Belli Park is a rural locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Belli Park had a population of 679 people.[1]

Belli Park Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Belli Park (2013)
Belli Park
Coordinates	26.5169°S 152.8169°E / -26.5169; 152.8169 (Belli Park (centre of locality))
Population	679 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	8.362/km2 (21.658/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
Suburbs around Belli Park: Carters Ridge Ridgewood Cooroy Bollier Belli Park Eerwah Vale Moy Pocket Gheerulla Cooloolabin

Geography

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

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]

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.[1]

References

External links

• 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.