Belmont (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC10276
People 7,114
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 46
Families 1,934
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 3,370
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,040
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,842
Median weekly rent $295
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 3,453 48.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,662 51.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 216 3.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,114 people in Belmont (NSW). Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

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Age Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 344 4.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 387 5.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 386 5.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 431 6.0 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 396 5.6 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 357 5.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 354 5.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 319 4.5 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 435 6.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 466 6.5 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 517 7.3 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 485 6.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 502 7.0 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 472 6.6 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 372 5.2 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 325 4.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 273 3.8 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 304 4.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Belmont (NSW) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 2,819 47.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 222 3.7 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 696 11.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 479 8.0 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,777 29.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Belmont (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 47.0% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,549 46.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 454 8.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,455 45.0 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Belmont (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 115 6.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 376 20.2 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 81 4.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 53 2.8 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 297 16.0 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 64 3.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 67 3.6 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 121 6.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 210 11.3 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 31 1.7 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 445 23.9 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Belmont (NSW) 26.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.4% were in primary school, 23.1% in secondary school and 17.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 796 13.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 499 8.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 192 3.2 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,073 17.9 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 632 10.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 222 3.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 986 16.5 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 11 0.2 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 742 12.4 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 16 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 615 10.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Belmont (NSW), 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 3,230 33.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,102 31.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 854 8.8 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 797 8.2 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 266 2.7 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Belmont (NSW) were English 33.2%, Australian 31.9%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 8.2% and German 2.7%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Belmont (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,058 85.2 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 170 2.4 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 64 0.9 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Scotland 30 0.4 28,579 0.4 119,417 0.5
India 29 0.4 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Germany 28 0.4 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Belmont (NSW), 85.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.4%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.4%, India 0.4% and Germany 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 806 11.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 469 6.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 283 4.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,084 71.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Belmont (NSW), 71.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,409 76.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 363 5.1 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 108 1.5 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2
New Zealand 99 1.4 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
India 43 0.6 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6

In Belmont (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.4%, England 5.1%, Scotland 1.5%, New Zealand 1.4% and India 0.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,587 78.4 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 309 4.3 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 98 1.4 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1
New Zealand 91 1.3 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
India 43 0.6 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Belmont (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.4%, England 4.3%, Scotland 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3% and India 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,943 27.4 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 1,632 23.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 1,463 20.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 590 8.3 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 459 6.5 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Belmont (NSW) were No Religion, so described 27.4%, Anglican 23.0%, Catholic 20.6%, Not stated 8.3% and Uniting Church 6.5%. In Belmont (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cantonese 19 0.3 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Spanish 18 0.3 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Macedonian 17 0.2 28,144 0.4 66,019 0.3
Mandarin 16 0.2 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Thai 15 0.2 24,839 0.3 55,444 0.2
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English only spoken at home 6,451 90.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 168 5.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Belmont (NSW) 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 0.3%, Spanish 0.3%, Macedonian 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2% and Thai 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,666 53.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,042 33.7 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 146 4.7 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 242 7.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 3,096 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Belmont (NSW). Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 7.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 372 13.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 303 10.7 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 355 12.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 495 17.4 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,176 41.4 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Belmont (NSW), 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 536 18.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 493 17.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 419 14.7 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 334 11.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 300 10.5 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 296 10.4 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 280 9.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 169 5.9 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Belmont (NSW) included Professionals 18.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Labourers 10.4%, Managers 9.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 139 4.9 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Other Social Assistance Services 86 3.1 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 74 2.6 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 66 2.3 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 64 2.3 56,957 1.7 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Belmont (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.3% and Takeaway Food Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 565 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,488 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,040 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Belmont (NSW) was $565.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,041 71.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 113 4.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 109 3.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 81 2.9 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Bus 38 1.3 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 62 2.2 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,190 76.7 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Belmont (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.8%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Worked at home 3.8%, Walked only 2.9% and Bus 1.3%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,200 70.0 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,664 27.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 747 12.4 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,017 17.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Belmont (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,246 20.8 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,583 26.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 786 13.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 584 9.7 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Belmont (NSW), 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 807 41.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 725 37.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 366 19.0 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 33 1.7 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Belmont (NSW), 37.5% were couple families with children, 41.8% were couple families without children and 19.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Belmont (NSW), 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 248 16.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 55 3.6 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 313 20.5 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 174 11.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 102 6.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 474 31.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 76 5.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 87 5.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Belmont (NSW), of couple families with children, 16.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 20.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,950 90.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 316 9.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Belmont (NSW), 90.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,038 69.1 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 431 14.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 370 12.5 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 99 3.4 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Belmont (NSW), 69.1% were separate houses, 14.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.5% were flats or apartments and 3.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 13 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 314 10.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 814 27.6 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 980 33.3 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 748 25.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 75 2.5 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Belmont (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 10.7% had 1 bedroom, 27.6% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,173 39.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 770 26.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 897 30.5 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 22 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 78 2.7 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Belmont (NSW), 39.9% were owned outright, 26.2% were owned with a mortgage and 30.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 1,908 64.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 953 32.4 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 82 2.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Belmont (NSW), of all households, 64.8% were family households, 32.4% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.5 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Belmont (NSW), 30.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 295 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.8 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,842 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 339 11.5 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,097 37.3 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 964 32.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 424 14.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 114 3.9 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Belmont (NSW), 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 664 22.6 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,195 74.6 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 83 2.8 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Belmont (NSW), 74.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 113 51.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 106 48.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Belmont (NSW), 51.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.4% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 991 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Belmont (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $991.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Belmont (NSW) % Belmont (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 295 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,058 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Belmont (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $295 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,058.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.