Bellthorpe, Queensland

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Bellthorpe
Queensland
Bellthorpe is located in Queensland
Bellthorpe
Bellthorpe
Coordinates26°51′27″S 152°43′24″E / 26.8575°S 152.7233°E / -26.8575; 152.7233 (Bellthorpe (centre of locality))Coordinates: 26°51′27″S 152°43′24″E / 26.8575°S 152.7233°E / -26.8575; 152.7233 (Bellthorpe (centre of locality))
Population124 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.671/km2 (4.328/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4514
Area74.2 km2 (28.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Moreton Bay Region
State electorate(s)Glass House
Federal division(s)Fisher
Suburbs around Bellthorpe:
Sandy Creek Conondale Booroobin
Sandy Creek Bellthorpe Stanmore
Sandy Creek Stony Creek Woodford

Bellthorpe is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Bellthorpe had a population of 124 people.[1]

Much of the area is protected within the Bellthorpe National Park.

Geography[]

The south of Bellthorpe lies within the Stanley River catchment. In the north Kilcoy Creek flows into the Mary River.[3]

Bellthorpe West is a neighbourhood in the north-west of the locality (

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26°49′23″S 152°40′46″E / 26.82306°S 152.67944°E / -26.82306; 152.67944 (Bellthorpe West)).[4]

History[]

The locality was possibly named after politician Joshua Thomas Bell who was the Secretary for Public Lands in the Queensland Government at the time the district became available for selection.[2]

Bellthorpe Provisional School opened on 22 April 1919, closing in 1922 due to low student numbers. However, it re-opened in 1923 and became Bellthorpe State School in 1927. It closed in 1969.[5]

Bellthorpe West Provisional School opened on 21 March 1955, becoming Bellthorpe West State School in 1959. It also closed in 1969.[5]

In the 2016 census Bellthorpe had a population of 124 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bellthorpe (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Bellthorpe – locality in Moreton Bay Region (entry 48330)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Bellthorpe West – neighbourhood in the Moreton Bay Region (entry 2228)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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