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Belmont, 4153

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,086

Growth (1 yr)

+0.8%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.9%

Median age

39

Median income

$2,431/wk

Employment rate

66.6%

University qualified

32.8%

Work from home

19.5%

Languages at home

20.1%non-English

Most common: Mandarin, Cantonese, Greek

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

54/100
Average

Top 16% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 90% confidence

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    Suburb profile

    Belmont is a middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Brisbane Council. It is mainly residential, with little in the way of a distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.

    Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The main trade-offs are thinner park access and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary, with park access 76% below the peer median.

    Belmont's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.

    Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

    Strengths and weaknesses

    Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (110)

    Strengths

    • Local school ICSEA scores are among the highest in the peer group
    • Socio-economic advantage sits well above the peer median

    Weaknesses

    • Park access is a relative weakness
    • Mapped green cover within the suburb boundary is below comparable suburbs

    What stands out

    • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

    Who it suits

    • Families
    • Professionals
    • Retirees
    • Students
    • Budget buyers

    Housing, growth and risk

    How Belmont compares

    A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

    Median house price

    —

    No data available

    Median rent

    $750/wk

    Population (ERP)

    4,086

    +0.8% annual growth

    Dwelling vacancy

    3.6%

    Census unoccupied dwellings

    Livability profile

    Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

    How it compares

    Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

    Desirability

    #99

    among Metro Brisbane · Established

    Crime rate

    38th

    percentile in state (higher = more crime)

    Pop. growth

    35th

    percentile in QLD

    Rented dwellings

    17%

    2021 Census tenure

    Advantage (IRSAD)

    10/10

    national SEIFA decile

    School ICSEA

    91st

    percentile among schools with ICSEA

    Population growth

    Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

    Housing mix

    Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

    Risks & flags

    Quick scan — open a section below for full context

    Living here

    Desirability

    Ranks & confidence
    Desirability score
    54.0/100 — Average
    State standing
    Top 16% of Queensland's suburbs
    National rank
    1282nd in Australia
    State rank
    242nd in QLD
    Peer rank
    #99 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
    Cohort rank
    #157 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
    Data confidence
    90%

    Data sources & freshness

    • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

    Housing

    All types (Mar 2026)
    $750

    Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

    Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

    Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

    Data sources & freshness

    Population

    Estimated resident population

    4,086(June 2025)

    +0.8% annual · +3.9% over 5 years · 35th percentile in QLD

    Growth figures & methodology
    Annual growth
    +0.8%
    5-year growth
    +3.9%
    Change in 1 year
    +31
    Change in 5 years
    +153
    Growth rank in QLD
    35th percentile

    ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

    Methodology

    Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

    The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~4,100), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

    2021 Census figures

    2021 Census

    Population
    4,498
    Median age
    39
    Median household income / week
    $2,431
    Dwelling vacancy
    3.6%
    Unoccupied private dwellings
    55 of 1,549
    Median monthly mortgage
    $2,167
    Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
    $460
    Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
    35.8% / 47.6% / 16.6%
    Employment rate
    66.6%
    Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
    19.5% / 3% / 62.1%
    Walked or cycled to work
    1.3%
    Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
    1,350 / 146 / 0

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

    Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

    Qualifications

    32.8% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 15.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

    • University qualified32.8% · 21.9% QLD
    • Diploma qualified10.4% · 9.4% QLD
    • Trade / vocational15.7% · 18.9% QLD
    • Year 12 or below41.1% · 49.8% QLD

    Highest qualification field

    Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

    • Management and commerce26.5%
    • Engineering and related technologies15.5%
    • Society and culture12%
    • Education10.4%
    • Health10.2%
    • Architecture and building6.1%
    How these groups are defined
    MeasureDefinition
    University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
    Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
    Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
    Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
    Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

    People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

    University qualifications from the 2021 Census

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Tax & income

    Median taxable income (2023–24)
    $69,343

    89th percentile in QLD · +18% vs Australia

    Median salary / wages (2023–24)
    $73,782

    89th percentile in QLD · +13% vs Australia

    Residents with rental investments
    17.0%

    97th percentile in QLD · +23% vs Australia

    Median super balance (2023–24)
    $109,013

    94th percentile in QLD · +72% vs Australia

    Residents with business income
    9.0%

    37th percentile in QLD · -13% vs Australia

    Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4153 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

    Counts, net rent & state comparison
    Taxpayers in this postcode
    3,016
    Taxpayers reporting net rent
    523
    Median net rent
    -$346
    Taxpayers reporting business income
    275
    Taxable income vs state median
    +25%
    Salary / wages vs state median
    +21%
    Rental investment vs state median
    +55%
    Super vs state median
    +57%
    Business income vs state median
    -10%

    Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

    Data sources & freshness

    • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

    Community & culture

    20.1% speak a language other than English at home; 26.4% born overseas

    Language at home
    3,482 English only · 878 other
    Non-English at home
    20.1%
    Born overseas
    1,153 (26.4%)
    Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
    53 (1.2%)
    Australian citizens
    4,011
    Languages spoken at home (other than English)
    25

    Top languages other than English

    Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

    • Mandarin47 · 13.2%
    • Cantonese35 · 9.9%
    • Greek32 · 9%
    • Spanish27 · 7.6%
    • Korean24 · 6.8%
    • Italian22 · 6.2%
    • Vietnamese19 · 5.4%
    • Sinhalese17 · 4.8%

    Religion

    56%Most common religion · Christianity

    Christianity is the most common response at 56%, while 32.4% reported no religion.

    MeasureSuburbState
    No religion32.4%40.7%
    Christianity56%45.7%
    Hinduism2.3%1.3%
    Buddhism2%1.4%
    Other / not stated7.2%10.8%
    Christian denominations
    DenominationSuburbState
    Catholic27.5%18.6%
    Anglican9.6%11.3%
    Uniting Church4.4%3.6%
    Christian (not further defined)3.6%3.1%
    Eastern Orthodox3.3%0.7%
    Presbyterian and Reformed2.1%2.1%

    2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

    Data sources & freshness

    • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

      The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

    Crime & safety

    Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

    Offence counts & rates
    Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
    186
    Against the person
    19
    Against property
    76
    Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
    60.8
    Person-crime prevalence
    About 1 in 237 residents
    State crime-rate percentile
    37.9th (higher = more crime)
    Increase (daily rate, partial year)
    +6.7%

    Most common offence types

    • Drug Offences21
    • Traffic And Related Offences64
    • Unlawful Entry14
    • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)42
    • Good Order Offences12

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

    Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

    Data sources & freshness

    • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

    Family & Lifestyle

    Schools & preschools

    Schools within 2 km
    1
    Median school ICSEA
    1,129
    Median ICSEA percentile
    91th
    Primary catchments overlapping suburb
    4
    Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
    4
    School list
    • Belmont State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1129 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 43% · 873 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
    School catchments
    • Belmont SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
    • Brisbane Bayside State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
    • Capalaba State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
    • Gumdale SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
    • Mackenzie State Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
    • Mansfield SHSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
    • Tingalpa SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
    • Whites Hill State CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

    Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

    Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

    Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

    Data sources & freshness

    Public transport

    17 public transport stops in this suburb

    • Grassdale Rd near Stanbrough Rd
    • Old Cleveland Rd at Barbeque St
    • Old Cleveland Rd at Belmont Shooting Complex
    • Old Cleveland Rd near Stanbrough Rd
    • The Sleeman Centre, stop D

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

    Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

    Data sources & freshness

    Amenities

    37 mapped amenities

    9 swimming pools · 1 petrol stations

    Local character & venue list

    Local character

    • Limited walkable amenities nearby
    • Reasonable bus and transport access — 17 public transport stops
    • Strong local sport and recreation — 14 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
    Walkability proxy
    26/100
    Cafés per 1,000 residents
    0
    Food & drink per 1,000 residents
    0
    Parks per 1,000 residents
    0.44
    Shopping(1)
    • Coles ExpressConvenience store
    Everyday services(1)
    • Coles ExpressPetrol station
    Sport & outdoors(15)
    • Bulimba Creek BikewayCycling route
    • Jim Smith RangeSports field
    • Sports field
    • SSAA Belmont 200m Pistol RangeSports field
    • SSAA Belmont 50m Pistol RangeSports field
    • SSAA Belmont Main rangeSports field

      Mount Petrie Road

    • Swimming pool (9)
    Transport(6)

    6 bus stops

    Other(7)
    • Mount Petrie Bowmen Archery ClubParking
    • Parking (6)
    • SSAA BelmontParking
    • The NursoParking
    • Parking Space (2)
    • Shelter (2)
    • Stage

    Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

    Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

    Data sources & freshness

    • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
    • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

    Sporting clubs

    7 named sporting clubs in this suburb

    • Brisbane International Shooting Centre

      Shooting

    • Brisbane Sporting Clays

      Shooting

    • Metropolitan Pistol Club

      Shooting

    • Mount Petrie Bowmen Archery Club

      Archery · +61 499 225 845

    • Paramount Targetsports Club

      Shooting

    • Queensland Off Road Large Scale

      Rc Car · +61 411 531 323

    • Queensland Target Sports

      Shooting

    Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

    Data sources & freshness

    • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

    Parks & reserves

    2 parks and public open space in this suburb

    • Iona Close ParkPark
    • Summit Street ParkPark

    Data sources & freshness

    Green cover

    Green cover of suburb area
    2.4%
    Woodland / forest cover
    2.2%
    Parks & woodland features (OSM)
    12
    Parks (OSM)
    2
    Typical summer maximum
    28°C

    Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

    Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

    Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

    Data sources & freshness

    • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

    Health access

    Nearest hospital
    Belmont Private Hospital (3.5 km)
    Nearest hospital type
    Hospital
    Nearest hospital emergency
    Emergency department
    GP clinics in suburb
    0

    GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

    Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

    Hospitals, GPs and aged care

    Data sources & freshness

    NDIS participation

    NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
    95
    Participants per 1,000 residents
    23.3

    Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

    For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

    Data sources & freshness

    Weather

    Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

    Summer (Dec–Feb)

    Usual max / min
    28° / 18°
    Rainfall
    493 mm · ~62 rainy days

    Autumn (Mar–May)

    Usual max / min
    25° / 14°
    Rainfall
    343 mm · ~43 rainy days

    Winter (Jun–Aug)

    Usual max / min
    20° / 7°
    Rainfall
    144 mm · ~18 rainy days

    Spring (Sep–Nov)

    Usual max / min
    25° / 12°
    Rainfall
    249 mm · ~31 rainy days

    Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

    Temperature and humidity comfort

    Data sources & freshness

    • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

    Future & Planning

    Hazards

    Bushfire planning zone
    No overlay at centroid
    Flood / inundation overlay
    No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

    Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

    Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

    Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

    Data sources & freshness

    • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

    Politics & representation

    Federal electorate
    Bonner
    Member of Parliament
    Kara COOK (Australian Labor Party)
    Results from
    2025 federal election
    Electorate enrolment (2025)
    113,498
    Turnout (2025)
    91.4%
    Swing since 2022 (2025)
    +8.4 pp toward Labor

    Two-party preferred (2025)

    Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%

    Estimated suburb voting profile

    Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.4 km away).

    Coalition 47.5%Labor 52.5%

    2.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

    Estimated swing since 2022: +11.2 pp toward Labor

    Nearest polling places

    • Carindale EastLabor 58.0% · Coalition 42.0% TPP (2025)1.8 km away
    • GumdaleLabor 47.0% · Coalition 53.0% TPP (2025)2.2 km away
    • BelmontLabor 47.8% · Coalition 52.2% TPP (2025)2.3 km away
    • Carindale (Bonner)Labor 60.6% · Coalition 39.4% TPP (2025)3.8 km away
    • TingalpaLabor 61.3% · Coalition 38.7% TPP (2025)3.9 km away

    Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

    Data sources & freshness

    Socio-economic

    IRSAD decile (2021)
    10/10
    IRSD decile (2021)
    9/10

    ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

    What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

    IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

    IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

    A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

    Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

    Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

    Data sources & freshness

    Compare with

    Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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