Belmont

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Demographics

The median age of 39 sits 1 year below the national figure, consistent with a family-stage suburb rather than one skewing toward retirees or young renters. Overseas-born residents account for 26.4%, 4.8 percentage points above the national average, with English ancestry leading (1,560 residents), followed by Irish (576), Scottish (500) and Chinese (256). Couples with children form the largest household type at 1,776 families, while couples without children account for 860, and the average household size of 2.9 is 0.4 above national. University qualifications at 44.3% are significantly higher than state and national averages, aligning with the professional and managerial occupation base. Volunteering participation reaches 16.5%, and only 4.7% of residents need daily assistance.

Owner-occupancy dominates Belmont with 35.8% owning outright and 47.6% holding a mortgage, leaving just 16.6% as renters. This 83.4% owner-occupancy rate reflects the stable, established character of the suburb compared to more transient inner-city markets. The stock is almost entirely detached houses at 90.2%, with semi-detached at 9.8%. Bedroom sizes skew large: 59.3% of dwellings have 4 or more bedrooms and 37.3% have 3, with only 3.4% having 2 or fewer. At the estimated $590,000 median, the mortgage-to-income ratio sits at 20.6% and rent-to-income at 18.9%, both below stress thresholds, meaning housing costs are relatively manageable for residents at current income levels.

Community Profile

Economy & Employment

Healthcare is the dominant industry at 18.3% of workers (314 residents), followed by Education at 14.4% (248) and Professional/Tech at 11.2% (192), creating a knowledge-sector employment base that supports the 91.3rd-percentile household income. Construction at 9.0% reflects the suburb's ongoing development and renovation activity. By occupation, Professionals lead at 662 workers, followed by Managers (385) and Clerical/Admin (370), a profile consistent with the SEIFA IEO decile 8 score for education and occupation advantage. The unemployment rate is 4.2% and the full-time employment rate reaches 67.6%, with 1,481 residents in full-time work. Real income growth of 23.0% over the decade confirms that economic conditions have been improving faster than inflation.

Transport to Work

Car dependence is high at 87.9% of commuters driving, with public transport use at only 4.5% and walking or cycling at 2.0%, typical of a lower-density outer Brisbane suburb. The IRSAD decile 9 score places Belmont in the top 20% nationally for socioeconomic advantage, and the IER decile 10 score for economic resources is the highest tier available, reflecting the strong income and wealth base of owner-occupier households. Housing stress is absent at current income levels, with mortgage-to-income at 20.6% and rent-to-income at 18.9%. No schools are recorded within the suburb boundary in this dataset, so families rely on nearby catchment schools. With 18.4% of residents moving in the five years prior to the Census, turnover is moderate, and 81.6% of residents stayed, indicating strong community attachment.

Population Forecast

Belmont's population reached approximately 15,227 in 2025, up 10.2% over the decade, and is forecast to grow at 0.5% annually to reach 15,645 by 2031. That growth rate is below the national average for suburban Queensland, classifying Belmont as a slow-growth established suburb. Overseas migration of 146 per year is the primary driver but is exactly offset by net internal outflow of 146, leaving natural increase as the residual engine. Affordability improved from 45.8% in 2011 to 43.8% in 2021, a trend better than many outer Brisbane suburbs. Rent growth of 44.6% over the period was strong, and real income growth of 23.0% over the decade confirms residents have absorbed cost increases without stress.

National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs

How Belmont compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs

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