Bellmere is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivi ...

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 Shi ...

Queensland ) , 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 , Bellmere had a population of 5,863 people.

Geography

The ''

Caboolture River The Caboolture River is a small river in South East Queensland, Australia. Location and features Formed by runoff from the D'Aguilar Range, the Caboolture River rises below near and flows generally east, joined by two minor tributaries and f ...

'' forms part of the southern boundary and all of the south-eastern. ''Wararba Creek'' forms the eastern boundary before flowing into the ''Caboolture River'' in the south-east. The

D'Aguilar Highway The D'Aguilar Highway is a two-lane highway linking the Bruce Highway near Caboolture with Kingaroy in the state of Queensland, Australia. Major towns along the route include Woodford, Kilcoy, Blackbutt, Yarraman, Nanango and Kingaroy. Th ...

passes to the north-east. The proposed

Bruce Highway Western Alternative Bruce Highway Western Alternative is a proposed highway from to in Queensland, Australia. When completed it will reduce traffic on the Bruce Highway and provide a more convenient means of travel to north and south for residents of new deve ...

will pass through Bellmere from south to north. Located to the west of the centre of

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

, it is essentially a suburb of that town.

History

It has been claimed that Bellmere was named after local landowner Arthur John Bell. Bellmere State School opened on 14 July 1913 but closed in 1936. In the , Bellmere recorded a population of 5,540 people, 51.8% female and 48.2% male. The median age of the Bellmere population was 30 years, 7 years below the national median of 37. 76.5% of people living in Bellmere were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.6%, England 4.5%, Philippines 0.8%, Korea, Republic of 0.6%, Scotland 0.5%. 89.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Samoan, 0.6% Korean, 0.5% Arabic, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Tongan. A new Bellemere State School opened in January 2016. Its working title was Caboolture West State School. In the , Bellmere had a population of 5,863 people.

Education

Bellmere State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 176 Dobson Lane (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 553 students with 39 teachers (35 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent). It includes a

special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

program. There are no secondary schools in Bellmere. The nearest government secondary schools are Tullawong State High School in neighbouring

to the north-east and

Morayfield State High School Morayfield State High School is a public, coeducational high school in Morayfield, Queensland, Australia. It first opened its doors on 28 January 1981. Campus Morayfield High School sits beside the intersection of Visentin Road and Buchanan R ...

Morayfield Morayfield is a town and suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Morayfield had a population of 21,394 people. Morayfield is by road north of Brisbane CBD, the state capital. Geography Morayfield is a ...

to the south-east.

References

External links

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BellmereWeather.net Live weather in Bellmere
{{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Localities in Queensland