Bells Creek flood risk

Of Bells Creek’s 1,442 mapped properties, 0.6% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bells Creek’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Bells Creek address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.6%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,442
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bells Creek

Flood and bushfire areas across Bells Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Bells Creek

Bells Creek sits in the Caloundra South police division, which recorded 1,027 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,027 total. Figures are for the whole Caloundra South police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Bells Creek

PrimaryBaringa State Primary School · Meridan State College · Nirimba State Primary School
JuniorBaringa State Secondary College · Meridan State College
SeniorBaringa State Secondary College · Meridan State College

Bells Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Bells Creek

At the 2021 Census, 23.9% of Bells Creek’s 343 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English51.6%
Australian36.2%
Scottish12.5%
Irish6.1%
German5.2%
Italian4.1%

Top countries of birth

England4.7%
New Zealand4.4%
Philippines4.1%
United States1.7%
South Africa1.2%
India0.9%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Bells Creek

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,243
Dwellings/yr
1,830
Houses
1,413
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Bells Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.