Coochin Creek vs Bells Creek

Bells Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 41 in Coochin Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Coochin Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Coochin Creek tends to suit couples and older residents, while Bells Creek suits young adults.

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

Bells Creek

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, 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

Coochin Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($395/wk vs $560/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bells Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Coochin Creek has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 10%)
  • Bells Creek is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Where they sit

Coochin Creek and Bells 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.

Coochin Creek Bells 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.

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Walkability 0 / 13
Coochin Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Bells Creek — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 1 / 4
Coochin Creek — Safety: 1/100 Bells Creek — Safety: 4/100
Low fire risk 56 / 63
Coochin Creek — Low fire risk: 56/100 Bells Creek — Low fire risk: 63/100

Demographics

Bells Creek has more residents (343 vs 76); Bells Creek rents higher ($560/wk vs $395/wk).

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Population 76 343
+351% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.5% —
Median age 41 31
Median household income $84,448/yr $100,984/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $395/wk $560/wk
+42% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
0-4 — / 5.0%
Coochin Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Bells Creek — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 7.9% / 12.0%
Coochin Creek — 5-14: 7.9% Bells Creek — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 — / 2.6%
Coochin Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Bells Creek — 15-19: 2.6%
20-24 11.8% / 13.7%
Coochin Creek — 20-24: 11.8% Bells Creek — 20-24: 13.7%
25-34 15.8% / 26.5%
Coochin Creek — 25-34: 15.8% Bells Creek — 25-34: 26.5%
35-44 10.5% / 10.8%
Coochin Creek — 35-44: 10.5% Bells Creek — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 9.2% / 7.0%
Coochin Creek — 45-54: 9.2% Bells Creek — 45-54: 7.0%
55-64 15.8% / 11.7%
Coochin Creek — 55-64: 15.8% Bells Creek — 55-64: 11.7%
65-74 15.8% / 6.1%
Coochin Creek — 65-74: 15.8% Bells Creek — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 10.5% / 2.6%
Coochin Creek — 75-84: 10.5% Bells Creek — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ — / 1.2%
Coochin Creek — 85+: not among its largest Bells Creek — 85+: 1.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Coochin Creek 63.6% couple families
Coochin Creek — Couple Families: 63.6% Coochin Creek — Lone Person: 36.4% Coochin Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Coochin Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Coochin Creek 26.3% renting
Coochin Creek — Owned Outright: 31.6% Coochin Creek — Mortgage: 42.1% Coochin Creek — Renting: 26.3%
Bells Creek 12.8% renting
Bells Creek — Owned Outright: 13.5% Bells Creek — Mortgage: 73.7% Bells Creek — Renting: 12.8%
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.

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
England 5.3% / 4.7%
Coochin Creek — England: 5.3% Bells Creek — England: 4.7%
New Zealand — / 4.4%
Coochin Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Bells Creek — New Zealand: 4.4%
Philippines — / 4.1%
Coochin Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Bells Creek — Philippines: 4.1%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Coochin Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Bells Creek — South Africa: 1.2%
India — / 0.9%
Coochin Creek — India: not among its largest Bells Creek — India: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

Qualifications

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

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Certificate III & IV 6.6% / 21.6%
Coochin Creek — Certificate III & IV: 6.6% Bells Creek — Certificate III & IV: 21.6%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 15.5%
Coochin Creek — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Bells Creek — Bachelor Degree: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.3% / 11.1%
Coochin Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.3% Bells Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Coochin Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Bells Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.7%
Coochin Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Bells Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Coochin Creek 100.0% houses
Coochin Creek — Houses: 100.0% Coochin Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bells Creek 94.2% houses
Bells Creek — Houses: 94.2% Bells Creek — Flats / Apartments: 5.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 75% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of QLD Higher than 74% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 73% of QLD Higher than 82% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of QLD Higher than 99% of QLD

Liveability

Bells Creek is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Low
37/100
Crime High
99/100
 High
96/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

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

Schools in Coochin Creek

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

Schools in Bells Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 0 4
Fuel stations 1
same for both
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 14 16

Mobility

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 78.3 km 78.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 70 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 4519
 1.0%
postcode 4551
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 88
postcode 4519
 72
postcode 4551

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.

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Car (driver) 89.3% / 76.3%
Coochin Creek — Car (driver): 89.3% Bells Creek — Car (driver): 76.3%
Worked from Home 10.7% / 13.2%
Coochin Creek — Worked from Home: 10.7% Bells Creek — Worked from Home: 13.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Coochin Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bells Creek — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Coochin Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Bells Creek — Walked Only: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (89.3%).

Setting

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Elevation 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.8 km 3.8 km
4.9 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
Connectivity score 18/100 100/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 100%
2,505 premises

Climate

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
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)

Coochin Creek Bells Creek
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Coochin Creek

Coastal Retirees Rural

Bells Creek

River Rural

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