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 ...

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 ) , 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.

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

to the north and Bribie Island State School in neighbouring

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

* {{Moreton Bay Region Suburbs of Moreton Bay Region Bribie Island