Bells Creek, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Bells Creek
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.8286°N 153.078°W
Pop:343
Postcode:4551
Area:8.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:9.2
Dir1:SW
Location1:Caloundra
Dist2:29.1
Dir2:SSE
Location2:Nambour
Dist3:88.1
Dir3:N
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Sunshine Coast Region
County:Canning
Parish:Bribie
Stategov:Caloundra
Fedgov:Fisher
Near-N:Baringa
Near-Ne:Caloundra West
Near-E:Pelican Waters
Near-Se:Coochin Creek
Near-S:Coochin Creek
Near-Sw:Banya
Gagalba
Near-W:Nirimba
Near-Nw:Baringa

Bells Creek is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bells Creek had a population of 343 people.

Geography

Bells Creek is located 8km (05miles) west of Caloundra. The Bruce Highway 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 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. The creek had previously been known as Kelaher Creek and by the Indigenous people as Tooringoor.[2]

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.[3] [4]

On 14 June 2019, the localities of Bells Creek and Meridan Plains were again excised to the localities of Banya, Corbould Park, Gagalba and Nirimba to accommodate future suburban growth in the Caloundra South Priority Development Area.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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.

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 in Beerwah to the south-west.[12]

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. Web site: William Landsborough. Sunshine Coast Libraries. 18 October 2017. 21 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521015627/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/191351387. live.
  3. 18 October 2017.
  4. Web site: Recent place name decisions. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017222749/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions. 17 October 2017. usurped. 18 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Recent place name decisions. 11 October 2019. Queensland Government. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022094413/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions. 2019-10-22. 2019-10-22.
  6. Web site: Proposed locality boundaries: Banya, Bells Creek, Corbould Park, Gagalba, Meridan Plains, Nirimba. 22 February 2019. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728222003/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/1431664/18098-qpn1395-proposal.pdf. 28 July 2019. 22 October 2019.
  7. Web site: Locality boundaries of Banya, Bells Creek, Corbould Park, Gagalba, Meridan Plains, Nirimba. 14 June 2019. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728222142/https://www.dnrme.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1447051/18089-qpn1395-decision.pdf. 28 July 2019. 22 October 2019.
  8. 22 October 2019.
  9. 22 October 2019.
  10. 22 October 2019.
  11. 22 October 2019.
  12. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 23 June 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.