Bushfire Risk in Belmont, WA: 2026 Assessment

Belmont, Western Australia, has a belmont has a relatively low bushfire risk due to its urbanized environment. however, nearby bushland areas could pose a threat during extreme weather conditions. bushfire risk profile. Key factors include distance to classified bushland, vegetation type, slope, and historical bushfire activity in the region. The Western Australia fire authority maps bushfire-prone areas and assigns BAL (Bushfire Attack Level) ratings.

While not a high-risk area, residents should still be aware of bushfire safety.

CSIRO research indicates climate change is extending fire seasons and increasing the number of severe fire weather days across southern and eastern Australia. For Belmont, this may mean shifts in bushfire risk levels over the coming decades, making property-level BAL assessment increasingly important.

Use ClimateNest for a complete address-level bushfire risk report for Belmont including BAL zone assessment, evacuation route mapping, and property-specific risk mitigation recommendations.

Belmont sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for bushfire risk. 15.1% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk bushfire zones and 78.4% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in Belmont.

Belmont (postcode 6104) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are bushfire (15.1% of land in high-risk zones), surface flood (9.1% of land in high-risk zones), tropical cyclone (5.4% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Belmont — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.