Belmont Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Belmont (6104) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 6 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Belmont is in the federal electorate of Swan.

In the 2011 census the population of Belmont was 6,263 and is comprised of approximately 48.4% females and 51.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Belmont is 34 years of age.

54.0% of people living in the suburb of Belmont were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 5.3% England, 4.3% New Zealand, 3.2% India, 2.2% Philippines, 1.6% China , 1.4% Malaysia, 1.1% Ireland, 1.1% Italy, 1.1% Singapore, 1.0% Scotland, 0.8% Burma , 0.7% Pakistan, 0.7% South Africa, 0.6% Indonesia.

68.7% of people living in Belmont speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.7% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.1% Other, 2.5% Mandarin, 1.7% Italian, 1.6% Tagalog, 1.4% Cantonese, 1.2% Arabic, 0.9% Hindi, 0.8% Punjabi.

The religious makeup of Belmont is 25.8% Catholic, 21.9% No religion, 14.5% Anglican, 11.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 4.0% Islam, 3.1% Buddhism, 2.9% Christian, nfd, 2.8% Uniting Church, 2.0% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.7% Hinduism.

39.2% of people are married, 41.4% have never married and 10.6% are divorced and 3.1% are separated. There are 304 widowed people living in Belmont.

65.0% of the people living in Belmont over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.7% are working on a part time basis. Belmont has an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Belmont are 17.7% Professionals, 17.2% Technicians & trades workers, 15.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.4% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.8% Community & personal service workers, 9.3% Labourers, 9.1% Sales workers, 9.0% Managers, 2.1% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Belmont work in are 10.0% Retail trade, 8.7% Manufacturing, 8.5% Construction, 8.4% Health care and social assistance, 7.4% Transport, postal and warehousing, 7.1% Professional, scientific and technical services, 6.6% Accommodation and food services, 6.1% Mining, 5.8% Public administration and safety.

24.9% of homes are fully owned, and 29.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 41.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $657 per week and the median household income is $1197 per week.

The median rent in Belmont is $300 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2000 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Belmont postcode 6104

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