Monto QLD 4630
1,012 addresses · 52 streets
Flynn Electorate › North Burnett LGA › Monto · 347 km from Brisbane
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Living Here
Monto is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,156 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $853 a week, with median rent near $170 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 32% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Monto - Eidsvold statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Monto itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 cafés & restaurants
2 supermarkets
1 Catholic church
1 pharmacy
1 hospital
1 childcare centre
1 library
1 post office
2 service stations
1 gym
1 golf club
2 butchers
1 hardware store
1 mechanic
Getting around. Airport: Monto Airport, 3.8 km south-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: 17.7% 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 | 17.7% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 28.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 7.4% · Labour-force participation 46.7%
Population by age in Monto
| 0-4 | 42 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 100 |
| 15-19 | 62 |
| 20-24 | 59 |
| 25-34 | 92 |
| 35-44 | 81 |
| 45-54 | 136 |
| 55-64 | 183 |
| 65-74 | 189 |
| 75-84 | 123 |
| 85+ | 79 |
Dwelling types in Monto
| House | 488 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 3 |
| Apartment | 8 |
| Other | 6 |
Households by weekly income in Monto
| <$650 | 164 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 179 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 84 |
| $3,000+ | 33 |
Top ancestries in Monto
| English | 505 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 457 |
| German | 152 |
| Scottish | 150 |
| Irish | 105 |
| Ancestry NS | 98 |
Housing tenure in Monto
| Owned | 221 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 108 |
| Rented | 160 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Monto
| 0 | 28 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 226 |
| 2 | 156 |
| 3 | 50 |
| 4+ | 33 |
Commute to work in Monto
| Car | 270 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 58 |
| Bicycle | 8 |
| Home | 27 |
Top countries of birth in Monto
| Philippines | 20 |
|---|---|
| England | 16 |
| New Zealand | 15 |
| Netherlands | 10 |
| Canada | 6 |
| South Africa | 6 |
Languages used at home in Monto
| Tagalog | 4 |
|---|---|
| Thai | 4 |
| Afrikaans | 3 |
| Russian | 3 |
| Filipino | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,266 bird observations recorded near Monto — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (76)
- Torresian Crow (76)
- Magpie-lark (71)
- Australian Magpie (65)
- Galah (65)
- Willie Wagtail (64)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (59)
- Crested Pigeon (52)
- Apostlebird (51)
- Pied Butcherbird (47)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (42)
- House Sparrow (42)
- Grey-crowned Babbler (41)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Monto
- Little Corella (38)
- Straw-necked Ibis (35)
- Brown Honeyeater (34)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (34)
- Red-winged Parrot (33)
- Noisy Miner (32)
- Rock Dove (32)
- Laughing Kookaburra (31)
- Southern Magpie-lark (31)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (28)
- Double-barred Finch (28)
- Little Friarbird (28)
- Pied Currawong (27)
- Welcome Swallow (27)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (26)
- Pale-headed Rosella (26)
- Common Myna (25)
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 Monto:
- Three Moon (5.4 km)
- Bukali (6.7 km)
- Cannindah (9.1 km)
- Mulgildie (11.7 km)
- Mungungo (12.5 km)
- Moonford (13.1 km)
- Coominglah Forest (13.2 km)
- Splinter Creek (14.6 km)
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Streets
- Airport Road (12)
- Archer Street (33)
- Bell Street (49)
- Boyle Street (14)
- Burke Street (2)
- Burnett Highway (33)
- Charles Darwin Drive (22)
- Cunningham Street (19)
- Dalton Street (28)
- Edison Street (41)
- Eyre Street (6)
- Faraday Street (15)
- Farm Road (3)
- Flinders Street (55)
- Forrest Street (1)
- Gayndah-monto Road (1)
- Gladstone - Monto Road (17)
- Golf Links Road (19)
- Gregory Street (5)
- Hume Street (3)
- Huxley Street (13)
- Jardine Street (24)
- Kelvin Street (52)
- Landsborough Street (8)
- Leichhardt Street (28)
- Lister Street (47)
- Lodge Street (4)
- Long Drive (10)
- Luthje Road (32)
- Lyell Street (10)
- Macks Road (9)
- Maxwell Street (1)
- Mill Road (18)
- Mitchell Street (53)
- Morse Street (18)
- Mouatt Street (20)
- Newton Street (114)
- Oxley Street (2)
- Powers Road (10)
- Rayleigh Street (7)
- Rifle Range Road (2)
- Rutherford Street (30)
- Saleyards Road (1)
- Spencer Street (16)
- Stanley Road (2)
- Stuart Street (42)
- Thomson Street (6)
- Wallace Street (8)
- Wheatley Street (33)
- Wills Street (1)
- Yarrol Road (7)
- Youlambie Road (6)
