Bellara vs Bongaree

Bellara is the younger of the two, with a median age of 59 against 67 in Bongaree. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bongaree: a median of $950,000, against $832,000 in Bellara, though rent is higher in Bellara. On these figures, Bongaree tends to suit people living alone and older residents.

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

Bongaree

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)
  • But Bellara is already more of a family suburb (36% vs 27%)

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

First-home buyers

Bellara

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (36% vs 44%)
  • has cheaper houses ($831,500 vs $950,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bellara has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 74 min)
  • Bongaree is more walkable (74/100 vs 47/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bongaree

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 3)
  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (56% vs 40%)

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

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bellara returns a higher gross yield on units (3.8% vs 3.3%)
  • Bongaree is growing faster (17.5% vs 1.6%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bellara Bongaree
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.

Bellara Bongaree
Walkability 47 / 74
Bellara — Walkability: 47/100 Bongaree — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 39 / 51
Bellara — Safety: 39/100 Bongaree — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 100 / 37
Bellara — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bongaree — Low fire risk: 37/100

Demographics

Bongaree has more residents (8,162 vs 3,278); Bongaree skews older (67 vs 59).

Bellara Bongaree
Population 3,278 8,162
+149% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +17.5%
Median age 59 67
Median household income $45,968/yr
+7% vs other
 $42,952/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+6% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellara Bongaree
0-4 2.2% / 1.5%
Bellara — 0-4: 2.2% Bongaree — 0-4: 1.5%
5-14 7.4% / 5.2%
Bellara — 5-14: 7.4% Bongaree — 5-14: 5.2%
15-19 3.8% / 2.9%
Bellara — 15-19: 3.8% Bongaree — 15-19: 2.9%
20-24 3.1% / 2.1%
Bellara — 20-24: 3.1% Bongaree — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 6.6% / 3.5%
Bellara — 25-34: 6.6% Bongaree — 25-34: 3.5%
35-44 8.2% / 5.3%
Bellara — 35-44: 8.2% Bongaree — 35-44: 5.3%
45-54 11.7% / 7.9%
Bellara — 45-54: 11.7% Bongaree — 45-54: 7.9%
55-64 17.2% / 16.0%
Bellara — 55-64: 17.2% Bongaree — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 21.3% / 28.0%
Bellara — 65-74: 21.3% Bongaree — 65-74: 28.0%
75-84 13.8% / 20.7%
Bellara — 75-84: 13.8% Bongaree — 75-84: 20.7%
85+ 4.5% / 7.0%
Bellara — 85+: 4.5% Bongaree — 85+: 7.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellara 56.0% lone person
Bellara — Lone Person: 56.0% Bellara — One Parent Families: 19.3% Bellara — Couple Families: 17.1% Bellara — Group Household: 6.2% Bellara — Other Families: 1.4%
Bongaree 67.5% lone person
Bongaree — Lone Person: 67.5% Bongaree — One Parent Families: 12.9% Bongaree — Couple Families: 14.3% Bongaree — Group Household: 4.4% Bongaree — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellara 33.2% renting
Bellara — Owned Outright: 45.8% Bellara — Mortgage: 21.1% Bellara — Renting: 33.2%
Bongaree 25.8% renting
Bongaree — Owned Outright: 59.8% Bongaree — Mortgage: 14.4% Bongaree — Renting: 25.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bellara Bongaree
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 17.7%
Bellara — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Bongaree — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 8.6%
Bellara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Bongaree — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 7.2%
Bellara — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Bongaree — Bachelor Degree: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.7%
Bellara — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Bongaree — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.0%
Bellara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Bongaree — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

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.

Bellara Bongaree
England 6.8% / 8.2%
Bellara — England: 6.8% Bongaree — England: 8.2%
New Zealand 4.9% / 5.1%
Bellara — New Zealand: 4.9% Bongaree — New Zealand: 5.1%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.0%
Bellara — Scotland: 0.5% Bongaree — Scotland: 1.0%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.9%
Bellara — Netherlands: 0.5% Bongaree — Netherlands: 0.9%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.6%
Bellara — South Africa: 0.6% Bongaree — South Africa: 0.6%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.5%
Bellara — Philippines: 0.6% Bongaree — Philippines: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.8%
Bellara — Germany: not among its largest Bongaree — Germany: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellara 67.3% houses
Bellara — Houses: 67.3% Bellara — Townhouses: 10.4% Bellara — Flats / Apartments: 22.3%
Bongaree 63.8% houses
Bongaree — Houses: 63.8% Bongaree — Townhouses: 28.1% Bongaree — Flats / Apartments: 8.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bellara Bongaree
Median house price $831,500 $950,000
Median unit price $635,000 $655,000
Median land price — $837,750
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 30 sales
 35 days
from 81 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bellara Bongaree
2 bed $630K / $640K
Bellara — 2 bed: $630K (16 sales) Bongaree — 2 bed: $640K (49 sales)

16 vs 49 sales

3 bed $665K / $758K
Bellara — 3 bed: $665K (6 sales) Bongaree — 3 bed: $758K (26 sales)

6 vs 26 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Bellara Bongaree
2 bed $688K / $745K
Bellara — 2 bed: $688K (12 sales) Bongaree — 2 bed: $745K (17 sales)

12 vs 17 sales

3 bed $831K / $935K
Bellara — 3 bed: $831K (37 sales) Bongaree — 3 bed: $935K (69 sales)

37 vs 69 sales

4 bed $985K / $1.08M
Bellara — 4 bed: $985K (13 sales) Bongaree — 4 bed: $1.08M (53 sales)

13 vs 53 sales

Development activity

Bellara Bongaree
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bellara Bongaree
Houses 3.7%
$630/wk on $875K
 3.8%
$700/wk on $965K
Units 3.8%
$570/wk on $775K
 3.3%
$515/wk on $810K

Ranking within QLD

Bellara Bongaree
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 79% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 39% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD

Liveability

Bongaree is more walkable (74 vs 47); Bellara scores higher overall (45 vs 34).

Bellara Bongaree
Grade C D
Score 45/100 34/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bongaree carries more bushfire risk (63 vs 0); Bellara carries more crime risk (61 vs 49).

Bellara Bongaree
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
63/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
71/100
 High
89/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bellara Bongaree
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bellara

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

Schools in Bongaree

  • Bribie Island State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bribie Island State School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bellara Bongaree
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 2 7
Parks & reserves 3 7
Childcare 0 4
GPs 3 6
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Bellara Bongaree
Walkability score 47/100 74/100
Distance to Brisbane 65.3 km 66.9 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 74 min
Public transport score 69/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 67.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4507
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 79
postcode 4507
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.

Bellara Bongaree
Car (driver) 77.0% / 71.2%
Bellara — Car (driver): 77.0% Bongaree — Car (driver): 71.2%
Worked from Home 11.9% / 15.7%
Bellara — Worked from Home: 11.9% Bongaree — Worked from Home: 15.7%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.2%
Bellara — Car (passenger): 5.1% Bongaree — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Walked Only 2.6% / 4.0%
Bellara — Walked Only: 2.6% Bongaree — Walked Only: 4.0%
Train 1.6% / 2.1%
Bellara — Train: 1.6% Bongaree — Train: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.0%).

Setting

Bellara Bongaree
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 245 m
2.5 km to a named beach
 610 m
2.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bellara Bongaree
Connectivity score 66/100 64/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
1,992 premises
 34%
4,858 premises

Climate

Bellara Bongaree
Annual rainfall 1,052 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 14.7°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bellara Bongaree
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bellara Bongaree
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bellara Bongaree
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellara Bongaree
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellara

Coastal Outer Parks Quiet Retirees

Bongaree

Coastal Outer Retirees River Townhouses

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