Bellbird, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

9/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Bellbird is more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 884, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Bellbird at a glance

Population (2021): 2,338
Median age: 34
Median weekly household income: $1,427
SEIFA score: 884
Coordinates: -32.8547, 151.3170

Bellbird demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Bellbird using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 27%, 25% of homes are rented, and 6% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	547	23%
Youth (15–24)	291	12%
Young adults (25–44)	624	27%
Mid-life (45–64)	546	23%
Seniors (65+)	333	14%

Share of the 2,341 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	260	32%
Owned with a mortgage	319	39%
Rented	206	25%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	748	92%
Townhouses & semis	63	8%
Flats & apartments	3	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 814 occupied private dwellings in Bellbird.

Median weekly rent: $323
Median monthly mortgage: $1,600
Average household size: 2.7 people
Median weekly family income: $1,612
Median weekly personal income: $643

Community and culture

Born overseas: 140 (6%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 54 (2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 247 (11%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 537 (31%)
Labour-force participation: 58.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%
Employed full-time: 526
Employed part-time: 351

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Bellbird

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bellbird is January (average daytime high around 30.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.7°C). The area receives roughly 722 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	30.2°C	18.6°C	77 mm
Feb	28.6°C	18.1°C	75 mm
Mar	26.5°C	16.8°C	117 mm
Apr	23.1°C	13.2°C	54 mm
May	19.7°C	9.5°C	25 mm
Jun	16.7°C	7.4°C	39 mm
Jul	16.7°C	6.4°C	41 mm
Aug	18.1°C	6.8°C	40 mm
Sep	21.5°C	9.4°C	42 mm
Oct	24.7°C	12.4°C	68 mm
Nov	26.7°C	14.5°C	65 mm
Dec	28.9°C	16.9°C	79 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Bellbird

Where is Bellbird?

Bellbird is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Bellbird?

At the 2021 Census, Bellbird had a population of about 2,338.

Is Bellbird an advantaged area?

Bellbird has an ABS SEIFA score of 884, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 9 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Bellbird?

Bellbird has average daytime highs of about 23.4°C and overnight lows of about 12.5°C, with roughly 722 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).