Bells Creek Demographics (QLD) Local Stats

Bells Creek (4551) is a suburb of South Eastern, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It is about 73 kms from QLD's capital city of Brisbane. Bells Creek is in the federal electorate of Fisher.

In the 2011 census the population of Bells Creek was 317 and is comprised of approximately 52.1% females and 47.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Bells Creek is 32 years of age.

80.4% of people living in the suburb of Bells Creek were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 4.5% New Zealand, 4.2% England, 2.6% Scotland, 2.6% Seychelles.

90.5% of people living in Bells Creek speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Other, 1.6% Arabic.

The religious makeup of Bells Creek is 30.0% Catholic, 21.8% Anglican, 15.5% No religion, 7.9% Uniting Church, 7.6% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.9% Christian, nfd, 4.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.2% Lutheran, 0.9% Pentecostal, 0.9% Baptist.

51.2% of people are married, 32.9% have never married and 7.3% are divorced and 4.9% are separated. There are 9 widowed people living in Bells Creek.

56.8% of the people living in Bells Creek over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 32.1% are working on a part time basis. Bells Creek has an unemployment rate of 7.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Bells Creek are 23.3% Technicians & trades workers, 16.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.7% Professionals, 14.0% Labourers, 10.0% Sales workers, 10.0% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.7% Managers, 2.7% Community & personal service workers.

The main industries people from Bells Creek work in are 16.6% Construction, 13.2% Health care and social assistance, 12.6% Retail trade, 7.9% Manufacturing, 7.9% Arts and recreation services, 6.6% Education and training, 6.6% Public administration and safety, 6.0% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 4.0% Other services.

21.2% of homes are fully owned, and 42.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 30.1% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $540 per week and the median household income is $1295 per week.

The median rent in Bells Creek is $380 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2362 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Bells Creek postcode 4551