Bells Creek vs Nirimba

Nirimba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 31 in Bells Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nirimba, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bells Creek tends to suit people living alone, while Nirimba suits families with children and 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 5 things we measure here

  • Bells Creek has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • Nirimba is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nirimba

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($510/wk vs $560/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bells Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 71 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (78.5 km vs 81.9 km)
  • But Nirimba is more walkable (24/100 vs 13/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Bells Creek has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 4%)
  • Nirimba is more walkable (24/100 vs 13/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Bells Creek Nirimba
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.

Bells Creek Nirimba
Walkability 13 / 24
Bells Creek — Walkability: 13/100 Nirimba — Walkability: 24/100
Low fire risk 63 / 100
Bells Creek — Low fire risk: 63/100 Nirimba — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Nirimba has more residents (2,229 vs 343); Bells Creek skews older (31 vs 27).

Bells Creek Nirimba
Population 343 2,229
+550% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) —
same for both
Median age 31 27
Median household income $100,984/yr $103,844/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $560/wk
+9% vs other
 $510/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bells Creek Nirimba
0-4 5.0% / 11.8%
Bells Creek — 0-4: 5.0% Nirimba — 0-4: 11.8%
5-14 12.0% / 16.0%
Bells Creek — 5-14: 12.0% Nirimba — 5-14: 16.0%
15-19 2.6% / 4.6%
Bells Creek — 15-19: 2.6% Nirimba — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 13.7% / 9.2%
Bells Creek — 20-24: 13.7% Nirimba — 20-24: 9.2%
25-34 26.5% / 24.1%
Bells Creek — 25-34: 26.5% Nirimba — 25-34: 24.1%
35-44 10.8% / 17.0%
Bells Creek — 35-44: 10.8% Nirimba — 35-44: 17.0%
45-54 7.0% / 8.1%
Bells Creek — 45-54: 7.0% Nirimba — 45-54: 8.1%
55-64 11.7% / 4.9%
Bells Creek — 55-64: 11.7% Nirimba — 55-64: 4.9%
65-74 6.1% / 3.6%
Bells Creek — 65-74: 6.1% Nirimba — 65-74: 3.6%
75-84 2.6% / 0.6%
Bells Creek — 75-84: 2.6% Nirimba — 75-84: 0.6%
85+ 1.2% / —
Bells Creek — 85+: 1.2% Nirimba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bells Creek 38.6% couple families
Bells Creek — Couple Families: 38.6% Bells Creek — Lone Person: 31.3% Bells Creek — One Parent Families: 24.1% Bells Creek — Group Household: 6.0% Bells Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Nirimba 53.1% couple families
Nirimba — Couple Families: 53.1% Nirimba — Lone Person: 19.5% Nirimba — One Parent Families: 21.1% Nirimba — Group Household: 5.8% Nirimba — Other Families: 0.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bells Creek 12.8% renting
Bells Creek — Owned Outright: 13.5% Bells Creek — Mortgage: 73.7% Bells Creek — Renting: 12.8%
Nirimba 37.0% renting
Nirimba — Owned Outright: 7.1% Nirimba — Mortgage: 55.9% Nirimba — Renting: 37.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bells Creek Nirimba
Certificate III & IV 21.6% / 18.1%
Bells Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.6% Nirimba — Certificate III & IV: 18.1%
Bachelor Degree 15.5% / 12.6%
Bells Creek — Bachelor Degree: 15.5% Nirimba — Bachelor Degree: 12.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.1% / 8.8%
Bells Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1% Nirimba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 2.2%
Bells Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Nirimba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.8%
Bells Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Nirimba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).

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.

Bells Creek Nirimba
New Zealand 4.4% / 6.2%
Bells Creek — New Zealand: 4.4% Nirimba — New Zealand: 6.2%
England 4.7% / 3.9%
Bells Creek — England: 4.7% Nirimba — England: 3.9%
Philippines 4.1% / 0.8%
Bells Creek — Philippines: 4.1% Nirimba — Philippines: 0.8%
India 0.9% / 3.2%
Bells Creek — India: 0.9% Nirimba — India: 3.2%
South Africa 1.2% / 1.0%
Bells Creek — South Africa: 1.2% Nirimba — South Africa: 1.0%
Nepal — / 0.8%
Bells Creek — Nepal: not among its largest Nirimba — Nepal: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bells Creek 94.2% houses
Bells Creek — Houses: 94.2% Bells Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Bells Creek — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Nirimba 90.3% houses
Nirimba — Houses: 90.3% Nirimba — Townhouses: 9.2% Nirimba — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bells Creek Nirimba
Median house price — $995,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 6 days
from 5 sales

Development activity

Bells Creek Nirimba
New dwellings approved 2,962
across Sunshine Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year -41%
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.

Bells Creek Nirimba
Houses — 4.3%
$750/wk on $900K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bells Creek Nirimba
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 99% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 70% of QLD

Liveability

Nirimba is more walkable (24 vs 13).

Bells Creek Nirimba
Grade — A
Score — 73/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Bells Creek carries more bushfire risk (37 vs 0).

Bells Creek Nirimba
Bushfire Low
37/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
96/100
 —
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 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bells Creek Nirimba
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2
same for both

Schools in Bells Creek

  • Nirimba State Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Notre Dame College Catholic · Combined below peers

Schools in Nirimba

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

Amenities in the suburb

Bells Creek Nirimba
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 4 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 16 0

Mobility

Nirimba sits further from the CBD (81.9 km vs 78.5 km).

Bells Creek Nirimba
Walkability score 13/100 24/100
Distance to Brisbane 78.5 km 81.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 66 min 71 min
Public transport score 38/100
Bus
 26/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 4551
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 72
postcode 4551
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.

Bells Creek Nirimba
Car (driver) 76.3% / 81.4%
Bells Creek — Car (driver): 76.3% Nirimba — Car (driver): 81.4%
Worked from Home 13.2% / 12.0%
Bells Creek — Worked from Home: 13.2% Nirimba — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 3.8%
Bells Creek — Car (passenger): 6.3% Nirimba — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 4.2% / 0.3%
Bells Creek — Walked Only: 4.2% Nirimba — Walked Only: 0.3%
Bicycle — / 1.1%
Bells Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Nirimba — Bicycle: 1.1%
Train — / 1.0%
Bells Creek — Train: not among its largest Nirimba — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.4%).

Setting

Bells Creek Nirimba
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.8 km
4.9 km to a named beach
 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bells Creek Nirimba
Connectivity score 100/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
2,505 premises
 100%
930 premises

Climate

Bells Creek Nirimba
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)

Bells Creek Nirimba
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.31 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bells Creek Nirimba
Average residential rate $1,690/yr
same for both
Council Sunshine Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Bells Creek Nirimba
Division Fisher
same for both
Member Andrew Wallace
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bells Creek Nirimba
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bells Creek

River Rural

Nirimba

Family Urban Young Families

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