Belmont North, New South Wales

Belmont North is a suburb of Greater Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie.

Belmont North Newcastle, New South Wales
Belmont North
Coordinates	33°0′54″S 151°40′5″E
Population	6,291 (2021 census)
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2280
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Area	3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location	138 km (86 mi) NNE of Sydney 18 km (11 mi) SW of Newcastle 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Charlestown 46 km (29 mi) N of The Entrance 67 km (42 mi) NNE of Gosford
LGA(s)	City of Lake Macquarie
Parish	Kahibah
State electorate(s)	Swansea Charlestown
Federal division(s)	Shortland
Suburbs around Belmont North: Floraville Tingira Heights Jewells Belmont Belmont North Redhead Belmont

History

The land was subdivided in the 1920s along with Floraville and Jewells. It was originally gazetted as Wommara Estate, named after an Awabakal word for a spear-throwing device – the name was later dedicated to a major suburban road.

In the 20th century, the suburb was dominated by the John Darling Colliery – named after a former chairman of BHP. A series of 50 Nissen huts were built in the suburb in the 1940s to house British mine workers, 23 of which still stand today. Belmont North Primary School opened in 1953 and houses around 250 pupils.

Population

According to the 2016 census, there were 6,335 people in Belmont North.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.
• 89.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 1.9%.
• 92.7% of people only spoke English at home.
• The most common responses for religion were No Religion 28.5%, Anglican 22.6%, Catholic 21.2% and Uniting Church 7.0%.

External links

• History of Belmont North (Lake Macquarie City Library)