Belmore Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Belmore (2192) is a suburb of Sydney, Canterbury/Bankstown, New South Wales. It is about 12 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Belmore is in the federal electorate of Watson.

In the 2011 census the population of Belmore was 12,574 and is comprised of approximately 50.1% females and 49.9% males.

The median/average age of the population of Belmore is 35 years of age.

42.4% of people living in the suburb of Belmore were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 6.7% Greece, 5.0% Lebanon, 4.7% China , 3.9% Korea, Republic of , 3.8% Vietnam, 1.8% Bangladesh, 1.6% Philippines, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.4% Italy, 1.4% India, 1.2% Nepal, 1.2% Fiji, 1.1% Indonesia, 1.1% Cyprus.

25.5% of people living in Belmore speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 15.0% Greek, 14.1% Arabic, 6.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.7% Vietnamese, 4.7% Korean, 4.4% Cantonese, 4.0% Other, 3.7% Mandarin, 2.3% Italian.

The religious makeup of Belmore is 26.7% Catholic, 19.8% Eastern Orthodox, 11.5% Islam, 10.0% No religion, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.4% Buddhism, 4.0% Anglican, 2.6% Hinduism, 2.1% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.0% Uniting Church.

50.2% of people are married, 32.3% have never married and 8.2% are divorced and 3.5% are separated. There are 585 widowed people living in Belmore.

58.0% of the people living in Belmore over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.9% are working on a part time basis. Belmore has an unemployment rate of 8.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Belmore are 16.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.9% Professionals, 14.4% Technicians & trades workers, 14.3% Labourers, 9.9% Community & personal service workers, 9.6% Sales workers, 9.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.0% Managers, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Belmore work in are 10.9% Retail trade, 10.0% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Manufacturing, 9.2% Accommodation and food services, 8.1% Construction, 7.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.3% Financial and insurance services, 5.3% Education and training, 5.2% Professional, scientific and technical services.

30.6% of homes are fully owned, and 26.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 38.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $413 per week and the median household income is $987 per week.

The median rent in Belmore is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1950 per month.

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