| Bellara Bribie Island, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Bellara | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°03′34″S153°08′54″E / 27.0594°S 153.1483°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,225 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 977/km2 (2,530/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4507 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pumicestone | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Longman | ||||||||||||||
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Bellara is a suburb of Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Bellara had a population of 3,225 people. [1]
Bellara is on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Channel ( 26°56′47″S153°04′30″E / 26.9463°S 153.0751°E ) which separates the island from the mainland Queensland. Bribie Island Bridge connects Bellara and Bongaree ( 27°04′06″S153°08′52″E / 27.0682°S 153.1479°E ) to Sandstone Point on the mainland. [3]
There is a long sandy beach called Sylvan Beach ( 27°03′38″S153°08′24″E / 27.0606°S 153.1399°E ) along the coast of the suburb extending north to Banksia Beach and south to Bongaree. [4] [5]
The name Bellara was approved by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 July 1961. It is an Aboriginal word meaning good. [2]
In the 2011 census, Bellara recorded a population of 3,157 people, 51.4% female and 48.6% male. [6] The median age of the Bellara population was 54 years, 17 years above the national median of 37. 77.2% of people living in Bellara were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 3.9%, Scotland 1.1%, Germany 0.7%, Netherlands 0.6%. 92.6% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% French, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% German, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% Serbian. [6]
In the 2016 census Bellara had a population of 3,225 people. [1]
There are no schools in Bellara. The nearest government primary schools are Banksia Beach State School in neighbouring Banksia Beach to the north and Bribie Island State School in neighbouring Bongaree to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bribie Island State High School, also in Bongaree. [3]
Bribie Island National Park is an Australian national park in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, 68 kilometres north of Brisbane. The park covers approximately one third of Bribie Island. The tidal wetlands and areas of water around the islands are protected within the Moreton Bay Marine Park.
Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island. Bribie Island is 34 kilometres long, and 8 kilometres at its widest. Archibald Meston believed that the name of the island came from a corruption of a mainland word for it, Boorabee meaning koala. However, the correct Joondaburri name for the island is in fact Yarun.
Moreton Bay is a locality split between the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland, both in Queensland, Australia. The locality includes all of the bay Moreton Bay between the mainland of the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland across to the western coast of Moreton Island and the western coast of North Stradbroke Island. In the 2021 census, Moreton Bay had a population of 0 people.
Caboolture is a town and suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 29,534 people. It is located on the northern side of the Caboolture River.
Ningi is a town and locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Ningi had a population of 4,675 people. It is near Caboolture.
Deception Bay is a coastal suburb in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Deception Bay had a population of 19,850 people.
Donnybrook is a coastal town and locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Donnybrook had a population of 617 people.
Banksia Beach is a town and suburb on Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the suburb of Banksia Beach had a population of 5,995 people.
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Pumicestone Channel, also known as the Pumicestone Passage, is a narrow, mesotidal waterway around 45 kilometres in length, between Bribie Island and the mainland in Queensland, Australia. The northern extent of the passage is at Caloundra, while at the south is Deception Bay. The waterway is a two way tidal estuary that has 11 creeks flowing into it. At each end of the passage the channels are the deepest and widest.
Bongaree is a suburb of Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. In the 2016 census, Bongaree has a population of 6,947 people.
Sandstone Point is a coastal locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Sandstone Point had a population of 3,959 people.
Golden Beach is a coastal suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located within the Caloundra urban centre directly southwest of the Caloundra CBD. In the 2021 census, Golden Beach had a population of 5,646 people.
Bribie Island Seaside Museum opened on 14 May 2010 at 1 South Esplanade, Bongaree, on the Pumicestone Passage side of Bribie Island, City of Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia. It is run by Moreton Bay City Council.
Coochin Creek is a coastal locality in the south of the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The locality is named for the creek which flows through it.
Woorim is a town and suburb of Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Woorim had a population of 1,829 people.
Meldale is a coastal rural locality in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Meldale had a population of 223 people.
White Patch is a coastal town and locality of Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of White Patch had a population of 142 people.
Welsby is a coastal locality on Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Welsby had a population of 5 people.
Bribie Island North is a locality on Bribie Island in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bribie Island North had a population of 0 people.
