Bellmere vs Wamuran

Bellmere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 43 in Wamuran. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wamuran, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Wamuran: a median of $1.5 million, against $860,000 in Bellmere. On these figures, Bellmere tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wamuran suits 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 38/100)
  • Wamuran has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Bellmere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($466,500 vs $1,600,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($860,000 vs $1,500,000)

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 12%)
  • Wamuran leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 25%)

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

  • Bellmere sits closer to the CBD (54.8 km vs 60.3 km)
  • Wamuran is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bellmere

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (12% vs 1%)
  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 38/100)
  • But Wamuran is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bellmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.4% vs 5.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bellmere and Wamuran 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 Wamuran
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 Wamuran
Walkability 0 / 14
Bellmere — Walkability: 0/100 Wamuran — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 90 / 62
Bellmere — Safety: 90/100 Wamuran — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 80
Bellmere — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wamuran — Low fire risk: 80/100

Demographics

Bellmere has more residents (6,588 vs 3,374); Wamuran has higher household incomes ($109,460 vs $75,296).

Bellmere Wamuran
Population 6,588
+49% vs other
 3,374
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.4% +5.6%
Median age 34 43
Median household income $75,296/yr $109,460/yr
+45% vs other
Median weekly rent $360/wk
+4% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellmere Wamuran
0-4 7.3% / 5.4%
Bellmere — 0-4: 7.3% Wamuran — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 16.8% / 12.5%
Bellmere — 5-14: 16.8% Wamuran — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.8% / 6.3%
Bellmere — 15-19: 6.8% Wamuran — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 6.4% / 5.3%
Bellmere — 20-24: 6.4% Wamuran — 20-24: 5.3%
25-34 13.6% / 10.0%
Bellmere — 25-34: 13.6% Wamuran — 25-34: 10.0%
35-44 12.3% / 12.3%
Bellmere — 35-44: 12.3% Wamuran — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 10.8% / 14.7%
Bellmere — 45-54: 10.8% Wamuran — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 10.1% / 15.6%
Bellmere — 55-64: 10.1% Wamuran — 55-64: 15.6%
65-74 9.3% / 11.5%
Bellmere — 65-74: 9.3% Wamuran — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 4.8% / 4.7%
Bellmere — 75-84: 4.8% Wamuran — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.7% / 1.4%
Bellmere — 85+: 1.7% Wamuran — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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%
Wamuran 64.1% couple families
Wamuran — Couple Families: 64.1% Wamuran — One Parent Families: 13.4% Wamuran — Lone Person: 17.5% Wamuran — Group Household: 4.0% Wamuran — Other Families: 1.0%
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%
Wamuran 12.0% renting
Wamuran — Owned Outright: 38.0% Wamuran — Mortgage: 50.0% Wamuran — Renting: 12.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bellmere Wamuran
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 20.1%
Bellmere — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Wamuran — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.1%
Bellmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Wamuran — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 8.3%
Bellmere — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Wamuran — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.8%
Bellmere — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Wamuran — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.4%
Bellmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Wamuran — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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 Wamuran
New Zealand 5.0% / 3.4%
Bellmere — New Zealand: 5.0% Wamuran — New Zealand: 3.4%
England 3.7% / 3.8%
Bellmere — England: 3.7% Wamuran — England: 3.8%
Philippines 1.3% / 0.4%
Bellmere — Philippines: 1.3% Wamuran — Philippines: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Bellmere — South Africa: not among its largest Wamuran — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.4%
Bellmere — Scotland: 0.4% Wamuran — Scotland: 0.4%
Germany 0.3% / 0.5%
Bellmere — Germany: 0.3% Wamuran — Germany: 0.5%
Vietnam — / 0.7%
Bellmere — Vietnam: not among its largest Wamuran — Vietnam: 0.7%
Thailand 0.4% / —
Bellmere — Thailand: 0.4% Wamuran — 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%
Wamuran 99.3% houses
Wamuran — Houses: 99.3% Wamuran — Townhouses: 0.0% Wamuran — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bellmere Wamuran
Median house price $860,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $645,000 —
Median land price $466,500 $1,600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 68 sales
 44 days
from 16 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 Wamuran
3 bed $800K / $1.04M
Bellmere — 3 bed: $800K (38 sales) Wamuran — 3 bed: $1.04M (10 sales)

38 vs 10 sales

4 bed $860K / $1.47M
Bellmere — 4 bed: $860K (113 sales) Wamuran — 4 bed: $1.47M (11 sales)

113 vs 11 sales

5 bed $965K / $1.55M
Bellmere — 5 bed: $965K (10 sales) Wamuran — 5 bed: $1.55M (5 sales)

10 vs 5 sales

Development activity

Bellmere Wamuran
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 Wamuran
Houses 3.7%
$645/wk on $895K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bellmere Wamuran
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 46% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 65% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of QLD —

Liveability

Wamuran is more walkable (14 vs 0); Wamuran scores higher overall (57 vs 50).

Bellmere Wamuran
Grade B
same for both
Score 50/100 57/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wamuran carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Wamuran carries more crime risk (38 vs 10).

Bellmere Wamuran
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
20/100
Crime Low
10/100
 Low
38/100
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 Wamuran
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1
same for both

Schools in Bellmere

  • Bellmere State School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Wamuran

  • Wamuran State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bellmere Wamuran
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 3 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 5 22

Mobility

Wamuran sits further from the CBD (60.3 km vs 54.8 km).

Bellmere Wamuran
Walkability score 0/100 14/100
Distance to Brisbane 54.8 km 60.3 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 56 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 24/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 36.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4510
 0.4%
postcode 4512
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 74
postcode 4510
 —
postcode 4512

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 Wamuran
Car (driver) 79.4% / 70.2%
Bellmere — Car (driver): 79.4% Wamuran — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 8.8% / 18.4%
Bellmere — Worked from Home: 8.8% Wamuran — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Car (passenger) 6.6% / 4.9%
Bellmere — Car (passenger): 6.6% Wamuran — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 1.3% / 4.7%
Bellmere — Walked Only: 1.3% Wamuran — Walked Only: 4.7%
Train 3.3% / 1.3%
Bellmere — Train: 3.3% Wamuran — Train: 1.3%

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

Setting

Bellmere Wamuran
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.3 km 19.9 km

NBN connectivity

Bellmere Wamuran
Connectivity score 77/100 54/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
2,445 premises
 25%
1,234 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Bellmere Wamuran
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 Wamuran
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

Wamuran

Acreage Premium

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