Monarto South SA 5254
121 addresses · 13 streets
Barker Electorate › Murray Bridge LGA › Monarto South · 55 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Monarto South is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 152 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,774 a week, with median rent near $115 a week. Most homes are houses. About 83% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 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 South itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
Getting around. Airport: Adelaide Airport, 59.6 km north-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: 11.2% 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 | 11.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 21.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 8.3% · Labour-force participation 66.7%
Population by age in Monarto South
| 0-4 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 22 |
| 15-19 | 14 |
| 20-24 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 7 |
| 35-44 | 24 |
| 45-54 | 25 |
| 55-64 | 21 |
| 65-74 | 23 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Monarto South
| House | 55 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Monarto South
| <$650 | 3 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 14 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Monarto South
| English | 94 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 61 |
| Scottish | 24 |
| German | 22 |
| Irish | 17 |
| Other | 10 |
Housing tenure in Monarto South
| Owned | 20 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 29 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Monarto South
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 19 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4+ | 12 |
Commute to work in Monarto South
| Car | 44 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 16 |
Top countries of birth in Monarto South
| England | 12 |
|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 |
Languages used at home in Monarto South
| Indonesian | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
12,450 bird observations recorded near Monarto South — most often seen:
- Little Raven (866)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (704)
- New Holland Honeyeater (626)
- Red Wattlebird (614)
- Shy Heathwren (598)
- Australian Magpie (595)
- Southern Scrub-robin (566)
- White-browed Babbler (520)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (507)
- Grey Currawong (467)
- Weebill (419)
- Singing Honeyeater (411)
- Common Bronzewing (398)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Monarto South
- Australian Ringneck (393)
- Galah (391)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (366)
- Spotted Pardalote (357)
- Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (353)
- Purple-gaped Honeyeater (346)
- Brown-headed Honeyeater (334)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (316)
- Purple-backed Fairy-wren (306)
- Yellow Thornbill (304)
- Silvereye (275)
- Willie Wagtail (261)
- Black-winged Currawong (254)
- Mallee Ringneck (246)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (222)
- Crimson Rosella (221)
- Golden Whistler (214)
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 South:
- Gifford Hill (8.3 km)
- White Hill (8.3 km)
- Monarto (8.9 km)
- Salem (9.6 km)
- Callington (9.6 km)
- Hartley (9.9 km)
- Rocky Gully (11.2 km)
- Brinkley (12.7 km)
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Streets
- Altmann Road (7)
- Arbon Court (16)
- Bremer Range Road (4)
- Chaunceys Line Road (7)
- Ferries Mcdonald Road (42)
- Garwood Road (10)
- Mclean Road (9)
- Mountain View Road (4)
- Old Princes Highway (9)
- Pope Road (3)
- Rifle Road (1)
- Thomas Crescent (5)
- White Road (4)
