Bellbird Heights, NSW

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

12/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Bellbird Heights is more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 902, 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 Heights at a glance

Population (2021): 805
Median age: 40
Median weekly household income: $1,487
SEIFA score: 902
Coordinates: -32.8488, 151.3301

Bellbird Heights demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Bellbird Heights 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 25%, 18% of homes are rented, and 7% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	160	20%
Youth (15–24)	93	12%
Young adults (25–44)	199	25%
Mid-life (45–64)	201	25%
Seniors (65+)	155	19%

Share of the 808 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	127	42%
Owned with a mortgage	118	39%
Rented	56	18%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	290	97%
Townhouses & semis	6	2%
Flats & apartments	3	1%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 299 occupied private dwellings in Bellbird Heights.

Median weekly rent: $368
Median monthly mortgage: $1,580
Average household size: 2.6 people
Median weekly family income: $1,758
Median weekly personal income: $694

Community and culture

Born overseas: 56 (7%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 27 (3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 83 (10%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 248 (40%)
Labour-force participation: 57.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%
Employed full-time: 208
Employed part-time: 114

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 Heights

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Bellbird Heights 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 Heights

Where is Bellbird Heights?

Bellbird Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Bellbird Heights?

At the 2021 Census, Bellbird Heights had a population of about 805.

Is Bellbird Heights an advantaged area?

Bellbird Heights has an ABS SEIFA score of 902, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 12 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 12% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Bellbird Heights?

Bellbird Heights 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).