Monterey NSW 2217
2,514 addresses · 23 streets
Cook Electorate › Bayside LGA › Monterey · 13 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Monterey is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,619 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,785 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Greek, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Monterey itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
2 dentists
1 playground
3 hardware stores
1 beauty salon
Getting around. Train station: Kogarah, 1.8 km north-west · Metro station: Marrickville, 6.3 km north · Bus interchange: UTS Shuttle Bus, 5.8 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Ferry to La Perouse, 7.1 km south-east · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 4 km north-east.
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: 8.4% 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 | 8.4% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 9.3% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 4.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.7% · Labour-force participation 56.1%
Population by age in Monterey
| 0-4 | 208 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 461 |
| 15-19 | 227 |
| 20-24 | 260 |
| 25-34 | 554 |
| 35-44 | 622 |
| 45-54 | 708 |
| 55-64 | 582 |
| 65-74 | 473 |
| 75-84 | 377 |
| 85+ | 141 |
Dwelling types in Monterey
| House | 789 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 392 |
| Apartment | 624 |
| Other | 7 |
Households by weekly income in Monterey
| <$650 | 280 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 459 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 510 |
| $3,000+ | 477 |
Top ancestries in Monterey
| Other | 1,140 |
|---|---|
| Greek | 1,033 |
| Australian | 655 |
| English | 610 |
| Ancestry NS | 255 |
| Italian | 247 |
Housing tenure in Monterey
| Owned | 674 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 543 |
| Rented | 553 |
| Other | 19 |
Cars per household in Monterey
| 0 | 142 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 787 |
| 2 | 570 |
| 3 | 174 |
| 4+ | 110 |
Commute to work in Monterey
| Car | 975 |
|---|---|
| Train | 25 |
| Bus | 15 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 19 |
| Bicycle | 9 |
| Home | 710 |
Top countries of birth in Monterey
| Greece | 274 |
|---|---|
| Egypt | 188 |
| China | 102 |
| North Macedonia | 79 |
| England | 72 |
| Lebanon | 61 |
Languages used at home in Monterey
| Greek | 773 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 340 |
| Spanish | 163 |
| Macedonian | 155 |
| Mandarin | 100 |
| Serbian | 82 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
174,697 bird observations recorded near Monterey — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (10,637)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (9,626)
- Common Myna (8,268)
- Noisy Miner (7,480)
- Australian Raven (7,369)
- Welcome Swallow (7,219)
- Magpie-lark (6,822)
- Superb Fairy-wren (6,675)
- Australian Magpie (6,494)
- Rock Dove (6,285)
- Pied Currawong (6,266)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (6,252)
- Chestnut Teal (6,142)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Monterey
- Willie Wagtail (5,997)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (5,761)
- Common Starling (5,704)
- New Holland Honeyeater (5,630)
- White-faced Heron (5,259)
- Silver Gull (5,163)
- Little Black Cormorant (5,053)
- Silvereye (4,885)
- Red Wattlebird (4,716)
- Pacific Black Duck (4,479)
- Dusky Moorhen (4,306)
- Red-browed Finch (4,098)
- Little Pied Cormorant (3,952)
- Crested Pigeon (3,915)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (3,535)
- Laughing Kookaburra (3,461)
- Grey Teal (3,248)
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 Monterey:
- Brighton-le-sands (1.3 km)
- Ramsgate Beach (1.4 km)
- Kogarah (1.4 km)
- Ramsgate (1.8 km)
- Beverley Park (1.8 km)
- Rockdale (2.2 km)
- Carlton (2.5 km)
- Dolls Point (2.6 km)
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Streets
- Banks Street (435)
- Barton Street (127)
- Bath Street (82)
- Burlington Street (105)
- Cassilis Street (37)
- Cecil Street (42)
- Chuter Avenue (62)
- Colson Crescent (55)
- Culver Street (96)
- Emmaline Street (1)
- Hawthorne Street (1)
- Hollywood Street (87)
- Jones Avenue (10)
- Lakeside Avenue (22)
- Monterey Street (92)
- O'connell Street (66)
- Pasadena Street (76)
- President Avenue (271)
- Robinson Street (110)
- Scarborough Street (98)
- Solander Street (295)
- The Grand Parade (331)
- Wycombe Avenue (13)