Belmont is a suburb of

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, the capital city of

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, and is located east of Perth's central business district on the southern bank of the Swan River. Its

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is the

City of Belmont The City of Belmont is a local government area in the inner eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about east of Perth's central business district on the south bank of the Swan River. The City covers an area ...

. The suburb, part of a land grant assigned to Captain Francis Henry Byrne in 1831, was believed to have been named Belmont after Byrne's estate in England. The land was purchased by Shepherd Smith of Sydney in 1882, who subdivided it in 1897–1898. The local government body based in Belmont was originally known as the Belmont Park Road Board. The suburb was known as "Belmont Park" until being renamed in 1968. Today, the suburb is mixed-use in character. The western part of the suburb is primarily industrial and commercial, while the east and north are more residential, with various motels and other accommodation along

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, which forms the suburb's north-western boundary. It contains two public schools—Belmont Primary School, and Belmont City College (formerly Belmont Senior High School)—as well as Centenary Park, Signal Hill Bushland, the Belgravia Residential Estate and a section on the south bank of the Swan River. Belmont possesses a sister city partnership with

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in Japan, which has been in place since October 1984.

Transport

Bus

Belmont is served by the following

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bus routes: * 39: Redcliffe station to Elizabeth Quay bus station – serves Epsom Avenue * 270: to Elizabeth Quay bus station to High Wycombe station – serves Belmont Avenue * 293: Redcliffe station to High Wycombe Station – serves Epsom Avenue,

, Belgravia Street, Fairbrother Street and

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* 935: Redcliffe station to Kings Park (high frequency) – serves Epsom Avenue, Belvidere Street, Hardey Road, Alexander Road,

and Belmont Avenue * 940: Redcliffe station to Elizabeth Quay bus station (high frequency) – serves

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: Fremantle station to Fremantle station (limited stops) – CircleRoute clockwise, serves Hardey Road *

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: Fremantle station to Fremantle station (limited stops) – CircleRoute anti-clockwise, serves Hardey Road

References

Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Belmont {{PerthAU-geo-stub