Belli Park vs Eerwah Vale
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Belli Park, most households are couple families. In Eerwah Vale, about half of households are couple families.
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
Belli Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house 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
Eerwah Vale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (124.3 km vs 134 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Belli Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 28/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Belli Park and Eerwah Vale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Belli Park skews older (48 vs 46).
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 724 +7% vs other | 671 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.6% | +8.1% |
| Median age | 48 | 46 |
| Median household income | $87,412/yr +6% vs other | $81,796/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk +7% vs other | $400/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,687,500 | $1,810,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 53% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of QLD | Higher than 57% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 91% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 46% of QLD |
Liveability
Belli Park scores higher overall (47 vs 40).
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C same for both | |
| Score | 47/100 | 40/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Eerwah Vale carries more crime risk (28 vs 14).
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 28/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 14 | 0 |
Mobility
Belli Park sits further from the CBD (134 km vs 124.3 km).
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 134 km +7% vs other | 124.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 101 min | 105 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.7% postcode 4562 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 95 postcode 4562 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.9%).
Setting
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 102 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.1 km | 18.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 272 premises | 0% 269 premises |
Climate
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,045 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.7°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 12.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr same for both | |
| Council | Sunshine Coast same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fairfax same for both | |
| Member | Ted O'Brien same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Belli Park | Eerwah Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.