Question: How large is the Sydney suburb of Belmore?

Belmore, New South Wales







Belmore within the Canterbury-Bankstown Council area
Belmore is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Belmore is located 14 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Canterbury-Bankstown Council.
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 40.5 hectares (100 acres) to Richard Robinson east of Sharp Street and Kingsgrove Road and 24 hectares (60 acres) to Thomas Mansfield, to the west. Francis Wild and John Sullivan were each granted 12 hectares (30 acres) in 1823. The area was originally used for market gardens and orchards. Subdivision started after the railway came through in 1895.[2]
The first school, Belmore South Primary School opened on 25 April 1892 and the post office opened in 1907. The shopping centre began developing in the 1920s and features some classic examples of art-deco architecture.
Heritage listings
Belmore has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Burwood Road: Belmore railway station[3]
Commercial area
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.

 Art-deco building, corner Burwood Road and Bridge Road
 Art-deco amenities block
 Stationmaster's cottage on Burwood Road 

Transport
Belmore railway station is located on the Bankstown Line of the Sydney Trains network. The line was opened in 1895 and electrified in 1926. The station at Belmore opened on 1 February 1895.
Churches
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church
St Alban's Anglican Church
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Belmore Church of Christ.
Schools
Belmore South Public School
Belmore North Public School
Belmore Boys High School
St Joseph's Primary School
All Saints Grammar[4]
Gallery

All Saints Greek Orthodox Church
St Joseph's Catholic Church
Belmore Boys High School
The Towers, a heritage-listed house in Forsyth Street[5]

Sport
Belmore Sports Ground is the home ground of the National Rugby League team Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. It is the current home ground for New South Wales Premier League team Sydney Olympic. The "Back to Belmore" campaign was established in August 2005 to upgrade Belmore Sports Grounds as a top-class sporting facility to NRL standards for the Bulldogs to stage a select number of NRL games at their traditional home ground in the long-term future.

Belmore Hotel
Belmore Brewery, St George Hotel
Canterbury Leagues Club

Population
Demographics
Belmore is one of Australia's more ethnically diverse suburbs.
According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 12,718 residents in Belmore. 43.7% of residents were born in Australia, compared with the national average of 66.7%. The next most common countries of birth were Greece 6.3%, China 5.3%, Lebanon 4.1%, Vietnam 3.5% and South Korea 2.9%. 27.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 14.1%, Arabic 12.8%, Mandarin 4.6%, Vietnamese 4.4% and Korean 3.6%.
The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.1%, Eastern Orthodox 17.8%, No Religion 14.3% and Islam 12.9%.[1]




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