Belmore, New South Wales
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Belmore is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Belmore is located 15km south west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Canterbury. The postcode is 2192.
Belmore contains a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial developments. The main commercial area is located along Burwood Road, near Belmore railway station. Commercial and industrial developments are also located along Canterbury Road and surrounding streets.
Belmore Sports Ground is the former home ground of the National Rugby League team Canterbury Bulldogs, and is still used by the club for training and administration. The Canterbury Leagues Club is also located in the suburb.
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[edit] History
Belmore is named after the fourth Earl of Belmore, Governor of New South Wales from 1868-1872. The area was known as Darkwater in its early days. Some of the first land grants in 1810 were 100 acres to Richard Robinson east of Sharp Street and Kingsgrove Road and 60 acres to Thomas Mansfield, to the west. Francis Wild and John Sullivan were each granted 30 acres in 1823. The area was originally used for market gardens and orchards. Subdivision started after the railway came through in 1895.
The first school opened in 1903 and the post office opened in 1907. The shopping centre began developing in the 1920s and features some classic examples of art-deco architecture.
[edit] Demographics
Belmore is one of Australia's more ethnically diverse suburbs. According to the 2001 Census, 48.5 per cent of Belmore residents (6,053 persons) stated they had been born overseas — far higher than the Australian average of 23.1 per cent. Nonetheless, the Australia-born still constituted the largest individual birthplace group, at 41.0 per cent (5,115 persons), followed by the Greece-born at 8.1 per cent (1,007 persons), the Lebanon-born at 5.2 per cent (651 persons) and those born in the People's Republic of China at 4.4 per cent (544 persons).
In terms of ethnicity, the largest group in 2001 were those claiming Greek ancestry with 16.7 per cent of responses or 2,262 persons, followed by those claiming "Australian" background at 8.0 per cent or 1,083 persons, and thirdly by those claiming English descent with 7.9 per cent or 1,069 persons.
Census data reveals that English only is the most common home language in Belmore, used by a plurality of 25.6 per cent of residents (3,197 persons), followed by Greek — the home language of 17.3 per cent (2,160 persons) — and the Arabic which is spoken by 13.7 per cent at home (1,708 persons). The English language was spoken exclusively or "very well" or "well" by 71.1 per cent of the suburb's overseas-born in 2001.
According to the census, Christianity was the most followed faith in the suburb with 65.5 per cent of residents (8,170 persons) claiming to be Christian. However, Christians in the area belong to many sects, with the largest proportions being Catholic at 26.0 per cent or 3,242 persons, Orthodox with 21.4 per cent or 2,675 persons, and Anglican with 6.7 per cent or 839 persons. If Christianity is thus separated statistically, Islam overtakes Anglicanism as the third largest faith grouping and accounts for 8.5 per cent of residents or 1,063 persons — the census does not differentiate between Sunni and Shi'a.
[edit] Transport
Belmore railway station is located on the Bankstown line of the CityRail network. The line was opened in 1895 and electrified in 1926. Belmore railway station opened on the 1st February 1895.
[edit] Churches and Schools
- All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, St Albans Anglican Church, St Josephs Catholic Church, Belmore Church of Christ.
- Belmore Primary School, Belmore Boys High School, St Josephs Primary School, All Saints Grammar.
[edit] References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- City of Canterbury
- All Saints Grammar
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