Restumping in Belmont, Geelong

Belmont: houses, ground and history

Belmont had fewer than 3,000 people before World War II, suburban growth was well under way by the early 1950s, and the population was estimated at 15,000 by 1980. In the Belmont Heights Heritage Area (HO1908), houses are mostly interwar and postwar, in timber weatherboard or brick, built mainly from the 1920s to the mid-1950s. Describe the problem and we'll refer you to a registered builder.

• The Belmont Heights Heritage Area (Heritage Overlay HO1908) is mostly interwar and postwar houses, built mainly in timber weatherboard or brick, with substantial building there from the 1920s until the mid-1950s, according to its Victorian Heritage Database statement of significance.

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• Victorian Places says Belmont had fewer than 3,000 people before World War II, that suburban growth was well upon it by the early 1950s, and that its population was estimated at 15,000 by 1980.

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• VICSES's Geelong Local Flood Guide says the floor of the Belmont Park Pavilion floods when the Barwon River at the Geelong gauge reaches 3.28 metres.

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• At the 2021 Census, 35.1% of occupied private dwellings in Belmont were rented.

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Belmont had 15,066 residents at the 2021 Census (ABS QuickStats).