Bellmere vs Upper Caboolture

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Upper Caboolture, most households are couple families. On these figures, Upper Caboolture tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Bellmere carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 34/100)
  • Upper Caboolture has more parks and reserves (7 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Bellmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($466,500 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Bellmere has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 22%)
  • Upper Caboolture leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)

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

Commuting to the city

Upper Caboolture

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (50.8 km vs 54.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bellmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 34/100)

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

Investors

Upper Caboolture

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.7% vs 12.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
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.

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Walkability 0 / 0
Bellmere — Walkability: 0/100 Upper Caboolture — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 66
Bellmere — Safety: 90/100 Upper Caboolture — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Bellmere — Low fire risk: 100/100 Upper Caboolture — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Upper Caboolture has higher household incomes ($97,708 vs $75,296); Bellmere has more residents (6,588 vs 5,087).

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Population 6,588
+23% vs other
 5,087
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.4% +20.7%
Median age 34 33
Median household income $75,296/yr $97,708/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
0-4 7.3% / 6.9%
Bellmere — 0-4: 7.3% Upper Caboolture — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 16.8% / 17.2%
Bellmere — 5-14: 16.8% Upper Caboolture — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 6.8% / 7.1%
Bellmere — 15-19: 6.8% Upper Caboolture — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 6.4% / 6.2%
Bellmere — 20-24: 6.4% Upper Caboolture — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 13.6% / 13.9%
Bellmere — 25-34: 13.6% Upper Caboolture — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 12.3% / 13.0%
Bellmere — 35-44: 12.3% Upper Caboolture — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 10.8% / 12.1%
Bellmere — 45-54: 10.8% Upper Caboolture — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 10.1% / 10.5%
Bellmere — 55-64: 10.1% Upper Caboolture — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 9.3% / 8.9%
Bellmere — 65-74: 9.3% Upper Caboolture — 65-74: 8.9%
75-84 4.8% / 3.6%
Bellmere — 75-84: 4.8% Upper Caboolture — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.7% / 0.7%
Bellmere — 85+: 1.7% Upper Caboolture — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellmere 42.4% couple families
Bellmere — Couple Families: 42.4% Bellmere — One Parent Families: 27.8% Bellmere — Lone Person: 23.3% Bellmere — Group Household: 4.6% Bellmere — Other Families: 1.8%
Upper Caboolture 56.7% couple families
Upper Caboolture — Couple Families: 56.7% Upper Caboolture — One Parent Families: 21.4% Upper Caboolture — Lone Person: 17.5% Upper Caboolture — Group Household: 3.2% Upper Caboolture — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellmere 39.6% renting
Bellmere — Owned Outright: 25.4% Bellmere — Mortgage: 35.1% Bellmere — Renting: 39.6%
Upper Caboolture 22.4% renting
Upper Caboolture — Owned Outright: 26.1% Upper Caboolture — Mortgage: 51.5% Upper Caboolture — Renting: 22.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 20.8%
Bellmere — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Upper Caboolture — Certificate III & IV: 20.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 7.3%
Bellmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Upper Caboolture — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 6.2%
Bellmere — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Upper Caboolture — Bachelor Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.1%
Bellmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Upper Caboolture — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.1%
Bellmere — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Upper Caboolture — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.8%).

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.

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
New Zealand 5.0% / 4.0%
Bellmere — New Zealand: 5.0% Upper Caboolture — New Zealand: 4.0%
England 3.7% / 3.6%
Bellmere — England: 3.7% Upper Caboolture — England: 3.6%
Philippines 1.3% / 0.6%
Bellmere — Philippines: 1.3% Upper Caboolture — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.4%
Bellmere — Scotland: 0.4% Upper Caboolture — Scotland: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.8%
Bellmere — South Africa: not among its largest Upper Caboolture — South Africa: 0.8%
Thailand 0.4% / —
Bellmere — Thailand: 0.4% Upper Caboolture — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellmere 88.1% houses
Bellmere — Houses: 88.1% Bellmere — Townhouses: 11.1% Bellmere — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Upper Caboolture 96.5% houses
Upper Caboolture — Houses: 96.5% Upper Caboolture — Townhouses: 2.3% Upper Caboolture — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Median house price $860,000 $910,000
Median unit price $645,000 —
Median land price $466,500 $1,150,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 68 sales
 50 days
from 61 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.

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
3 bed $800K / $830K
Bellmere — 3 bed: $800K (38 sales) Upper Caboolture — 3 bed: $830K (15 sales)

38 vs 15 sales

4 bed $860K / $900K
Bellmere — 4 bed: $860K (113 sales) Upper Caboolture — 4 bed: $900K (87 sales)

113 vs 87 sales

5 bed $965K / $1.23M
Bellmere — 5 bed: $965K (10 sales) Upper Caboolture — 5 bed: $1.23M (14 sales)

10 vs 14 sales

Development activity

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
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.

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Houses 3.7%
$645/wk on $895K
 3.8%
$690/wk on $950K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 14% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 40% of QLD

Liveability

Upper Caboolture scores higher overall (55 vs 50).

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Grade B
same for both
Score 50/100 55/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Upper Caboolture carries more crime risk (34 vs 10).

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
34/100
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

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
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 Bellmere

  • Bellmere State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Upper Caboolture

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 3 7
Childcare 3 1
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 5 11

Mobility

Bellmere sits further from the CBD (54.8 km vs 50.8 km).

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 54.8 km
+7% vs other
 50.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 58 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 31/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 36.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4510
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4510
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.

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Car (driver) 79.4% / 77.2%
Bellmere — Car (driver): 79.4% Upper Caboolture — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 12.6%
Bellmere — Worked from Home: 8.8% Upper Caboolture — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 5.6%
Bellmere — Car (passenger): 6.6% Upper Caboolture — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Train 3.3% / 2.9%
Bellmere — Train: 3.3% Upper Caboolture — Train: 2.9%
Walked Only 1.3% / 0.8%
Bellmere — Walked Only: 1.3% Upper Caboolture — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 34 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 13.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Connectivity score 77/100 81/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
2,445 premises
 65%
1,995 premises

Climate

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
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

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bellmere Upper Caboolture
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bellmere

Acreage Family Outer River

Upper Caboolture

Acreage Family Outer

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