| Belli Park Sunshine Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Belli Park (2013) | |||||||||||||||
  Belli Park | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°31′01″S 152°49′01″E / 26.5169°S 152.8169°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 724 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 8.916/km2 (23.093/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4562 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 81.2 km2 (31.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sunshine Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nicklin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fairfax | ||||||||||||||
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Belli Park is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Belli Park had a population of 724 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
Kenilworth Road is the main road (and also a popular tourist drive) that connects Belli Park to its nearest townships, being Eumundi (to the east) and Kenilworth (to the west).
Belli Park has a community hall[3] and a Rural Fire Brigade. The Belli Creek and the Belli Park area is a part of the Mary River catchment.
History[edit]
The locality takes its name from Belli Creek, which derives its name from the Kabi language word belai or billah referring to the she oak tree (Casuarina glauca)[2]
Belli Park Provisional School opened on 20 January 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became Belli Park State School. It closed on 31 December 1963.[4][5]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2011 census, Belli Park recorded a population of 584 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Belli Park population was 44 years, 7 years above the national median of 37. 74.6% of people living in Belli Park were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.4%, New Zealand 2.6%, Scotland 1%, Germany 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9%. 90.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1% German, 0.9% Gilbertese, 0.5% Polish, 0.5% Dutch.[citation needed]
In the 2016 census, Belli Park had a population of 679 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Belli Park had a population of 724 people.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Belli Park (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Belli Park – locality in Sunshine Coast Region (entry 48524)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Belli Community Hall". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "DISTRICT NEWS". Chronicle And North Coast Advertiser. Vol. 5, no. 229. Queensland, Australia. 21 December 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Belli Park (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
External links[edit]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131111091523/http://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/addfiles/documents/community_planning/belli_park_snapshot.pdf
- Belli Park Weather
- Community Profile: Belli Park – Cooloolabin – Gheerulla – Coolabine
- http://www.visitsunshinecoast.com.au/regions/the-hinterland/travel-information#1
- Old Photos from Belli Park.