Belmont

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 13,646 people were usually resident in Belmont: of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.6% of people usually resident in Belmont were children aged 0-14 years, and 31.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.9% of people usually resident in Belmont were Australian citizens, 13.9% were born overseas and 0.6% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 45.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Belmont were married, 11.9% were either separated or divorced, 9.6% were widowed and 32.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 80.3% of people usually resident in Belmont, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.9%, Italy 0.9% and Germany 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Belmont were Catholic 24.8%, No Religion 21.0%, Anglican 14.8%, Uniting Church 10.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Belmont were Italian 1.2%, Greek 0.6%, German 0.5%, Mandarin 0.4% and Cantonese 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 6,377 people aged 15 years and over in Belmont were in the labour force. Of these 54.3% worked full-time, 33.0% worked part-time, 4.0% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.4% were unemployed. 4,448 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Belmont were Professionals 19.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Sales Workers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Labourers 10.0%, Managers 9.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Belmont, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.2%, Hospitals 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1% and Tertiary Education 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Belmont, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $394, the median family income was $1,053 and the median household income was $775.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 3,533 families in Belmont: of these 42.1% were couple families without children, 38.6% were couple families with children, 17.7% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 5,830 occupied private dwellings were counted in Belmont.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Belmont, 79.2% were separate houses, 8.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Belmont, 39.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.1% were owned with a mortgage and 26.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Belmont, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 53.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 35.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Belmont, the median weekly rent was $165. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Belmont, 60.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.7% were single (or lone) person households and 4.2% were group households.