City of Belmont

This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Belmont, Western Australia. For other cities, see Belmont (disambiguation).

City of Belmont
Local government area
The City of Belmont within the Perth Metropolitan Area
Interactive map of City of Belmont
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
RegionPerth Metropolitan Region
Established1898
Council seatBelmont
Government
 • MayorRobert Rossi
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
39.8 km2 (15.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total42,257 (LGA 2021)
WebsiteCity of Belmont
LGAs around City of Belmont
Bayswater Bassendean Swan
Victoria Park City of Belmont Kalamunda
Victoria Park Canning Kalamunda

The City of Belmont is a local government area in the inner eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Perth's central business district on the south bank of the Swan River. The City covers an area of 39.8 square kilometres (15.4 sq mi), maintains 225 km of roads and had a population of approximately 42,000 as at the 2021 Census.

Belmont contains Perth's domestic and international airports which account for 33.7% of the City of Belmont's land area.

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