Bukali vs Monto

Bukali is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 55 in Monto. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bukali, most households are couple families. In Monto, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Bukali tends to suit couples, while Monto suits people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Monto

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • But Bukali is already more of a family suburb (56% vs 35%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Monto

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Monto

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (338 min vs 344 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (478.7 km vs 485.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Monto

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Monto

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.8% vs -9.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bukali and Monto drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bukali Monto
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bukali Monto
Walkability 0 / 4
Bukali — Walkability: 0/100 Monto — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 43 / 37
Bukali — Safety: 43/100 Monto — Safety: 37/100
Low fire risk 100 / 57
Bukali — Low fire risk: 100/100 Monto — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Monto has more residents (1,156 vs 57); Bukali has higher household incomes ($58,500 vs $44,356).

Bukali Monto
Population 57 1,156
+1928% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.5% -2.8%
Median age 46 55
Median household income $58,500/yr
+24% vs other
 $44,356/yr
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+6% vs other
 $170/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bukali Monto
0-4 8.8% / 3.6%
Bukali — 0-4: 8.8% Monto — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 5.3% / 8.7%
Bukali — 5-14: 5.3% Monto — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 7.0% / 5.4%
Bukali — 15-19: 7.0% Monto — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.3% / 5.1%
Bukali — 20-24: 5.3% Monto — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 10.5% / 8.0%
Bukali — 25-34: 10.5% Monto — 25-34: 8.0%
35-44 5.3% / 7.0%
Bukali — 35-44: 5.3% Monto — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 12.3% / 11.8%
Bukali — 45-54: 12.3% Monto — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 14.0% / 15.8%
Bukali — 55-64: 14.0% Monto — 55-64: 15.8%
65-74 19.3% / 16.3%
Bukali — 65-74: 19.3% Monto — 65-74: 16.3%
75-84 — / 10.6%
Bukali — 75-84: not among its largest Monto — 75-84: 10.6%
85+ — / 6.8%
Bukali — 85+: not among its largest Monto — 85+: 6.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bukali 43.8% lone person
Bukali — Lone Person: 43.8% Bukali — Couple Families: 56.2% Bukali — One Parent Families: 0.0% Bukali — Group Household: 0.0% Bukali — Other Families: 0.0%
Monto 58.7% lone person
Monto — Lone Person: 58.7% Monto — Couple Families: 20.6% Monto — One Parent Families: 14.0% Monto — Group Household: 5.7% Monto — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bukali 0.0% renting
Bukali — Owned Outright: 75.0% Bukali — Mortgage: 25.0% Bukali — Renting: 0.0%
Monto 32.7% renting
Monto — Owned Outright: 45.2% Monto — Mortgage: 22.1% Monto — Renting: 32.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bukali 100.0% houses
Bukali — Houses: 100.0% Bukali — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Bukali — Townhouses: 0.0%
Monto 95.1% houses
Monto — Houses: 95.1% Monto — Flats / Apartments: 4.3% Monto — Townhouses: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bukali Monto
Certificate III & IV 26.3% / 16.6%
Bukali — Certificate III & IV: 26.3% Monto — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 5.3% / 6.6%
Bukali — Bachelor Degree: 5.3% Monto — Bachelor Degree: 6.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.1%
Bukali — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Monto — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Bukali — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Monto — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Bukali — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Monto — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.3%).

Property market

Bukali Monto
Median house price — $315,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $96,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 49 days
from 19 sales

Development activity

Bukali Monto
New dwellings approved 30
across North Burnett
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Bukali Monto
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 7% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 67% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 18% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 31% of QLD Higher than 80% of QLD

Liveability

Bukali Monto
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Monto carries more bushfire risk (43 vs 0).

Bukali Monto
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 Moderate
63/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bukali Monto
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Bukali

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Monto

  • Monto State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Monto State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Therese's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bukali Monto
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 7
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Bukali sits further from the CBD (485.7 km vs 478.7 km).

Bukali Monto
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 485.7 km
+1% vs other
 478.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min 338 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 4630
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 4630
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bukali Monto
Car (driver) 71.4% / 70.0%
Bukali — Car (driver): 71.4% Monto — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 28.6% / 7.4%
Bukali — Worked from Home: 28.6% Monto — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Walked Only — / 16.0%
Bukali — Walked Only: not among its largest Monto — Walked Only: 16.0%
Car (passenger) — / 4.4%
Bukali — Car (passenger): not among its largest Monto — Car (passenger): 4.4%
Bicycle — / 2.2%
Bukali — Bicycle: not among its largest Monto — Bicycle: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.4%).

Setting

Bukali Monto
Elevation 288 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 235 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bukali Monto
Connectivity score 24/100 71/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
19 premises
 43%
878 premises

Climate

Bukali Monto
Annual rainfall 721 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Bukali Monto
Average residential rate $1,183/yr
same for both
Council North Burnett
same for both

Federal electorate

Bukali Monto
Division Flynn
same for both
Member Colin Boyce
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bukali Monto
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bukali

Rural Young Families

Monto

Affordable Retirees Rural

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