% Cooranga — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 8.1% / 10.9%
Bell — 25-34: 8.1% Cooranga — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 11.2% / 12.6%
Bell — 35-44: 11.2% Cooranga — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.5% / 12.6%
Bell — 45-54: 13.5% Cooranga — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 16.2% / 10.1%
Bell — 55-64: 16.2% Cooranga — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 14.5% / 22.7%
Bell — 65-74: 14.5% Cooranga — 65-74: 22.7%
75-84 9.0% / 2.5%
Bell — 75-84: 9.0% Cooranga — 75-84: 2.5%
85+ 2.4% / —
Bell — 85+: 2.4% Cooranga — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bell 29.0% couple families
Bell — Couple Families: 29.0% Bell — Lone Person: 50.8% Bell — One Parent Families: 15.3% Bell — Group Household: 4.8%
Cooranga 71.4% couple families
Cooranga — Couple Families: 71.4% Cooranga — Lone Person: 28.6% Cooranga — One Parent Families: 0.0% Cooranga — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bell 23.5% renting
Bell — Owned Outright: 45.9% Bell — Mortgage: 30.6% Bell — Renting: 23.5%
Cooranga 0.0% renting
Cooranga — Owned Outright: 53.3% Cooranga — Mortgage: 46.7% Cooranga — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bell Cooranga
Certificate III & IV 14.5% / 18.5%
Bell — Certificate III & IV: 14.5% Cooranga — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 11.8%
Bell — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Cooranga — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 4.2%
Bell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Cooranga — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bell Cooranga
New Zealand 1.0% / 2.5%
Bell — New Zealand: 1.0% Cooranga — New Zealand: 2.5%
Philippines 2.4% / —
Bell — Philippines: 2.4% Cooranga — Philippines: not among its largest
England 1.9% / —
Bell — England: 1.9% Cooranga — England: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.0% / —
Bell — Netherlands: 1.0% Cooranga — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa 0.7% / —
Bell — South Africa: 0.7% Cooranga — South Africa: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bell 88.8% houses
Bell — Houses: 88.8% Bell — Townhouses: 8.4% Bell — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Cooranga 100.0% houses
Cooranga — Houses: 100.0% Cooranga — Townhouses: 0.0% Cooranga — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

Bell Cooranga
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bell Cooranga
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 13% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 9% of QLD Higher than 3% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD

Liveability

Bell Cooranga
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Cooranga carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Bell carries more crime risk (56 vs 33).

Bell Cooranga
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
36/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Low
33/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bell Cooranga
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bell

  • Bell State School Government · Combined below peers

Schools in Cooranga

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bell Cooranga
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 15 19

Mobility

Cooranga sits further from the CBD (268 km vs 236 km).

Bell Cooranga
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 236 km 268 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 176 min 199 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4408
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 89
postcode 4408
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bell Cooranga
Car (driver) 70.6% / 57.4%
Bell — Car (driver): 70.6% Cooranga — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 18.3% / 37.0%
Bell — Worked from Home: 18.3% Cooranga — Worked from Home: 37.0%
Walked Only 4.6% / 5.6%
Bell — Walked Only: 4.6% Cooranga — Walked Only: 5.6%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / —
Bell — Car (passenger): 6.5% Cooranga — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Bell Cooranga
Elevation 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 438 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bell Cooranga
Connectivity score 30/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
222 premises
 0%
37 premises

Council rates

Bell Cooranga
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Bell Cooranga
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bell Cooranga
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bell

Retirees Rural

Cooranga

Family Retirees Rural

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