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The quick read on

Bellbrook

NSW 2440 · Kempsey

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$400,000

latest suburb median

Population
339

ABS 2021

Postcode
2440

Bellbrook, New South Wales

Property market insights for Bellbrook

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Bellbrook NSW

Median price trend for houses

Based on 2 sales in the preceding 12 months

$400,000

Down 8.6% over 12 months

$1m$750k$500k20212023202420252026

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 1 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$650 per week

Up 92.3% over 12 months

$800$600$400$20020232024202520252026

Market data updated July 2026.

The median house price in Bellbrook, NSW is currently $400,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Bellbrook has a 12-month growth rate of -8.6% for houses.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Bellbrook is $650 per week. The median house rent has increased 92.3% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Bellbrook safe?

The overall rate for Bellbrook is 3,606 offences per 100,000 residents — 9% above the Rest of NSW benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Bellbrook.

Overall crime rate

3,606

offences per 100,000 residents

9% aboveRest of NSW

BellbrookRest of NSW: 3,298

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Bellbrook?

Bellbrook NSW 2440 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.

339 people call Bellbrook home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $858 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
339
Median age
49 years
Median mortgage
$1,000 / month
2021 household rent
$200 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1519.8%Above
15–3418.9%Below
35–5420.6%Below
55–7432.7%Above
75 and over8.8%Below

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses94.2%Above
Townhouses3.3%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright62.7%Above
Paying a mortgage12.7%Below
Renting24.5%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car2.5%Below
One car36.4%Above
Two cars37.3%Below
Three or more22.9%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home34.2%Above
Drove to work46.8%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled8.1%Above

What stands out in Bellbrook

34.2% of workers in Bellbrook worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.

2.7% of Bellbrook residents were born in England.

24.2% of people in Bellbrook described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Bellbrook

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Bellbrook NSW 2440.

Is Bellbrook family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

19.8% of Bellbrook's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

77 family households lived in Bellbrook; 23.4% were couple families and 24.7% were one-parent families.

35.1% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of NSW.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Bellbrook?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Bellbrook had 339 residents at the 2021 Census.

14.5% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

41.6% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Bellbrook?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 94.2% of occupied private dwellings in Bellbrook.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 3.3% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Bellbrook?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

62.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

12.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

24.5% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Bellbrook?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Bellbrook had 2.4 people.

One-person households made up 33.1% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of NSW average.

Two-person households represented 34.7%, while 23.1% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Bellbrook?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

34.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.

46.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 8.1% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Bellbrook?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

2.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of NSW rate.

One-car households formed 36.4% of the total.

60.2% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Bellbrook, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

68.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.2% reported a different address.

8.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Bellbrook?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

78.8% of residents used only English at home.

7.1% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Bellbrook residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

8.8% of Bellbrook's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.2% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.9%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Bellbrook?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 28.9% of ancestry responses in Bellbrook.

Australian ancestry made up 23.0% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Bellbrook?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

17.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Managers accounted for 26.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 2.7%.

Health care and social assistance employed 8.1% of workers, and education and training employed 9.0%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Bellbrook?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 44.8%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.

17.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 9.1%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Bellbrook show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

41.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

11.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

16.2% reported asthma, 15.0% arthritis and 6.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Bellbrook?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

18.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 3.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 35.3%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Bellbrook?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $858 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,000.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $200 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Bellbrook compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 34.2% in Bellbrook, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.

Outright ownership was 62.7% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Renting accounted for 24.5% in Bellbrook, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Bellbrook

Is Bellbrook expensive?

The median house price is $400,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Bellbrook good for families?

The Census counted 77 local families, and 19.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Bellbrook?

The free data does not have a dependable bedroom breakdown for this suburb. Compare the current house and unit medians above, then use live listings to see what a $1.5m budget buys today.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Bellbrook

27 streets in Bellbrook

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Armidale Rd
  • Balls Rd
  • Brassils Creek Rd
  • Cemetery Rd
  • Dhalayi Glde
  • Fifes Creek Rd
  • Forest
  • Gap Creek Rd
  • Kilprotay Road
  • Mackenzies Creek Road
  • Main St
  • Mcintyres Rd
  • Mitchells Access Rd
  • Nook Creek Rd
  • Nulla Nulla Creek Rd
  • Nulla Nulla St
  • O'Neills Access Rd
  • Oreen St
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  • Pee Dee Rd
  • Rossiters Rd
  • Schmidts Access Rd
  • Station Rd
  • Thunghutti Drive
  • Toose Rd
  • West St
  • William Tozer St
  • Yahoo Rd

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Use the finders to compare places and properties, or open the full report when you need the street, risk, schools and growth research.

Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.