Belmont

Belmont sits on the shores of magnificent Lake Macquarie and boasts a yacht club and the renowned, “Belmont 16 Footers” sailing club. If surfing is more your style, it is just a couple of minutes drive to the beautiful surfing beaches of Redhead or Belmont South. For those four wheel drive lovers, beach driving is permitted between Redhead Beach and Blacksmiths Beach (only designated entry and exit points should be used). If the fish aren’t biting and all else fails, there is always the golf course. If convenience shopping is more your style, Belmont City Centre has everything you need and you can follow it with an outstanding coffee close by at the award winning “Café Macquarie”.

If you are looking for fine dining combined with great coffee, take a stroll along the waterfront to “Deck 56” and tempt your taste buds while overlooking the lake. The first 3 months of 2008 generated a median sale price of $335,000 for Belmont and figures indicate a long term trend of 12.3% for houses and 17.3% for units/apartments. Belmont covers approximately 10 km². It has 14 parks covering nearly 5% of the total area and there are 6 schools and 1 childcare centre located in Belmont.

The population of Belmont in 2001 was close to 5,000 people however the latest 2006 census shows an increase of 56% in the area over the five years to a population of 7,696. In 2001, 64% of the homes in Belmont were owner-occupied compared with 68% in 2006. 75% of the occupied private dwellings in Belmont are houses, while 12% are flats or apartments. Surrounding suburbs include Belmont north, Belmont South, Valentine