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Belmont South NSW 2280

692 addresses · 20 streets

Shortland Electorate › Lake Macquarie LGA › Belmont South · 100 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Belmont South is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,053 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,239 a week, with median rent near $273 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,053Population
48Median age
$1,239Median household income / wk
$273Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Belmont South - Blacksmiths statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Belmont South itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Booragul, 10 km north-west · Airport: Lake Macquarie Airport, 1.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 30.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Belmont South

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Belmont South NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202130.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 9% · Labour-force participation 54.4%

Population by age in Belmont South
Population by age, Belmont South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-447
5-1492
15-1967
20-2477
25-34115
35-4496
45-54175
55-64169
65-74138
75-8465
85+23
Dwelling types in Belmont South
Dwelling types, Belmont South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House347
Townhouse56
Apartment16
Other12
Households by weekly income in Belmont South
Households by weekly income, Belmont South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65095
$650-1,499150
$1,500-2,999117
$3,000+58
Top ancestries in Belmont South
Top ancestries, Belmont South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian460
English448
Scottish135
Irish110
Aboriginal89
Other51
Housing tenure in Belmont South
Housing tenure, Belmont South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned143
Mortgage125
Rented167
Other3
Cars per household in Belmont South
Cars per household, Belmont South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
026
1168
2142
366
4+28
Commute to work in Belmont South
Commute to work, Belmont South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car298
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home68
Top countries of birth in Belmont South
Top countries of birth, Belmont South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand16
England12
Scotland8
India7
Ireland7
Italy5
Languages used at home in Belmont South
Languages used at home, Belmont South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans7
Samoan7
Khmer5
Indonesian5
Thai5
Punjabi3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,764 bird observations recorded near Belmont South — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Belmont South

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.