Belli Park vs Moy Pocket
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 Moy Pocket, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Belli Park tends to suit couples, while Moy Pocket suits people living alone and families with children.
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
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 52%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Belli Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 38%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Moy Pocket
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $430/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Belli Park
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (101 min vs 120 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (134 km vs 152.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
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 Moy Pocket 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 has more residents (724 vs 120); Belli Park rents higher ($430/wk vs $300/wk).
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 724 +83% vs other | 120 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +6.6% | +4.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 46 |
| Median household income | $87,412/yr +24% vs other | $66,612/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk +30% vs other | $300/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (6.1%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,687,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Development activity
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 2,962 across Sunshine Coast | 467 across Gympie |
| Approvals change year on year | -41% | +16% |
Ranking within QLD
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 32% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 31% of QLD | Higher than 49% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 91% of QLD | Higher than 65% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 39% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
Liveability
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 47/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Belli Park carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0).
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Low 20/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 14 | 1 |
Mobility
Moy Pocket sits further from the CBD (152.1 km vs 134 km).
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 134 km | 152.1 km +14% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 101 min | 120 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.7% postcode 4562 | 0.5% postcode 4574 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 95 postcode 4562 | 76 postcode 4574 |
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 (71.6%).
Setting
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 96 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 93 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.1 km | 34.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 272 premises | 0% 59 premises |
Climate
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,690/yr | $1,936/yr |
| Council | Sunshine Coast | Gympie |
Federal electorate
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Fairfax | Wide Bay |
| Member | Ted O'Brien | Llew O'Brien |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Belli Park | Moy Pocket | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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