Belli Park is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Belli Park had a population of 724 people.

Geography

Kenilworth Road is the main road (and also a popular tourist drive) that connects Belli Park to its nearest townships, being

Eumundi Eumundi is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Eumundi is very popular on the coast for its bi-weekly farmers' markets. In the , the locality of Eumundi had a population of 2,504 people. Geography Eu ...

(to the east) and

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(to the west). The Belli Creek and the Belli Park area is a part of the Mary River catchment.

History

The locality takes its name from Belli Creek, which derives its name from the Kabi language word belai or billah referring to the she oak tree (Casuarina glauca) Belli Park Provisional School opened on 20 January 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Belli Park State School. It closed on 31 December 1963.

Demographics

In the , Belli Park recorded a population of 584 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Belli Park population was 44 years, 7 years above the national median of 37. 74.6% of people living in Belli Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.4%, New Zealand 2.6%, Scotland 1%, Germany 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9%. 90.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% German, 0.9% Gilbertese, 0.5% Polish, 0.5% Dutch. In the , Belli Park had a population of 679 people. In the , Belli Park had a population of 724 people.

Education

There are no schools in Belli Park. The nearest government primary schools are: * Cooroy State School in neighbouring

Cooroy Cooroy is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Noosa, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cooroy had a population of 4,801 people. Geography Cooroy is inland from the northern Sunshine Coast hinterland about west of Noosa ...

to the north-east * Eumundi State School in

to the north-east * Yandina State School in Yandina to the south-east * Kenilworth State Community College in

to the south-west * Mary Valley State College in

Imbil Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Imbil had a population of 1,071 people. Geography Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, north of the st ...

to the west * Federal State School in Federal to the north-west The nearest government secondary schools are: * Noosa District State High School (junior campus) in Pomona to the north * Noosa District State High School (senior campus) in neighbouring Cooroy to the north-east * Nambour State College in

Nambour Nambour is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 12,145 people. Geography Nambour is north of the state capital ...

to the south-east * Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil to the west

Amenities

Belli Park has a

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and a Rural Fire Brigade.

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20131111091523/http://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/addfiles/documents/community_planning/belli_park_snapshot.pdf
Belli Park WeatherCommunity Profile: Belli Park – Cooloolabin – Gheerulla – Coolabine
*http://www.visitsunshinecoast.com.au/regions/the-hinterland/travel-information#1
Old Photos from Belli Park.
{{Sunshine Coast Region Suburbs of the Sunshine Coast Region Localities in Queensland