Monarto SA 5254
119 addresses · 18 streets
Barker Electorate › Murray Bridge LGA › Monarto · 51 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Monarto is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 203 people, with a median age of 45. The typical household earns around $1,471 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, German. 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 Murray Bridge Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Monarto itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 56 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: 9.3% 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 | 9.3% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 19.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.1% · Labour-force participation 59.9%
Population by age in Monarto
| 0-4 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 27 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 4 |
| 25-34 | 22 |
| 35-44 | 24 |
| 45-54 | 32 |
| 55-64 | 45 |
| 65-74 | 17 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Monarto
| House | 76 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Monarto
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 21 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 20 |
| $3,000+ | 10 |
Top ancestries in Monarto
| English | 97 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 78 |
| German | 44 |
| Scottish | 21 |
| Irish | 18 |
| Italian | 10 |
Housing tenure in Monarto
| Owned | 34 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 31 |
| Rented | 6 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Monarto
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 17 |
| 2 | 26 |
| 3 | 22 |
| 4+ | 9 |
Commute to work in Monarto
| Car | 65 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 9 |
Top countries of birth in Monarto
| England | 13 |
|---|---|
| Philippines | 3 |
Languages used at home in Monarto
| German | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
30,356 bird observations recorded near Monarto — most often seen:
- Diamond Firetail (1,664)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (1,635)
- Little Raven (1,502)
- White-winged Chough (1,433)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,369)
- White-browed Babbler (1,363)
- Red Wattlebird (1,255)
- Singing Honeyeater (1,243)
- Australian Magpie (1,239)
- Galah (1,187)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (1,174)
- Red-capped Robin (1,149)
- Crimson Rosella (1,005)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Monarto
- White-plumed Honeyeater (966)
- Willie Wagtail (955)
- Hooded Robin (862)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (842)
- Weebill (841)
- Yellow Thornbill (827)
- Purple-backed Fairy-wren (825)
- Red-rumped Parrot (767)
- Common Bronzewing (765)
- Striated Pardalote (755)
- Common Starling (739)
- Grey Currawong (713)
- Southern Whiteface (703)
- Rufous Whistler (666)
- Brown-headed Honeyeater (663)
- Brown Treecreeper (662)
- Peaceful Dove (587)
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 Monarto:
- Callington (8.4 km)
- Pallamana (8.6 km)
- Monarto South (8.9 km)
- Rockleigh (10.1 km)
- White Hill (10.4 km)
- Kanmantoo (10.4 km)
- Rocky Gully (10.5 km)
- Salem (11.4 km)
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Streets
- Anders Road (4)
- Browns Road (3)
- Dishers Hill Road (2)
- Frahns Farm Road (7)
- Hartmann Road (12)
- Highland Road (3)
- Monarto Road (10)
- Old Princes Highway (2)
- Paech Road (11)
- Pallamana Road (7)
- Patterson Road (7)
- Preamimma Road (2)
- Schenscher Road (35)
- Stockyard Road (3)
- Strauss Lane (1)
- Thiele Road (7)
- Wattle Road (2)
- Zeunert Lane (1)
