South Australia · Suburb Profile

Belair SA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Belair, South Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Belair SA is 4,718 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Belair is $977 per week ($50,804 per year). Median rent in Belair is $376 per week ($1,629 per month). Belair has a median age of 47 years, older than the national median of 38. Belair has a population density of 317.9 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Belair is England. The most common religion is No Religion (59% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Belair is $2,100.

There were 38 recorded offences in Belair in 2025-26, a rate of 8 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (18 offences).

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Belair Population

residents (Census 2021)

Belair Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$977/wk

$50,804 per year

#1373 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$376/wk

$1,629 per month

#2628 of 14,663

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Median Age

47years

9 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$2,100/mo

Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.8 per bedroom

Belair Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.5% (2,334) Female 50.5% (2,385)

Population Density

317.9

people per km²

4,718 people · 14.8 km²

Households

2.6

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$2,791

Family income/wk

Belair Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Belair Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

48.5% 694 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

51.5% 736 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Belair Country of Birth

Australia

85.4%

England

10.4%

China

1.3%

Germany

0.8%

Hong Kong

0.5%

Canada

0.5%

Iran

0.4%

India

0.4%

Greece

0.2%

Croatia

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Belair Religion

No Religion

58.8%

Anglican

11.7%

Catholic

10.1%

Uniting Church

6.5%

Not stated

5.6%

Christian (other)

2.9%

Baptist

2.5%

Lutheran

1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Belair Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

77.9%

Year 11 or equivalent

12.3%

Year 10 or equivalent

8.4%

Year 9 or equivalent

1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Belair Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin

25.9%

Other

23.3%

Afrikaans

9.5%

German

9.5%

Greek

9.5%

Spanish

8.6%

IAL Punjabi

6.9%

Hindi

6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Belair Employment

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Employed full-time

36.2% 1,339 people

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Employed part-time

24.0% 889 people

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Unemployed

2.5% 94 people

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Not in labour force

37.3% 1,379 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Belair Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

42.0%

Postgraduate Degree

18.5%

Certificate III/IV

16.3%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

14.1%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

7.9%

Certificate I/II

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Belair Occupation

Professionals

47.1%

Managers

19.2%

Community & Personal Service

9.3%

Technicians & Trade Workers

9.1%

Clerical & Administrative

8.7%

Sales Workers

3.9%

Labourers

1.6%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Belair Field of Study

Management & Commerce

19.2%

Health

18.1%

Society & Culture

15.3%

Engineering

11.3%

Education

10.9%

Natural & Physical Sciences

6.6%

Architecture & Building

5.8%

Creative Arts

4.7%

Information Technology

3.3%

Agriculture & Environment

2.6%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Belair Dwelling Types

Separate house

90.3%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

9.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Belair Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.3%

$1-$149/wk

0.6%

$150-$299/wk

0.9%

$300-$399/wk

1.5%

$400-$499/wk

4.2%

$500-$649/wk

3.4%

$650-$799/wk

5.6%

$800-$999/wk

6.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

4.0%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

4.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.5%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

10.6%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

7.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

7.7%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

7.4%

$4,000+/wk

22.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Belair Marital Status

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Married

55.7% 2,198

↔️

Separated

1.9% 74

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Divorced

8.4% 331

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Widowed

5.3% 210

👤

Never married

28.7% 1,131

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Belair Ancestry

English

34.9%

Australian

26.8%

Scottish

9.8%

Irish

8.0%

German

6.4%

Other

6.1%

Italian

1.9%

Chinese

1.7%

Dutch

1.7%

Greek

1.1%

Polish

0.8%

Welsh

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Belair School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

29.8%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

17.7%

Secondary — Government

13.4%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

10.7%

Pre-school

9.8%

Vocational Education

9.4%

Secondary — Catholic

5.3%

Primary — Catholic

3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Belair Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

5.5% 497

✅

No need for assistance

94.5% 8,619

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Belair Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

26.3% 999

—

Not a volunteer

73.7% 2,805

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Belair Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

5.6%

$300-$449/mo

1.7%

$450-$599/mo

0.9%

$600-$799/mo

2.0%

$800-$999/mo

3.9%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

9.4%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

17.2%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

28.0%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

17.8%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

13.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Belair How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

71.9%

Did not go to work

14.5%

Car (passenger)

4.4%

Bus

2.4%

Train

2.0%

Bicycle

2.0%

Walked only

1.3%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.7%

Other

0.6%

Truck

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Belair Car Ownership

0 vehicles

2.7%

1 vehicle

28.1%

2 vehicles

42.4%

3 vehicles

17.2%

4+ vehicles

9.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Belair Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

2.6%

2 bedrooms

12.7%

3 bedrooms

38.4%

4 bedrooms

36.0%

5 bedrooms

9.0%

6+ bedrooms

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Belair Population Mobility

9.8%

moved in the last year

30.9%

moved in the last 5 years

3.8%

unemployment rate (Census)

61.8%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Belair Indigenous Population

0.4%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Indigenous residents

9,101

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Belair Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

377

Arthritis

175

Asthma

171

Heart disease

131

Cancer

105

Diabetes

Lung condition

Stroke

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Belair Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.2%

$1-$149/wk

5.1%

$150-$299/wk

5.4%

$300-$399/wk

3.1%

$400-$499/wk

3.2%

$500-$649/wk

3.2%

$650-$799/wk

7.8%

$800-$999/wk

8.1%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.9%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.4%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

8.3%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.9%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

13.4%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

3.2%

$3,500+/wk

6.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Belair Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

41.0%

Couple — no children

28.3%

Couple — no children under 15

23.3%

One parent — no children under 15

4.0%

One parent — children under 15

3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Belair Military Service

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.2% 9

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Previously served

3.3% 127

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Never served

96.4% 3,669

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Belair Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

16.0% 609

—

Did not provide

84.0% 3,191

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Belair Children Ever Born

No children

29.0%

1 child

12.2%

2 children

36.5%

3 children

17.2%

4 children

3.8%

5+ children

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Belair When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

154

1971–1980

116

1981–1990

139

1991–2000

114

2001–2010

211

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Belair Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

22.2%

5–14 hours

34.9%

15–29 hours

18.5%

30+ hours

8.5%

Did not do domestic work

15.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Belair Household Size

1 person

19.6%

2 persons

35.3%

3 persons

16.4%

4 persons

21.0%

5 persons

6.1%

6+ persons

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Belair Where Residents Moved From

Same address

4,082

Moved from SA

327

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from VIC

Moved from NSW

Moved from overseas

Moved from QLD

Moved from ACT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Belair Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

88.0%

Step family — no other children

8.2%

Blended family — no other children

3.0%

Intact family — other children present

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Belair Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 38 total

Theft

Property Damage

Break & Enter

Assault

Fraud

Offence trend by year:

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: SA Government Open Data — data.sa.gov.au

Belair Schools

schools nearby

government

1122

avg ICSEA score

3,485

total students

Scotch College Independent

Combined · R-12 · 1,213 students

1146

ICSEA

St John's Grammar School Independent

Combined · R-12 · 1,009 students

1141

ICSEA

Belair Primary School Government

Primary · R-6 · 490 students

1117

ICSEA

Hawthorndene Primary School Government

Primary · R-6 · 290 students

1108

ICSEA

Coromandel Valley Primary School Government

Primary · R-6 · 483 students

1097

ICSEA

St John's Grammar School - Secondary Campus Independent

Combined

Scotch College - Mitcham Campus Independent

Combined

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Belair Rent Prices & Affordability

17%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,265/wk

Median Rent $376/wk

Rent-to-Income 16.6%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Belair

Your weekly income

≈ $9,815/month

Median rent $376/wk

Left after rent $1,889/wk

Rent share 16.6%

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Belair vs State & National Average

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Pop: 2,367 Income: $874/wk Rent: $413/wk

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Pop: 2,373 Income: $979/wk Rent: $350/wk

Panorama

Pop: 2,388 Income: $817/wk Rent: $380/wk

Woodville Gardens

Pop: 2,412 Income: $517/wk Rent: $250/wk

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Pop: 2,429 Income: $830/wk Rent: $310/wk

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Pop: 2,438 Income: $874/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Belair

What is the population of Belair SA?

The population of Belair SA is 4,718 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 317.9 people per km².Belair is ranked #1,653 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Belair?

The median personal income in Belair SA is $977 per week, or $50,804 per year.The median household income is $2,265 per week.Family income is $2,791 per week.Belair is ranked #1,373 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Belair?

Median rent in Belair SA is $376 per week ($1,629 per month).Rent represents 16.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.Belair ranks #2,628 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Belair?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Belair SA is $2,100. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Belair?

The median age in Belair SA is 47 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Belair a good suburb to live in?

Belair is a suburb in South Australia with a population of 4,718.The median income is $977/wk, which is above the SA average of $763/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (16.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 40089. All dollar figures in AUD.