Suburb report · QLD 4510
Bellmere
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Population
6,960
Bellmere suburb profile
Who lives in Bellmere
Bellmere is 43km from the Brisbane CBD, measured in a straight line. Bellmere is a large suburb of 6,960 residents, bigger than 67% of Queensland suburbs. Among the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it ranks 112 by population. Bellmere skews young, with a median age of 34 against 39 for the median Queensland suburb. Against the 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, it is older than 52 and younger than 453. That is 9 years younger than the average of 43 in the other suburb of the Wamuran statistical area.
Income and home ownership
A median household income of $76,500 places Bellmere in the lower middle of Queensland suburbs. That is 31.3% below the average of $111,300 in the other suburb of the Wamuran statistical area. On household income it ranks 346 of 528 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. 60.4% of households own their home and 39.6% rent, below the 69.2% ownership of the median Queensland suburb. Among Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD, 135 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Bellmere. In the other suburb of the Wamuran statistical area the ownership share is 88%, 27.6 points higher than in Bellmere.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 2,158 occupied private dwellings in Bellmere, more than in 65% of Queensland suburbs. Families with children are the largest household type at 52.9%, ahead of couples without children at 25.6% and people living alone at 17.7%. On the share of families with children it ranks 71 of 526 Queensland suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Brisbane CBD. The 52.9% share of families with children runs above most of Queensland, at the 79th percentile. At 25.6%, couples without children are less common here than in 68% of Queensland suburbs. Families with children are 52.9% of households in Bellmere and 52.1% across the rest of the Wamuran statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals have surged: 24 new dwellings were approved across the Wamuran statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 15 a year. Supply figures here are for the Wamuran statistical area, home to 4,522 residents in 2025, which covers only part of Bellmere. At 5.3 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run above the 3.2 of the median Queensland area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 30 in 2021 and bottomed at 7 in 2020.
Population trend
The population of the Wamuran statistical area grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, against 9.7% for Queensland as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Queensland statistical area added 6.3%, putting this area 0.3 points ahead. That rate is faster than 53% of Queensland statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 0.8% in 2022 to 1.8% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Beachmere differs most on the median age: 58 there against 34 in Bellmere. Caboolture South is the closest match on the owner-occupied share, at 59.4% against 60.4%. Caboolture sits 5km away, with a median household income of $73,500 against $76,500 here.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.