Bell
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Bell is a town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, located in the western foothills of the Bunya Mountains, 39 kilometres north of Dalby.
Originally, the area around what is now known as Bell was known as Cattle Creek, and was part of Jimbour Station. In the 1870s, the area was opened up for closer settlement.
The first use of "Bell" as a town name was in mid-1905 however it was still interchangeable with Cattle Creek as a description of the general area.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Bell had a population of 421 people.
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Bell. Picture Western Downs, accessed 05/05/2026, https://picturewesterndowns.recollectcms.com/nodes/view/228




