Bellara vs Woorim

In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Woorim: a median of $1 million, against $832,000 in Bellara, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bellara tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

  • has cheaper houses ($831,500 vs $1,002,550)
  • has cheaper units ($635,000 vs $720,000)

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

Bellara

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 84 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (65.3 km vs 74.3 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bellara

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 4/100)

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 houses (3.7% vs 2.9%)
  • Woorim returns a higher gross yield on units (4.3% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Bellara and Woorim 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 Woorim
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 Woorim
Walkability 47 / 4
Bellara — Walkability: 47/100 Woorim — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 39 / 41
Bellara — Safety: 39/100 Woorim — Safety: 41/100
Low fire risk 100 / 47
Bellara — Low fire risk: 100/100 Woorim — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Bellara has more residents (3,278 vs 1,843).

Bellara Woorim
Population 3,278
+44% vs other
 1,843
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.6% +0.8%
Median age 59 60
Median household income $45,968/yr $48,152/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $320/wk $340/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellara Woorim
0-4 2.2% / 2.6%
Bellara — 0-4: 2.2% Woorim — 0-4: 2.6%
5-14 7.4% / 7.8%
Bellara — 5-14: 7.4% Woorim — 5-14: 7.8%
15-19 3.8% / 4.1%
Bellara — 15-19: 3.8% Woorim — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 3.1% / 1.8%
Bellara — 20-24: 3.1% Woorim — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 6.6% / 4.4%
Bellara — 25-34: 6.6% Woorim — 25-34: 4.4%
35-44 8.2% / 8.0%
Bellara — 35-44: 8.2% Woorim — 35-44: 8.0%
45-54 11.7% / 12.1%
Bellara — 45-54: 11.7% Woorim — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 17.2% / 19.8%
Bellara — 55-64: 17.2% Woorim — 55-64: 19.8%
65-74 21.3% / 23.9%
Bellara — 65-74: 21.3% Woorim — 65-74: 23.9%
75-84 13.8% / 12.5%
Bellara — 75-84: 13.8% Woorim — 75-84: 12.5%
85+ 4.5% / 3.0%
Bellara — 85+: 4.5% Woorim — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.9%).

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%
Woorim 63.8% lone person
Woorim — Lone Person: 63.8% Woorim — One Parent Families: 14.9% Woorim — Couple Families: 15.9% Woorim — Group Household: 4.3% Woorim — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Woorim 30.7% renting
Woorim — Owned Outright: 50.1% Woorim — Mortgage: 19.2% Woorim — Renting: 30.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bellara Woorim
Certificate III & IV 19.3% / 15.8%
Bellara — Certificate III & IV: 19.3% Woorim — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.1% / 9.9%
Bellara — Bachelor Degree: 6.1% Woorim — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.7%
Bellara — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Woorim — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 3.5%
Bellara — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Woorim — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 2.3%
Bellara — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Woorim — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

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 Woorim
England 6.8% / 6.0%
Bellara — England: 6.8% Woorim — England: 6.0%
New Zealand 4.9% / 4.2%
Bellara — New Zealand: 4.9% Woorim — New Zealand: 4.2%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.9%
Bellara — Scotland: 0.5% Woorim — Scotland: 0.9%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.7%
Bellara — Netherlands: 0.5% Woorim — Netherlands: 0.7%
South Africa 0.6% / 0.5%
Bellara — South Africa: 0.6% Woorim — South Africa: 0.5%
Germany — / 0.7%
Bellara — Germany: not among its largest Woorim — Germany: 0.7%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Bellara — Philippines: 0.6% Woorim — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellara 67.3% houses
Bellara — Houses: 67.3% Bellara — Flats / Apartments: 22.3% Bellara — Townhouses: 10.4%
Woorim 58.4% houses
Woorim — Houses: 58.4% Woorim — Flats / Apartments: 17.7% Woorim — Townhouses: 23.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Bellara Woorim
Median house price $831,500 $1,002,550
Median unit price $635,000 $720,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 34 days
from 30 sales
 33 days
from 14 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 Woorim
2 bed $630K / $642K
Bellara — 2 bed: $630K (16 sales) Woorim — 2 bed: $642K (22 sales)

16 vs 22 sales

3 bed $665K / $816K
Bellara — 3 bed: $665K (6 sales) Woorim — 3 bed: $816K (10 sales)

6 vs 10 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 Woorim
2 bed $688K / $788K
Bellara — 2 bed: $688K (12 sales) Woorim — 2 bed: $788K (5 sales)

12 vs 5 sales

3 bed $831K / $980K
Bellara — 3 bed: $831K (37 sales) Woorim — 3 bed: $980K (11 sales)

37 vs 11 sales

4 bed $985K / $1.2M
Bellara — 4 bed: $985K (13 sales) Woorim — 4 bed: $1.2M (12 sales)

13 vs 12 sales

Development activity

Bellara Woorim
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 Woorim
Houses 3.7%
$630/wk on $875K
 2.9%
$830/wk on $1.48M
Units 3.8%
$570/wk on $775K
 4.3%
$615/wk on $750K

Ranking within QLD

Bellara Woorim
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 8% of QLD Higher than 11% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 86% of QLD Higher than 67% 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 73% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 10% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 24% of QLD Higher than 42% of QLD

Liveability

Bellara is more walkable (47 vs 4); Bellara scores higher overall (45 vs 25).

Bellara Woorim
Grade C D
Score 45/100 25/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Woorim carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0).

Bellara Woorim
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
59/100
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 Woorim
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bellara Woorim
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 3 2
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 0 3

Mobility

Woorim sits further from the CBD (74.3 km vs 65.3 km).

Bellara Woorim
Walkability score 47/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 65.3 km 74.3 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 68 min 84 min
Public transport score 69/100
Bus
 68/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 22.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 21.5
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 Woorim
Car (driver) 77.0% / 67.3%
Bellara — Car (driver): 77.0% Woorim — Car (driver): 67.3%
Worked from Home 11.9% / 18.0%
Bellara — Worked from Home: 11.9% Woorim — Worked from Home: 18.0%
Car (passenger) 5.1% / 5.8%
Bellara — Car (passenger): 5.1% Woorim — Car (passenger): 5.8%
Walked Only 2.6% / 5.4%
Bellara — Walked Only: 2.6% Woorim — Walked Only: 5.4%
Train 1.6% / 1.4%
Bellara — Train: 1.6% Woorim — Train: 1.4%

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

Setting

Bellara Woorim
Elevation 2 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 245 m
2.5 km to a named beach
 1.7 km
4.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bellara Woorim
Connectivity score 66/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
1,992 premises
 30%
1,305 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Bellara Woorim
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 Woorim
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

Woorim

Coastal Outer Retirees Townhouses

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