Bell flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bell
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 128.39 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
128.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bell's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bell at a glance
Schools in and near Bell
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Bell is zoned
Selling in Bell? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 128.39 km², Bell is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 15% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 12,165 m² across 440 parcels.
Who lives in Bell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bell suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 881, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bell's 421 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wambo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bell itself.
15,011 in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Bell data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Bell address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Bell. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Bell lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bell planning - frequently asked
Is Bell flood-prone?
About 36% of Bell falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Bell bushfire-prone?
Around 15% of Bell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
What is the zoning in Bell?
The dominant planning zone in Bell is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Recreation and open space.
Does Bell have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bell.
What is the typical lot size in Bell?
Across 440 surveyed parcels in Bell, the median lot size is about 12,165 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bell?
At the 2021 Census Bell had 421 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Wambo statistical area, which contains Bell, went from 15,011 people in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Bell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bell scores 881 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bell?
Median household income in Bell was $953 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $882 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunya Mountains | 8.5 km | 14% | 71% |
| Kaimkillenbun | 13.6 km | 40% | 30% |
| Jimbour East | 14.4 km | 44% | 38% |
| Mowbullan | 16.2 km | 2% | 51% |
| Moola | 16.3 km | 20% | 28% |
| Cooranga | 16.6 km | 33% | 38% |
| Malling Toowoomba Regional |
21.8 km | 6% | 5% |
| Rangemore Toowoomba Regional |
24.6 km | 12% | 56% |
| Pirrinuan | 24.7 km | 72% | 8% |
| Irvingdale | 24.8 km | 57% | 7% |