Belmore vs Clemton Park

Belmore is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 47 in Clemton Park. In both, most households own their home. In Belmore, about half of homes are flats or apartments. In Clemton Park, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. Belmore is closer to the city centre: 15.4 km, against 22.1 km. On these figures, Clemton Park tends to suit couples and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Belmore has more childcare (15 vs 0)
  • Clemton Park has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 44%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Clemton Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($264/wk vs $380/wk)
  • But Belmore has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 27%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Belmore

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 2%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.4 km vs 22.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Belmore has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Clemton Park carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Belmore

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.4% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Belmore and Clemton Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Belmore Clemton Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Belmore Clemton Park
Walkability 76 / 82
Belmore — Walkability: 76/100 Clemton Park — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 45 / 66
Belmore — Safety: 45/100 Clemton Park — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Belmore — Low fire risk: 100/100 Clemton Park — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Belmore has more residents (13,781 vs 1,676); Belmore rents higher ($380/wk vs $264/wk).

Belmore Clemton Park
Population 13,781
+88% vs other
 1,676
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.4% +0.6%
Median age 38 47
Median household income $75,712/yr $97,188/yr
+28% vs other
Median weekly rent $380/wk
+31% vs other
 $264/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Belmore Clemton Park
0-4 5.7% / 4.2%
Belmore — 0-4: 5.7% Clemton Park — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 10.4% / 12.0%
Belmore — 5-14: 10.4% Clemton Park — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 5.2% / 6.3%
Belmore — 15-19: 5.2% Clemton Park — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 7.1% / 4.6%
Belmore — 20-24: 7.1% Clemton Park — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 16.0% / 8.4%
Belmore — 25-34: 16.0% Clemton Park — 25-34: 8.4%
35-44 13.8% / 11.2%
Belmore — 35-44: 13.8% Clemton Park — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 13.1% / 15.3%
Belmore — 45-54: 13.1% Clemton Park — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 11.8% / 11.4%
Belmore — 55-64: 11.8% Clemton Park — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 8.6% / 9.7%
Belmore — 65-74: 8.6% Clemton Park — 65-74: 9.7%
75-84 5.7% / 8.7%
Belmore — 75-84: 5.7% Clemton Park — 75-84: 8.7%
85+ 2.5% / 7.7%
Belmore — 85+: 2.5% Clemton Park — 85+: 7.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Belmore 40.5% couple families
Belmore — Couple Families: 40.5% Belmore — Lone Person: 32.5% Belmore — One Parent Families: 19.1% Belmore — Group Household: 5.3% Belmore — Other Families: 2.6%
Clemton Park 52.5% couple families
Clemton Park — Couple Families: 52.5% Clemton Park — Lone Person: 29.5% Clemton Park — One Parent Families: 15.7% Clemton Park — Group Household: 1.7% Clemton Park — Other Families: 0.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Belmore 44.8% renting
Belmore — Owned Outright: 27.6% Belmore — Mortgage: 27.5% Belmore — Renting: 44.8%
Clemton Park 26.7% renting
Clemton Park — Owned Outright: 37.9% Clemton Park — Mortgage: 35.4% Clemton Park — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Belmore Clemton Park
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 12.0%
Belmore — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Clemton Park — Bachelor Degree: 12.0%
Certificate III & IV 8.8% / 9.5%
Belmore — Certificate III & IV: 8.8% Clemton Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.6%
Belmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Clemton Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 3.3%
Belmore — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Clemton Park — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 1.0%
Belmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Clemton Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Belmore Clemton Park
Greece 5.9% / 7.3%
Belmore — Greece: 5.9% Clemton Park — Greece: 7.3%
China 5.4% / 7.5%
Belmore — China: 5.4% Clemton Park — China: 7.5%
Lebanon 4.4% / 2.9%
Belmore — Lebanon: 4.4% Clemton Park — Lebanon: 2.9%
Vietnam 3.6% / 2.0%
Belmore — Vietnam: 3.6% Clemton Park — Vietnam: 2.0%
Philippines 2.1% / —
Belmore — Philippines: 2.1% Clemton Park — Philippines: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.7%
Belmore — Italy: not among its largest Clemton Park — Italy: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Belmore 43.8% houses
Belmore — Houses: 43.8% Belmore — Flats / Apartments: 46.7% Belmore — Townhouses: 9.5%
Clemton Park 76.9% houses
Clemton Park — Houses: 76.9% Clemton Park — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Clemton Park — Townhouses: 18.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Belmore Clemton Park
Median house price $1,790,000 $1,787,500
Median unit price $645,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 63 sales
 22 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Belmore Clemton Park
Residential 83% 92%
Parks and recreation 4% 7%
Commercial 6% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 1%
Industrial 4% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Belmore Clemton Park
New dwellings approved 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Belmore Clemton Park
Houses 3.0%
$950/wk on $1.65M
 —
Units 4.7%
$600/wk on $668K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Belmore Clemton Park
House price Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools Higher than 1% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 21% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 52% of NSW —

Liveability

Clemton Park scores higher overall (75 vs 52).

Belmore Clemton Park
Grade B A
Score 52/100 75/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Belmore carries more crime risk (55 vs 34).

Belmore Clemton Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Belmore Clemton Park
Inside the suburb 6 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.6 km
 3
Strathfield Campus, 5.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.1% 2.7%

Schools in Belmore

  • Belmore North Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • All Saints Grammar Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Belmore Boys High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Belmore South Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • All Saints Grammar Junior School Independent · Primary

Schools in Clemton Park

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Belmore Clemton Park
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 11 2
Childcare 15 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0

Mobility

Clemton Park sits further from the CBD (22.1 km vs 15.4 km).

Belmore Clemton Park
Walkability score 76/100 82/100
Distance to Sydney 15.4 km 22.1 km
+44% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 41/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 233.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 8 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2192
 1.3%
postcode 2206
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 13
postcode 2192
 25
postcode 2206

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Belmore Clemton Park
Worked from Home 40.0% / 49.8%
Belmore — Worked from Home: 40.0% Clemton Park — Worked from Home: 49.8%
Car (driver) 44.4% / 42.5%
Belmore — Car (driver): 44.4% Clemton Park — Car (driver): 42.5%
Train 8.6% / 2.1%
Belmore — Train: 8.6% Clemton Park — Train: 2.1%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 1.7%
Belmore — Car (passenger): 3.3% Clemton Park — Car (passenger): 1.7%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.7%
Belmore — Walked Only: 2.6% Clemton Park — Walked Only: 1.7%
Bus 0.8% / 2.3%
Belmore — Bus: 0.8% Clemton Park — Bus: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.8%).

Setting

Belmore Clemton Park
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.7 km 6.2 km

NBN connectivity

Belmore Clemton Park
Connectivity score 79/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 13%
5,970 premises
 7%
611 premises

Climate

Belmore Clemton Park
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Belmore Clemton Park
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Belmore Clemton Park
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both

Federal electorate

Belmore Clemton Park
Division Watson Barton
Member Tony Burke Ash Ambihaipahar
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Belmore Clemton Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Belmore

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

Clemton Park

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Retirees Urban

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