Bellara, Queensland

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Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Side box Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bellara is a suburb of Bribie Island in the City of Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the Template:CensusAU, Bellara had a population of 3,278 people.[1]

Geography

Bellara is on the western side of Bribie Island, adjacent to the Pumicestone Channel (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) which separates the island from the mainland Queensland. Bribie Island Bridge connects Bellara and Bongaree (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) to Sandstone Point on the mainland.[3]

There is a long sandy beach called Sylvan Beach (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) along the coast of the suburb extending north to Banksia Beach and south to Bongaree.[4][5]

History

The name Bellara was approved by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 July 1961. It is an Aboriginal word meaning good. [2]

Demographics

In the Template:CensusAU, 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.[6]

In the Template:CensusAU Bellara had a population of 3,225 people.[7]

In the Template:CensusAU, Bellara had a population of 3,278 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Bellara. The nearest government primary schools are Banksia Beach State School in neighbouring Banksia Beach to the north and Bribie Island State School in neighbouring Bongaree to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Bribie Island State High School, also in Bongaree.[3]

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