Mons QLD 4556
493 addresses · 32 streets
Fairfax Electorate › Sunshine Coast LGA › Mons · 87 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Mons is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,179 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,675 a week, with median rent near $575 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 9% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Buderim - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mons itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
4 cafés & restaurants
3 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
2 pharmacies
3 doctors & medical clinics
1 physiotherapist
1 library
1 post office
3 gyms & sports centres
1 bakery
3 hardware stores
3 mechanics
2 plumbers
Getting around. Train station: Palmwoods, 6.5 km west · Railway halt: Koala, 4 km north-west · Bus interchange: USC station, 4.7 km south-east · Airport: Sunshine Coast Airport, 12.1 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: 73.2% 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 | 73.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 95.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 67.4%
Population by age in Mons
| 0-4 | 57 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 211 |
| 15-19 | 86 |
| 20-24 | 51 |
| 25-34 | 72 |
| 35-44 | 178 |
| 45-54 | 199 |
| 55-64 | 156 |
| 65-74 | 132 |
| 75-84 | 37 |
| 85+ | 8 |
Dwelling types in Mons
| House | 343 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Mons
| <$650 | 25 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 55 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 103 |
| $3,000+ | 142 |
Top ancestries in Mons
| English | 562 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 382 |
| Scottish | 184 |
| Other | 132 |
| Irish | 101 |
| German | 75 |
Housing tenure in Mons
| Owned | 127 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 184 |
| Rented | 31 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Mons
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 40 |
| 2 | 178 |
| 3 | 78 |
| 4+ | 50 |
Commute to work in Mons
| Car | 361 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 5 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 130 |
Top countries of birth in Mons
| England | 103 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 55 |
| South Africa | 29 |
| Scotland | 26 |
| United States | 11 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 |
Languages used at home in Mons
| Spanish | 27 |
|---|---|
| French | 8 |
| Japanese | 6 |
| Afrikaans | 5 |
| Gujarati | 5 |
| Filipino | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
18,013 bird observations recorded near Mons — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,022)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (982)
- Australian Brush-turkey (913)
- Noisy Miner (847)
- Laughing Kookaburra (744)
- Southern Lewin's Honeyeater (730)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (680)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (664)
- Australian Magpie (656)
- Eastern Rainbow Lorikeet (643)
- Australian Torresian Crow (631)
- Green Catbird (609)
- Torresian Crow (607)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Mons
- Eastern Whipbird (603)
- Southern Laughing Kookaburra (571)
- South-east Eastern Whipbird (546)
- Pied Currawong (532)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (531)
- Australasian Figbird (498)
- Grey Butcherbird (496)
- Green Figbird (494)
- Eastern Pied Currawong (492)
- Eastern Bar-shouldered Dove (480)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (472)
- Pacific Black Duck (472)
- South-eastern Grey Butcherbird (460)
- Eastern Pied Butcherbird (423)
- Southern Pale-headed Rosella (412)
- Grey Fantail (409)
- Southern Spangled Drongo (394)
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 Mons:
- Forest Glen (1.6 km)
- Tanawha (2.5 km)
- Chevallum (2.9 km)
- Kunda Park (3.1 km)
- Buderim (3.9 km)
- Kiels Mountain (4.5 km)
- Kuluin (4.8 km)
- Ilkley (4.9 km)
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Streets
- Anning Road (2)
- Armstrong Court (6)
- Bowerbird Place (11)
- Courcheval Terrace (31)
- Edwin Road (6)
- Ferny Glen Road (29)
- Glen Road (4)
- Glenmount Road (22)
- Heritage Place (13)
- Hideaway Place (11)
- Holland Way (7)
- Innsbruck Terrace (6)
- Meribel Lane (2)
- Merval Court (11)
- Monarch Place (18)
- Mons Road (22)
- Mons School Road (116)
- Mountain Top Court (18)
- Paroz Road (3)
- Pirianda Grove (9)
- Saint Anton Drive (8)
- Sawreys Road (25)
- Serene Close (8)
- St Anton Drive (7)
- Tanawha Tourist Drive (4)
- Telco Road (20)
- Timberdale Court (6)
- Topview Drive (13)
- Twin Ridges Road (27)
- Tyler Road (3)
- Vise Road (22)
- William Street (3)
