Montacute SA 5134
151 addresses · 14 streets
Mayo Electorate › Adelaide Hills LGA › Montacute · 14 km from Adelaide
Living Here
Montacute is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 332 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,850 a week, with median rent near $370 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, Irish. 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 Uraidla - Summertown statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Montacute itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
1 post office
1 electrician
1 place to stay
Getting around. Bus interchange: Paradise Interchange, 8.4 km west · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 20.5 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: 71.1% 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 | 71.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 91.3% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.7% · Labour-force participation 60.7%
Population by age in Montacute
| 0-4 | 17 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 43 |
| 15-19 | 26 |
| 20-24 | 18 |
| 25-34 | 23 |
| 35-44 | 32 |
| 45-54 | 49 |
| 55-64 | 52 |
| 65-74 | 48 |
| 75-84 | 10 |
| 85+ | 11 |
Dwelling types in Montacute
| House | 113 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Montacute
| <$650 | 17 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 24 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 34 |
| $3,000+ | 32 |
Top ancestries in Montacute
| English | 146 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 106 |
| Irish | 43 |
| Scottish | 43 |
| German | 41 |
| Other | 37 |
Housing tenure in Montacute
| Owned | 52 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 39 |
| Rented | 8 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Montacute
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 19 |
| 2 | 53 |
| 3 | 20 |
| 4+ | 23 |
Commute to work in Montacute
| Car | 115 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 24 |
Top countries of birth in Montacute
| England | 24 |
|---|---|
| United States | 8 |
| Germany | 7 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| South Africa | 5 |
| Thailand | 4 |
Languages used at home in Montacute
| Afrikaans | 7 |
|---|---|
| German | 5 |
| Italian | 5 |
| Spanish | 4 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
22,036 bird observations recorded near Montacute — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (1,468)
- Crimson Rosella (1,283)
- Australian Magpie (1,023)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,013)
- Superb Fairy-wren (990)
- Little Raven (958)
- Red Wattlebird (938)
- Grey Fantail (873)
- South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (712)
- Galah (708)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (690)
- Silvereye (688)
- Laughing Kookaburra (682)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Montacute
- Eurasian Blackbird (669)
- Noisy Miner (655)
- Eastern New Holland Honeyeater (653)
- Eastern Rosella (647)
- Grey Currawong (639)
- Common Bronzewing (632)
- Western Striated Pardalote (617)
- Black-winged Currawong (616)
- Western Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo (616)
- Mount Lofty Ranges Yellow-faced Honeyeater (565)
- Mistletoebird (543)
- Eastern Spinebill (537)
- Striated Pardalote (534)
- Magpie-lark (532)
- Fleurieu Adelaide Rosella (522)
- Crescent Honeyeater (518)
- White-naped Honeyeater (515)
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 Montacute:
- Castambul (2.6 km)
- Cherryville (2.8 km)
- Norton Summit (3.6 km)
- Marble Hill (3.9 km)
- Athelstone (4.8 km)
- Horsnell Gully (5.2 km)
- Teringie (5.2 km)
- Basket Range (5.3 km)
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Streets
- Addison Avenue (1)
- Church Road (4)
- Corkscrew Deviation Road (4)
- Corkscrew Road (12)
- Gorge Road (2)
- Hill Road (4)
- Institute Road (23)
- Montacute Road (46)
- Moores Road (13)
- Narrow Range Road (4)
- Pinkerton Gully Road (3)
- Smiths Gully Road (5)
- Trebilcock Gully Road (9)
- Valley Road (21)
