Burwood Road, Belmore

art-deco building, corner Burwood Road and Bridge Road, Belmore

Belmore Hotel

art-deco amenities block, Belmore

cottage in Belmore

Canterbury Leagues Club, Belmore

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. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2096x1187, 286 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2096x1187, 286 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2096x1389, 319 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2096x1389, 319 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1701 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1701 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1669 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1669 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1711 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1711 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Belmore, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1713 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Canterbury Bulldogs Belmore, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1713 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Canterbury Bulldogs Belmore, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... South-western Sydney is a region of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Capital Sydney Government Const. ... A view of the Sydney CBD from the Harbour Bridge, the Circular Quay is in the foreground Map of the CBD The Sydney central business district (CBD) extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... The City of Canterbury, previously the Municipality of Canterbury, is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ...

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. Belmore Sports Ground is a multi-use stadium in Belmore, New South Wales, Australia. ... The National Rugby League (often referred to as the Telstra Premiership for sponsorship purposes) is a competition for rugby league clubs in Australia and New Zealand, and is Australias primary rugby league competition. ... Canterbury Leagues Club, Belmore The Bulldogs (formerly Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs) are a team in the National Rugby League (NRL), the premier rugby league football competition in Australia. ...

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. Somerset Richard Lowry-Corry, The 4th Earl of Belmore, GCMG, PC (Born April 9, 1835, Bruton Street, Mayfair, London; Died April 6, 1913, Castle Coole, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland). ...

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. The Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building in New York, built 1928–1930. ...

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. Look up English, english in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ...

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. Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Separate articles treat Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Orthodox Judaism. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ...

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. Belmore railway station is a station on the CityRail Bankstown line, located in the Sydney suburb of Belmore. ... The Bankstown Line is part of the metropolitan rail network of Sydney known as CityRail. ... Official logo of the CityRail network The waiting area at  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network Old-style manual train indicator boards at Concord West. ...

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.

References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

External links

Coordinates: -33.91752° 151.08782° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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