Bells Creek is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Bells Creek had a population of 343 people.

Geography

Bells Creek is located west of

Caloundra Caloundra ( ) is a coastal town in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the town of Caloundra had a population of 96,305 people. Geography Caloundra is north of the Brisbane central business district. Caloundra is acce ...

. The

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traverses the locality from the south-west to the north-west. Most of the land is freehold and used for farming. The

Mooloolah River National Park The Mooloolah River National Park is a nationally protected area located on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It covers an area of 830.9 hectares and is bordered by the Mooloolah River to the east, Claymore and Dixon Roads to the west, and the ...

is in the north-western corner of the locality. The south-western corner of the locality forms part of the Beerwah State Forest.

History

The locality takes its name from the creek, which in turn was named after Mary Alice Bell (later Eglington) who bought Portion 29 south of the creek. She was the governess of the children of explorer and pioneer

William Landsborough William Landsborough (21 February 1825 – 16 March 1886) was an explorer of Australia. He was notable for being the first explorer to complete a North-to-South crossing of Australia. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Council. ...

. The creek had previously been known as Kelaher Creek and by the Indigenous people as Tooringoor. On 18 August 2017, the north-eastern part of Bells Creek was excised to create the locality of Baringa to accommodate future suburban growth in the Caloundra South Priority Development Area. On 14 June 2019, the localities of Bells Creek and Meridan Plains were again excised to the localities of

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, Corbould Park, Gagalba and Nirimba to accommodate future suburban growth in the Caloundra South Priority Development Area.

Demographics

In the , Bells Creek had a population of 317 people. The population was 52.1% female and 47.9% male. The median age of the Bells Creek population was 32 years, 5 years below the national median of 37. 79.6% of people living in Bells Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 3.5%, Scotland 1.9%, Samoa 1.9%, United States of America 1.6%. 89.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.9% Arabic, 1.3% Afrikaans. In the , Bells Creek had a population of 94 people. In the , Bells Creek had a population of 343 people. This included the populations of neighbouring newly created localities of

and Gagalba.

Education

There are no schools in Bells Creek. The nearest government primary schools are Baringa State School in neighbouring Baringa to the north, Nirimba State Primary School in neighbouring Nirimba to the west, and Landsborough State School in Landsborough to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Baringa State Secondary College in Baringa and

Beerwah State High School Beerwah State High School (often abbreviated to Beerwah High School, Beerwah High or simply BSHS) is a government-owned secondary school in Beerwah, Queensland, Australia that was established in 1992. Faculties Subject offerings at Beerwah Sta ...

in Beerwah to the south-west.

References

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