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Belmont vs Perth

Name: Belmont vs Perth — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 10 km apart · Belmont profile · Perth profile

Belmont Perth

Belmont and Perth are nearby Western Australian areas with very different living patterns. Perth is a high-density hub where 90.1% of homes are flats or apartments and 54.1% of people were born overseas. It is a walker's paradise with a typical resident aged 33. Belmont is more suburban, with 65% of homes being separate houses and a higher share of families with children. While Perth has a much higher proportion of adults with a bachelor degree (46.7% compared to 25.7% in Belmont), Belmont has a higher share of people providing unpaid childcare (23.2% versus 12.6% in Perth).

Daily life in both places shares several similarities, including nearly identical unemployment rates and the same number of public transport stops. They are also alike in the proportion of people who speak little or no English. Over time, some gaps are closing; for example, the difference in the share of renters and people living alone has narrowed since 2011. However, the gap in recent overseas arrivals has widened, with 36.7% of Perth residents arriving recently compared to 16.1% in Belmont.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 62.0 pts higher in Belmont 3+ bedrooms: 47.6 pts higher in Belmont Recent movers: 22.3 pts higher in Perth Bachelor+: 21.0 pts higher in Perth Renting: 20.7 pts higher in Perth

Demographics & Identity

Population in Belmont in Perth +13,794 larger in Belmont gap narrowing

42,257 72nd pct 28,463 65th pct

Median age in Belmont in Perth +3 yrs older in Belmont gap steady

36 yrs 19th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

35.8% Young adults (25–44) +11.1 pts ▸ 46.9%

22.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.4 pts 18.1%

11.5% Youth (15–24) +5.6 pts ▸ 17.1%

15.9% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.9 pts 7.0%

14.2% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.4 pts 10.8%

Marital status

42.1% Never married +12.8 pts ▸ 54.9%

39.6% Married ◂ +8.2 pts 31.5%

10.1% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 8.4%

4.7% Widowed ◂ +2.7 pts 2.0%

3.6% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Belmont Perth

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

52.4% Australia ◂ +16.0 pts 36.3%

2.5% China +3.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

4.2% England +1.3 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.5% India +1.0 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.3% New Zealand ◂ +1.2 pts 2.1%

2.7% Philippines ◂ +1.2 pts 1.5%

0.9% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.9% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.8% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Ancestry

28.5% English ◂ +4.4 pts 24.1%

23.3% Australian ◂ +8.5 pts 14.8%

8.1% Chinese +6.7 pts ▸ 14.9%

7.7% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%

6.8% Scottish ◂ +0.2 pts 6.6%

4.1% Indian +1.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.4% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

3.3% Filipino ◂ +1.3 pts 1.9%

2.5% German +0.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%

1.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.5% Greek +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Language used at home

61.8% English only ◂ +9.4 pts 52.5%

4.2% Mandarin +4.2 pts ▸ 8.4%

1.6% Cantonese +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.8% Arabic ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

1.0% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

1.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

1.0% Punjabi ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

37.1% No religion +6.8 pts ▸ 44.0%

37.9% Christianity ◂ +7.9 pts 30.0%

8.8% Not stated +2.8 pts ▸ 11.6%

7.9% Islam ◂ +3.8 pts 4.2%

4.0% Buddhism +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.0% Hinduism +1.5 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.3% Other religions ◂ +0.4 pts 0.9%

0.1% Judaism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Belmont in Perth +11 more in Belmont

14 62nd pct 3 21st pct

Schools/1k kids in Belmont in Perth +0.58 more in Belmont

2.08 23rd pct 1.50 8th pct

Students in Belmont in Perth +3,214 more in Belmont

6,067 69th pct 2,853 57th pct

Avg size in Belmont in Perth +518 larger in Perth

433 76th pct 951 100th pct

ICSEA in Belmont in Perth +105 higher in Perth

1,016 74th pct 1,121 94th pct

Highest year of school

61.0% Year 12 +15.4 pts ▸ 76.4%

15.7% Year 10 ◂ +9.4 pts 6.3%

7.8% Year 11 ◂ +3.3 pts 4.5%

7.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.0 pts 2.3%

Highest qualification level

27.5% Bachelor degree +10.4 pts ▸ 37.9%

24.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.8 pts 10.3%

9.0% Postgraduate degree +9.5 pts ▸ 18.6%

15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +3.9 pts 11.5%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.1 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

20.1% Management & commerce +1.1 pts ▸ 21.2%

17.0% Engineering & related ◂ +2.3 pts 14.7%

10.2% Society & culture +1.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

9.1% Health +0.7 pts ▸ 9.8%

3.6% Natural & physical sciences +2.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

6.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 4.1%

5.3% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 3.8%

3.5% Information technology +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.3% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%

1.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Belmont in Perth +$167 higher in Perth gap narrowing

$886 76th pct $1,053 87th pct

Household income in Belmont in Perth +$290 higher in Perth gap narrowing

$1,641 68th pct $1,931 82nd pct

Family income in Belmont in Perth +$394 higher in Perth gap narrowing

$2,086 73rd pct $2,480 87th pct

Household income distribution

30.9% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 32.4%

25.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 21.0%

16.7% Under $650 ◂ +2.1 pts 14.6%

8.8% $4,000 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 15.8%

9.8% $3,000–$3,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 9.9%

Personal income distribution

36.1% Under $650 ◂ +3.9 pts 32.2%

31.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.6 pts 25.3%

19.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.1 pts ▸ 22.5%

4.3% $3,000 or more +5.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.0% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 5.7%

6.9% Arthritis ◂ +3.0 pts 3.8%

6.8% Asthma ◂ +1.1 pts 5.7%

4.8% Diabetes ◂ +2.4 pts 2.4%

3.5% Heart disease ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%

2.4% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 1.9%

1.6% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.4% None +2.8 pts ▸ 69.2%

16.5% One condition ◂ +1.7 pts 14.8%

5.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.6 pts 3.5%

2.7% Three or more ◂ +1.4 pts 1.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Belmont in Perth +769 larger in Belmont

1,129 66th pct 360 42nd pct

Median age in Belmont in Perth +1 yrs older in Belmont

27 yrs 64th pct 26 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Belmont in Perth +$16 higher in Belmont

$593 61st pct $577 56th pct

Household income in Belmont in Perth +$190 higher in Perth

$1,481 60th pct $1,671 73rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Belmont in Perth +0.5 larger in Belmont gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 1.8 0th pct

Family composition

30.0% Couples without children +25.7 pts ▸ 55.7%

52.6% Couples with children ◂ +19.7 pts 32.9%

14.9% One-parent families ◂ +6.2 pts 8.7%

2.5% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

Household size

32.9% 1 person +10.1 pts ▸ 43.0%

33.6% 2 people +6.7 pts ▸ 40.3%

15.1% 3 people ◂ +4.1 pts 11.0%

11.6% 4 people ◂ +7.2 pts 4.3%

4.4% 5 people ◂ +3.3 pts 1.1%

2.4% 6 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 0.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Belmont in Perth +$50 higher in Perth gap narrowing

$350 76th pct $400 87th pct

Mortgage in Belmont in Perth +$191 higher in Perth gap narrowing

$1,733 71st pct $1,924 79th pct

People / bedroom in Belmont in Perth +0.20 higher in Perth gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 1.00 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

44.0% Rented +20.7 pts ▸ 64.7%

31.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +13.5 pts 17.6%

22.2% Owned outright ◂ +6.8 pts 15.4%

1.6% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.1%

1.1% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

14.4% Flat or apartment +75.7 pts ▸ 90.1%

65.0% Separate house ◂ +62.0 pts 3.0%

20.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +13.6 pts 6.6%

0.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

20.7% 2 bedrooms +29.0 pts ▸ 49.7%

44.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +24.7 pts 19.7%

7.7% 1 bedroom +17.0 pts ▸ 24.7%

22.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.6 pts 2.0%

2.9% 5 or more ◂ +2.3 pts 0.5%

0.2% Studio / none +2.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

Weekly rent distribution

45.4% $350–$549 +7.3 pts ▸ 52.7%

34.5% $200–$349 ◂ +13.4 pts 21.1%

13.4% Under $200 ◂ +6.9 pts 6.5%

2.9% $550–$749 +9.4 pts ▸ 12.3%

0.5% $750 or more +4.8 pts ▸ 5.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.8 pts 30.9%

33.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 31.1%

12.0% $3,000 or more +8.1 pts ▸ 20.1%

14.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.5 pts 12.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Belmont in Perth +1 more in Belmont

290 75th pct 289 75th pct

Stops/1k in Belmont in Perth +3.29 more in Perth

6.86 88th pct 10.15 100th pct

Departures/1k in Belmont in Perth +10,213.7 more in Perth

2,980.0 100th pct 13,193.7 100th pct

PT routes in Belmont in Perth +68 more in Perth

22 72nd pct 90 87th pct

Stop walk in Belmont in Perth +1 longer in Perth

2 14th pct 3 21st pct

Drive to city in Belmont in Perth +9 longer in Belmont

13 14th pct 4 0th pct

How people get to work

62.0% Car (driver) ◂ +29.9 pts 32.1%

6.4% Bus +10.6 pts ▸ 16.9%

1.4% Walked +15.0 pts ▸ 16.4%

5.6% Worked at home +2.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.5 pts 3.8%

0.7% Train +1.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

Motor vehicles per home

42.7% 1 vehicle +15.9 pts ▸ 58.5%

35.4% 2 vehicles ◂ +18.2 pts 17.3%

7.7% No vehicle +13.4 pts ▸ 21.1%

9.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.4 pts 2.3%

4.4% 4 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 0.9%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

7.8% Professional & technical +6.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

8.1% Accommodation & food +4.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

12.5% Health care & social assistance even 12.5%

7.8% Mining +1.3 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.2% Retail trade ◂ +1.8 pts 6.5%

7.9% Construction ◂ +3.1 pts 4.8%

6.3% Education & training +1.3 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +3.8 pts 2.8%

5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 4.9%

4.7% Manufacturing ◂ +1.9 pts 2.8%

4.0% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

3.8% Other services ◂ +1.3 pts 2.5%

Occupations people work in

21.3% Professionals +15.4 pts ▸ 36.8%

15.6% Technicians & trades ◂ +6.5 pts 9.1%

10.5% Managers +3.0 pts ▸ 13.5%

12.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.2 pts 10.6%

11.9% Community & personal service +0.6 pts ▸ 12.5%

9.4% Labourers ◂ +2.7 pts 6.7%

9.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.8 pts 3.3%

7.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.6 pts 5.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Belmont in Perth +2 higher in Perth

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Belmont in Perth +3 higher in Perth

6 57th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Belmont in Perth +1 higher in Belmont

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IEO decile in Belmont in Perth +2 higher in Perth

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Belmont in Perth +96 higher in Perth

985 72nd pct 1,081 91st pct

ERP in Belmont in Perth +12,548 higher in Belmont

48,221 72nd pct 35,673 67th pct

Growth in Belmont in Perth +10.4 pts higher in Perth

9.9% 87th pct 20.3% 100th pct

Businesses in Belmont in Perth +8,498 higher in Perth

5,054 73rd pct 13,552 86th pct

Approvals in Belmont in Perth +184 higher in Belmont

396 78th pct 212 71st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Belmont in Perth +17 higher in Perth

645 49th pct 661 52nd pct

Max temp in Belmont in Perth +0.6 higher in Belmont

25.7 65th pct 25.1 60th pct

Min temp in Belmont in Perth +0.5 higher in Perth

13.1 71st pct 13.6 74th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Belmont in Perth +2.6 higher in Perth

6.5 84th pct 9.0 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Belmont in Perth +1.6 more in Perth

6.3 84th pct 7.9 99th pct

15-min city in Belmont in Perth +9.3 pts higher in Perth

89.0% 90th pct 98.3% 98th pct

Walk to shops in Belmont in Perth +18.8 pts higher in Perth

79.3% 84th pct 98.1% 99th pct

Walk to transit in Belmont in Perth +1.4 pts higher in Perth

98.5% 95th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Belmont in Perth +4.9 pts higher in Perth

87.6% 85th pct 92.5% 91st pct

Walk to a park in Belmont in Perth +2.1 pts higher in Perth

97.9% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Belmont in Perth +58.6 pts higher in Perth

39.5% 53rd pct 98.1% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Belmont in Perth +20.6 more in Perth

14.1 30th pct 34.7 77th pct

Intersections/km² in Belmont in Perth +246 higher in Perth

179 88th pct 425 99th pct

Mean slope in Belmont in Perth +5.5 pts higher in Perth

5.7% 65th pct 11.2% 100th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Belmont vs Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA50490/belmont/vs/LGA57080/perth