Bellthorpe vs Sandy Creek

Sandy Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 57 in Bellthorpe. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bellthorpe, about half of households are people living alone. In Sandy Creek, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Bellthorpe tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Sandy Creek 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

  • Bellthorpe carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 26/100)
  • Sandy Creek is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 50%)

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

First-home buyers

Sandy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)

Weighs 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

Bellthorpe

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (90 min vs 104 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (94.3 km vs 102 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bellthorpe

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (13/100 vs 26/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 21%)

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

Investors

Sandy Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.6% vs -12.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
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.

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Bellthorpe — Walkability: 0/100 Sandy Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 87 / 74
Bellthorpe — Safety: 87/100 Sandy Creek — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 28 / 31
Bellthorpe — Low fire risk: 28/100 Sandy Creek — Low fire risk: 31/100

Demographics

Sandy Creek has more residents (593 vs 108); Sandy Creek has higher household incomes ($78,468 vs $63,076).

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Population 108 593
+449% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.9% +4.6%
Median age 57 50
Median household income $63,076/yr $78,468/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $350/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
0-4 9.3% / 3.9%
Bellthorpe — 0-4: 9.3% Sandy Creek — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 9.3% / 11.5%
Bellthorpe — 5-14: 9.3% Sandy Creek — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 — / 4.7%
Bellthorpe — 15-19: not among its largest Sandy Creek — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 — / 4.0%
Bellthorpe — 20-24: not among its largest Sandy Creek — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 4.6% / 6.2%
Bellthorpe — 25-34: 4.6% Sandy Creek — 25-34: 6.2%
35-44 12.0% / 12.6%
Bellthorpe — 35-44: 12.0% Sandy Creek — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 17.6% / 15.3%
Bellthorpe — 45-54: 17.6% Sandy Creek — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 25.9% / 20.7%
Bellthorpe — 55-64: 25.9% Sandy Creek — 55-64: 20.7%
65-74 20.4% / 15.3%
Bellthorpe — 65-74: 20.4% Sandy Creek — 65-74: 15.3%
75-84 10.2% / 5.6%
Bellthorpe — 75-84: 10.2% Sandy Creek — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 3.7% / 0.5%
Bellthorpe — 85+: 3.7% Sandy Creek — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bellthorpe 38.2% couple families
Bellthorpe — Couple Families: 38.2% Bellthorpe — Lone Person: 50.0% Bellthorpe — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Sandy Creek 49.1% couple families
Sandy Creek — Couple Families: 49.1% Sandy Creek — Lone Person: 29.3% Sandy Creek — One Parent Families: 21.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bellthorpe 8.9% renting
Bellthorpe — Owned Outright: 57.8% Bellthorpe — Mortgage: 33.3% Bellthorpe — Renting: 8.9%
Sandy Creek 7.1% renting
Sandy Creek — Owned Outright: 42.9% Sandy Creek — Mortgage: 50.0% Sandy Creek — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
England 4.6% / 3.7%
Bellthorpe — England: 4.6% Sandy Creek — England: 3.7%
New Zealand 3.7% / 1.3%
Bellthorpe — New Zealand: 3.7% Sandy Creek — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Bellthorpe — Scotland: not among its largest Sandy Creek — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 21.8%
Bellthorpe — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Sandy Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.0% / 6.1%
Bellthorpe — Bachelor Degree: 13.0% Sandy Creek — Bachelor Degree: 6.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 8.4%
Bellthorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Sandy Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.7% / 1.2%
Bellthorpe — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7% Sandy Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Bellthorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Sandy Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bellthorpe 100.0% houses
Bellthorpe — Houses: 100.0%
Sandy Creek 100.0% houses
Sandy Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Median house price — $1,081,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
 363
across Somerset
Approvals change year on year +49% +375%

Ranking within QLD

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 28% of QLD Higher than 49% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 5% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 72% of QLD Higher than 21% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of QLD Higher than 32% of QLD

Liveability

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Sandy Creek carries more crime risk (26 vs 13).

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Bushfire High
72/100
 Moderate
69/100
Crime Low
13/100
 Low
26/100
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

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
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

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 10 7

Mobility

Sandy Creek sits further from the CBD (102 km vs 94.3 km).

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 94.3 km 102 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 90 min 104 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4514
 0.2%
postcode 4515
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings —
postcode 4514
 87
postcode 4515

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.

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Car (driver) 47.6% / 73.1%
Bellthorpe — Car (driver): 47.6% Sandy Creek — Car (driver): 73.1%
Worked from Home 42.9% / 17.8%
Bellthorpe — Worked from Home: 42.9% Sandy Creek — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Walked Only 9.5% / 1.7%
Bellthorpe — Walked Only: 9.5% Sandy Creek — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) — / 7.4%
Bellthorpe — Car (passenger): not among its largest Sandy Creek — Car (passenger): 7.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).

Setting

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Elevation 551 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.9 km 41.7 km

NBN connectivity

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Connectivity score 20/100 25/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
47 premises
 0%
235 premises

Climate

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Average residential rate $1,577/yr $1,063/yr
Council Moreton Bay Somerset

Federal electorate

Bellthorpe Sandy Creek
Division Longman Blair
Member Terry Young Shayne Neumann
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Bellthorpe

Retirees Rural Young Families

Sandy Creek

River Rural

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