Bellara is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
of
Bribie Island
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 ...
in the
Moreton Bay Region
The Moreton Bay Region is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Bellara had a population of 3,225 people.
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Geography
Bellara is on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Channel
Pumicestone Channel, also known as the Pumicestone Passage, is a narrow waterway 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. Th ...
() which separates the island from the mainland Queensland. Bribie Island Bridge
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 ...
connects Bellara and Bongaree
Bongaree is a suburb of Bribie Island in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. In the , Bongaree has a population of 6,947 people.
Geography
Bongare ...
() to Sandstone Point
Sandstone Point is a coastal locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sandstone Point had a population of 3,959 people.
Geography
Sandstone Point is approximately north of Brisbane, located on Caboolture–Bribie I ...
on the mainland.
There is a long sandy beach called Sylvan Beach () along the coast of the suburb extending north to Banksia Beach
Banksia Beach is a town and suburb on Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the suburb of Banksia Beach had a population of 5,995 people.
Geography
Banksia Beach is on the eastern coast of Bribie Island, sep ...
and south to Bongaree.
History
The name ''Bellara'' was approved by the Queensland Place Names Board
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
on 1 July 1961. It is an Aboriginal word meaning ''good''. [
In the , Bellara recorded a population of 3,157 people, 51.4% female and 48.6% male.] 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.
In the Bellara had a population of 3,225 people.
Education
There are no schools in Bellara. The nearest government primary schools are Banksia Beach State School in neighbouring Banksia Beach
Banksia Beach is a town and suburb on Bribie Island in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the suburb of Banksia Beach had a population of 5,995 people.
Geography
Banksia Beach is on the eastern coast of Bribie Island, sep ...
to the north and Bribie Island State School in neighbouring Bongaree
Bongaree is a suburb of Bribie Island in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Passage. In the , Bongaree has a population of 6,947 people.
Geography
Bongare ...
to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bribie Island State High School
Bribie Island State High School is a high school located on the island of Bribie Island, Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision ...
, also in Bongaree.
References
External links
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{{Moreton Bay Region
Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region
Bribie Island