Belmont bushfire report

Of Belmont’s 5,467 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

For context, Belmont’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.

Check a specific Belmont address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

No data yet
Flood mapping
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
5,467
Mapped properties

Crime near Belmont

Belmont sits in the Cannington police district, which recorded 28,196 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
01,7503,5002007201020132016201920222025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 28,196 total. Figures are for the whole Cannington police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Belmont

Belmont is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other99.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Special development precinct

Other0.5% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Public purposes

Other0% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Public purposes

Who lives in Belmont

At the 2021 Census, 40% of Belmont’s 6,959 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English28.4%
Australian23.4%
Chinese8.8%
Irish7.4%
Scottish6.6%
Indian4.1%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
India3.7%
New Zealand3.7%
Philippines2.7%
China2.5%
Malaysia1.6%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Belmont

Belmont council approved 562 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

562
Dwellings/yr
131
Houses
431
Units
03006002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Belmont council area (not just Belmont). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Belmont

Compare Belmont with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.