Average rent in Belmont - Bennetts Green, NSW — 2026
Belmont - Bennetts Green is part of the Lake Macquarie council area and sits 104km out from the Sydney CBD, with around 17,864 residents at the 2021 ABS Census. Renters here typically pay $360/week, which is below the New South Wales median of $424/week. About 22% of households rent — the rest are owners or paying down a mortgage.
$360/wk
ABS 2021 Census median
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Suburb at a glance
- Population
- 17,864
- Median age
- 44
- Distance to Sydney
- 104 km
- Households renting
- 22%
- Separate houses
- 80%
- Flats / apartments
- 7%
- Born overseas
- 9%
- Top occupation
- Professionals
- LGA
- Lake Macquarie
ABS 2021
Renting in Belmont - Bennetts Green
Belmont - Bennetts Green comes in cheaper than most of New South Wales — the typical renter pays $360/week, around 15% below the state median of $424/week (ABS Census 2021). Most households here own (around 74% are owners or paying down a mortgage), and only 22% rent. The suburb is overwhelmingly separate houses (80%), with very little high-density stock. Population is around 17,864, median age 44, and the most common occupation category is Professionals. 9% of residents were born overseas. At 104km from Sydney, Belmont - Bennetts Green typically sits outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — but state rent indices since 2021 have moved a lot, so the live figure above is a better current guide than the Census baseline.
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