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Bellbowrie, 4070

Est. population · Jun 2025

5,858

Growth (1 yr)

+1.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.1%

Median age

42

Median income

$2,358/wk

Employment rate

64.3%

University qualified

37.1%

Work from home

24.2%

Languages at home

13.7%non-English

Most common: Spanish, Afrikaans, Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

61.7/100
Good

Top 5% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 93% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • High desirability
What Bellbowrie is known for: High desirability

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Suburb profile

Bellbowrie is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Brisbane Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development. It is close to the Brisbane River.

Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, and socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median, well above typical levels for middle-ring metropolitan suburbs, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 23% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are limited school access and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with school access 75% below the peer median.

Overall, Bellbowrie suits people prioritising lower crime and socio-economic advantage over school access.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (110)

Strengths

  • Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
  • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • School access is relatively limited
  • Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs

What stands out

  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • Brisbane River
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Bellbowrie compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$685/wk

Population (ERP)

5,858

+1.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

2.9%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#41

among Metro Brisbane · Established

Crime rate

0th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

57th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

14%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

84th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
61.7/100 — Good
State standing
Top 5% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
361st in Australia
State rank
75th in QLD
Peer rank
#41 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#57 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
Data confidence
93%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$685

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

5,858(June 2025)

+1.3% annual · +4.1% over 5 years · 57th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.3%
5-year growth
+4.1%
Change in 1 year
+77
Change in 5 years
+232
Growth rank in QLD
57th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~6,250), extrapolated at +1.3% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
5,495
Median age
42
Median household income / week
$2,358
Dwelling vacancy
2.9%
Unoccupied private dwellings
56 of 1,911
Median monthly mortgage
$1,950
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$440
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
34% / 52.6% / 13.5%
Employment rate
64.3%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
24.2% / 4.5% / 53.3%
Walked or cycled to work
1.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,802 / 44 / 7

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

37.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 13.2% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified37.1% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified12.4% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational13.2% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below37.3% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce21.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.5%
  • Society and culture14.2%
  • Health12.9%
  • Education10.1%
  • Natural and physical sciences6.3%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$68,783

88th percentile in QLD · +17% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$78,341

95th percentile in QLD · +20% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

76th percentile in QLD · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$116,003

96th percentile in QLD · +83% vs Australia

Residents with business income
9.0%

37th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4070 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
7,979
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,045
Median net rent
-$1,587
Taxpayers reporting business income
704
Taxable income vs state median
+24%
Salary / wages vs state median
+28%
Rental investment vs state median
+18%
Super vs state median
+67%
Business income vs state median
-10%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

13.7% speak a language other than English at home; 34.4% born overseas

Language at home
4,661 English only · 742 other
Non-English at home
13.7%
Born overseas
1,862 (34.4%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
44 (0.8%)
Australian citizens
4,916
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
27

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Spanish29 · 9.6%
  • Afrikaans28 · 9.3%
  • Mandarin27 · 8.9%
  • Sinhalese20 · 6.6%
  • German19 · 6.3%
  • French17 · 5.6%
  • Korean16 · 5.3%
  • Malayalam16 · 5.3%

Religion

45.8%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 45.8%, while 44.7% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion44.7%40.7%
Christianity45.8%45.7%
Hinduism2%1.3%
Other / not stated7.4%12.2%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic16.2%18.6%
Anglican11.9%11.3%
Uniting Church5.5%3.6%
Baptist3%1.7%
Christian (not further defined)2.8%3.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.2%2.1%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 4070, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
51
Against the person
5
Against property
43
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
11.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 1,099 residents
State crime-rate percentile
0.2th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
-2.6%

Most common offence types

  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)18
  • Fraud5
  • Other Property Damage6
  • Unlawful Entry10
  • Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,099
Median ICSEA percentile
84th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
2
School list
  • Moggill State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1099 · 84th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 698 students · Top SEA quarter 38% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Centenary SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Kenmore SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Middle Park SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Moggill SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Pullenvale SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

2 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Mother Duck Childcarekindergarten
  • kindergartenkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

13 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Church Rd near Pine County Pl
  • Montanus Dr at Kangaroo Gully
  • Montanus Dr at Kangaroo Gully
  • Pioneer Cr at Pioneer East
  • Pioneer Cr at Pioneer West

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

85 mapped amenities

1 restaurants · 1 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 pharmacies · 1 fast food · 2 places of worship · 4 playgrounds · 2 dog parks

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 12 parks mapped in suburb, 4 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 13 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
45/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.18
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.91
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.18
Food & drink(5)
  • Mocca Bella CafeCafe
  • McDonald'sFast food
  • Bellbowrie Sports and Recreation Club IncPub
  • Bellbowrie TavernPub
  • Pizza HutRestaurant
Shopping(5)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • Woolworths PetrolConvenience store
  • Greengrocers PantryGreengrocer
  • Shopping centre
Everyday services(3)
  • Commonwealth BankATM
  • WestpacATM
  • CaltexPetrol station
Community(2)
  • Kindergarten
  • Mother Duck ChildcareKindergarten
Health & services(6)
  • OML PathologyClinic
  • Bellbowrie DentalDentist
  • Bellbowrie Family PraticeMedical clinic
  • Family DoctorsMedical clinic
  • Terry White ChemmartPharmacy
  • Bellbowrie VetVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(21)
  • Dog park (2)
  • Snap FitnessGym
  • Booker Place ParkPark
  • Considen Place ParkPark
  • Diosma Street ParkPark

    41 Mazzard Street, Bellbowrie

  • Kangaroo Gully Road ParkPark

    147 Kangaroo Gully Road, Bellbowrie

  • Keatley Street ParkPark
  • Kerria Street ParkPark
  • Lagoon Crescent ParkPark
  • Montanus Drive ParkPark
  • Pioneer Crescent ParkPark
  • Picnic area
  • Playground (4)
  • Public toilets
  • Sports centre
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
Transport(8)

8 bus stops

Other(15)
  • Ultimate Auto CareCar repair
  • Bora RingCommon
  • Bellbowrie Mobile LibraryMobile Library
  • Parking (18)
  • Parking Entrance
  • Target PhysioPhysiotherapist
  • Bellbowrie Community ChurchPlace of worship
  • St Michael and All AngelsPlace of worship
  • Podiatrist
  • Post Box
  • Bellbowrie Swimming PoolRecreation Ground
  • Shelter (4)
  • Telephone
  • Traffic Park
  • Waste Basket (2)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

11 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Booker Place ParkPark
  • Considen Place ParkPark
  • Diosma Street ParkPark
  • Kangaroo Gully Road ParkPark
  • Keatley Street ParkPark
  • Kerria Street ParkPark
  • Lagoon Crescent ParkPark
  • Lather Road ParkPark
  • Montanus Drive ParkPark
  • Pioneer Crescent ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
6.3%
Woodland / forest cover
0.6%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
13
Parks (OSM)
12
Typical summer maximum
28°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Bellbowrie Community Church
  • St Michael and All Angels

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
6
Nearest hospital
The Park Centre for Mental Health (5.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
3
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 3

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Bellbowrie Family PraticeGP
  • Family DoctorsGP
  • Bellbowrie DentalDentist
  • OML PathologyClinic
  • PodiatristPodiatrist
  • Target PhysioPhysiotherapist

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
152
Participants per 1,000 residents
25.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Ryan
Member of Parliament
Elizabeth WATSON-BROWN (The Greens)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
114,860
Turnout (2025)
92.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 42.2%Labor 57.8%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 8.7 km away).

Coalition 53.0%Labor 47.0%

10.8 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +2.8 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • BellbowrieLabor 43.0% · Coalition 57.0% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • MoggillLabor 55.7% · Coalition 44.3% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • PullenvaleLabor 45.6% · Coalition 54.4% TPP (2025)2.9 km away
  • Kenmore SouthLabor 60.2% · Coalition 39.8% TPP (2025)7.3 km away
  • BrookfieldLabor 43.8% · Coalition 56.2% TPP (2025)7.5 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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