Monak NSW 2738
45 addresses · 3 streets
Farrer Electorate › Wentworth LGA › Monak · 824 km from Sydney
Living Here
Monak is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 60 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $1,625 a week, with median rent near $110 a week. Most homes are houses. About 48% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Wentworth-Balranald Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Monak itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 Catholic church
Getting around. Airport: Mildura Airport, 19.1 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 10.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 10.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 18.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 64.4%
Population by age in Monak
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 6 |
| 15-19 | 5 |
| 20-24 | 0 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 10 |
| 45-54 | 9 |
| 55-64 | 9 |
| 65-74 | 6 |
| 75-84 | 0 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Monak
| House | 21 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Monak
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 4 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Monak
| English | 31 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 16 |
| Scottish | 12 |
| Croatian | 9 |
| German | 8 |
| Other | 4 |
Housing tenure in Monak
| Owned | 3 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 8 |
| Rented | 9 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Monak
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Monak
| Car | 19 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
4,181 bird observations recorded near Monak — most often seen:
- Magpie-lark (225)
- Willie Wagtail (218)
- Red-rumped Parrot (212)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (208)
- Australian Magpie (199)
- Whistling Kite (193)
- Crested Pigeon (188)
- Noisy Miner (188)
- Welcome Swallow (152)
- Australian Pelican (151)
- Australian Raven (149)
- Australian Wood Duck (148)
- Laughing Kookaburra (138)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Monak
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (138)
- Pied Butcherbird (125)
- Common Starling (121)
- Singing Honeyeater (119)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (115)
- Great Cormorant (112)
- White-faced Heron (109)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (107)
- Pacific Black Duck (103)
- Grey Teal (102)
- Galah (100)
- Australian White Ibis (97)
- Red Wattlebird (96)
- Striated Pardalote (93)
- House Sparrow (92)
- Mallee Ringneck (92)
- Australasian Darter (91)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Monak:
- Trentham Cliffs (6.8 km)
- Paringi (7.7 km)
- Mallee (9.1 km)
- Gol Gol (13.3 km)
- Buronga (15.6 km)
- Mourquong (19.1 km)
- Boeill Creek (22.1 km)
- Coomealla (29.8 km)
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Streets
- Bonnie Doon Road (13)
- Keens Road (5)
- Sturt Highway (27)