Bellmere, Queensland


Bellmere is a locality of the Moreton Bay Region in Queensland, Australia. Located to the west of the centre of Caboolture, it is essentially a suburb of that town.
In the Bellmere had a population of 5,863 people.

History

It has been claimed that Bellmere was named after local landowner Arthur John Bell.
Bellmere State School opened on 14 July 1913 but closed in 1936.
At the 2011 census, Bellmere recorded a population of 5,540 persons, with a median age of 30 years.
In the Bellmere had a population of 5,863 people.

Demographics

In the, Bellmere recorded a population of 5,540 people, 51.8% female and 48.2% male.
The median age of the Bellmere population was 30 years, 7 years below the national median of 37.
76.5% of people living in Bellmere were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.6%, England 4.5%, Philippines 0.8%, Korea, Republic of 0.6%, Scotland 0.5%.
89.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.7% Samoan, 0.6% Korean, 0.5% Arabic, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Tongan.