Belmont North Newcastle ,  New South Wales
Belmont North
Coordinates	33°0′54″S 151°40′5″E  /  33.01500°S 151.66806°E  / -33.01500; 151.66806
Population	6,291 ( 2021 census ) [1]
? Density	2,100/km 2 (5,400/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2280
Area	3 km 2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location	18 km (11 mi) SW of Newcastle 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Charlestown
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

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 .

History [ edit ]

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. ^[2] Belmont North Primary School opened in 1953 and houses around 250 pupils.

Population [ edit ]

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%. ^[1]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• History of Belmont North (Lake Macquarie City Library)

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