Multicultural, family-oriented suburb roughly 11 km south-west of the Sydney CBD in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, named after the 4th Earl of Belmore, Governor of NSW 1868–72. It is predominantly a low-rise residential area of well-maintained period family homes with large backyards, wide tree-lined streets, and small parks and playgrounds, with art-deco shop facades dominating the small Burwood Road shopping strip near the station. At the 2021 census it had 13,781 residents — 44.0% born in Australia, with the most common ancestries Greek 14.4%, Lebanese 11.3% and Chinese 10.4%, and 12.4% speaking Greek at home.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Canterbury-Bankstown |
| Council (LGA) | City of Canterbury-Bankstown Council |
| Postcode | 2192 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Roughly 25–30 minutes by train from Belmore station to Central on the pre-closure T3 Bankstown Line timetable — Belmore is about 11 km… |
| Median house price | ~$1.7M–1.9M across trackers: propertygo median house price $1,740,000; OnTheHouse median house value $1,766,597; auspropertyinsights houses $1,682,500 (early 2026); Smart Property Investment $1,880,000 (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | ~$600K–710K across trackers: OnTheHouse median unit value $708,574; auspropertyinsights apartments $601,500 (early 2026) |
| Typical rent | Median house rent ~$800/week based on 167 rental listings over the past 12 months — up 3% — with rental demand up 7% |
| Price growth | +45.5% house values over 10 years (propertygo, retrieved Sep 2026) |
Transport
Belmore railway station (heritage-listed, on Burwood Road) sits on the Bankstown railway line — the T3 Bankstown Line corridor — with the station opened on 1 February 1895 and the line electrified in 1926. The station closed on 30 September 2024 for the line's conversion to Sydney Metro standards, and once reopened it will be serviced by the Metro North West & Bankstown Line. Belmore also has many bus routes running south, north and into the inner south-west and Sydney CBD, and Canterbury Road is a major arterial with commercial and industrial development along it.
Schools
Belmore's schools are in-suburb: Belmore South Public School, a heritage-listed government primary (the first school in the area opened in 1892; the current school was officially opened 22 January 1917), Belmore Boys' High School, a small comprehensive multicultural high school, and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a co-educational K–6 school.
Shopping & Amenities
The main commercial area runs along Burwood Road near Belmore railway station, a small village-style strip of shops and cafes whose art-deco shop facades give the town centre its character, with further commercial and industrial development along Canterbury Road and surrounding streets. The suburb has a strong community-services and religious life, including the Lien Hoa Vietnamese Buddhist temple, All Saints Greek Orthodox Church, St Joseph's Catholic Church and the Al-Azhar Mosque on Burwood Road. For major shopping, the Campsie Centre is just across the border in adjacent Campsie.
Parks & Outdoors
Belmore Sports Ground is the suburb's sporting heart — the traditional home ground of the NRL's Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the current home ground of NSW Premier League club Sydney Olympic, upgraded under the 'Back to Belmore' campaign launched in August 2005 to bring it to NRL standard. Elsewhere the suburb is low-rise and leafy with small parks and playgrounds dotted among its period homes, plus an art-deco heritage-listed amenities block at the sports ground precinct.
Property Market
The median house price in Belmore was around ~$1.7M–1.9M across trackers: propertygo median house price $1,740,000; OnTheHouse median house value $1,766,597; auspropertyinsights houses $1,682,500 (early 2026); Smart Property Investment $1,880,000 (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Classic family-suburb market: period houses on tree-lined streets dominate the stock and medians cluster around $1.7–1.9M depending on tracker and window — consistent with the ~$1.7–2.0M family-house expectation. Units are markedly cheaper ($600K–710K), though an increasing number of high-rise unit blocks are going up, mostly along Canterbury Road. Vacancy is tight at ~1.23% (htag).
New Developments
The dominant project is the Sydney Metro City & Southwest conversion: Belmore station closed on 30 September 2024 along with the rest of the Sydenham–Bankstown line and is being converted to be served by the Metro North West & Bankstown Line. The suburb is also seeing steady infill growth — Wikipedia notes an increasing number of high-rise units 'mostly along Canterbury Road', as the Canterbury Road corridor's commercial/industrial frontage is progressively redeveloped for residential density.
Jobs & Local Economy
Local employment centres on the Burwood Road and Canterbury Road commercial strips — village shops, cafes and services near the station plus commercial and industrial businesses along Canterbury Road. Community services, faith-based organisations and the sporting precinct add local jobs, while many residents commute to the Sydney CBD by train or bus, roughly 11 km to the north-east.
Nearby Suburbs
Campsie, Lakemba, Canterbury, Roselands, Greenacre, Strathfield, Kingsgrove, Clemton Park (immediately adjoining suburbs per Wikipedia's Belmore locator map; the big Campsie Centre shops sit just across the border in Campsie)
Sources & method
Researched 4 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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