Moola vs Bell

Moola is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 49 in Bell. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moola, most households are couple families. In Bell, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Moola tends to suit couples, while Bell suits people living alone.

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

Moola

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 56/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 44%)

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

They split

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

  • Moola leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 21%)
  • Bell has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 8%)

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

Commuting to the city

Moola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (213.5 km vs 236 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (160 min vs 176 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Moola carries lower crime risk (10/100 vs 56/100)
  • Bell has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)

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

Investors

Moola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (77.2% vs -16.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Moola Bell
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.

Moola Bell
Walkability 0 / 0
Moola — Walkability: 0/100 Bell — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 90 / 44
Moola — Safety: 90/100 Bell — Safety: 44/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moola — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bell — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bell has more residents (421 vs 218); Moola has higher household incomes ($92,612 vs $49,556).

Moola Bell
Population 218 421
+93% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +77.2% -16.1%
Median age 40 49
Median household income $92,612/yr
+46% vs other
 $49,556/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moola Bell
0-4 6.0% / 4.3%
Moola — 0-4: 6.0% Bell — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 16.1% / 14.5%
Moola — 5-14: 16.1% Bell — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.0% / 5.0%
Moola — 15-19: 6.0% Bell — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.5% / 3.6%
Moola — 20-24: 5.5% Bell — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 8.7% / 8.1%
Moola — 25-34: 8.7% Bell — 25-34: 8.1%
35-44 14.2% / 11.2%
Moola — 35-44: 14.2% Bell — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 10.6% / 13.5%
Moola — 45-54: 10.6% Bell — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 16.5% / 16.2%
Moola — 55-64: 16.5% Bell — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 11.9% / 14.5%
Moola — 65-74: 11.9% Bell — 65-74: 14.5%
75-84 7.3% / 9.0%
Moola — 75-84: 7.3% Bell — 75-84: 9.0%
85+ — / 2.4%
Moola — 85+: not among its largest Bell — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moola 65.9% couple families
Moola — Couple Families: 65.9% Moola — Lone Person: 19.5% Moola — One Parent Families: 7.3% Moola — Group Household: 7.3%
Bell 29.0% couple families
Bell — Couple Families: 29.0% Bell — Lone Person: 50.8% Bell — One Parent Families: 15.3% Bell — Group Household: 4.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moola 8.3% renting
Moola — Owned Outright: 55.0% Moola — Mortgage: 36.7% Moola — Renting: 8.3%
Bell 23.5% renting
Bell — Owned Outright: 45.9% Bell — Mortgage: 30.6% Bell — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moola 95.9% houses
Moola — Houses: 95.9% Moola — Townhouses: 0.0% Moola — Flats / Apartments: 4.1%
Bell 88.8% houses
Bell — Houses: 88.8% Bell — Townhouses: 8.4% Bell — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Moola Bell
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 14.5%
Moola — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% Bell — Certificate III & IV: 14.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 8.3%
Moola — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Bell — Bachelor Degree: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 5.7%
Moola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Bell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / —
Moola — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Bell — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / —
Moola — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Bell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

Development activity

Moola Bell
New dwellings approved 53
across Western Downs
same for both
Approvals change year on year -40%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Moola Bell
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 13% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of QLD Higher than 9% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Moola Bell
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Bell carries more crime risk (56 vs 10).

Moola Bell
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
10/100
 Moderate
56/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Moola Bell
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Moola

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

Schools in Bell

  • Bell State School Government · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Moola Bell
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 13 15

Mobility

Bell sits further from the CBD (236 km vs 213.5 km).

Moola Bell
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 213.5 km 236 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 160 min 176 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4406
 0.0%
postcode 4408
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 4406
 89
postcode 4408

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.

Moola Bell
Car (driver) 56.9% / 70.6%
Moola — Car (driver): 56.9% Bell — Car (driver): 70.6%
Worked from Home 35.3% / 18.3%
Moola — Worked from Home: 35.3% Bell — Worked from Home: 18.3%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 6.5%
Moola — Car (passenger): 5.2% Bell — Car (passenger): 6.5%
Walked Only 2.6% / 4.6%
Moola — Walked Only: 2.6% Bell — Walked Only: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.6%).

Setting

Moola Bell
Elevation 476 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 450 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Moola Bell
Connectivity score 27/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
73 premises
 0%
222 premises

Council rates

Moola Bell
Average residential rate $1,238/yr
same for both
Council Western Downs
same for both

Federal electorate

Moola Bell
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moola Bell
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moola

Family Rural

Bell

Retirees Rural

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