Loftville vs Monaltrie
Monaltrie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 54 in Loftville. In Loftville, most households rent, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Monaltrie, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Loftville tends to suit renters and people living alone.
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
Monaltrie
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 7%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 11%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Loftville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (3% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Loftville
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (59% vs 20%)
- has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $300/wk)
- But Monaltrie leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 38%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Monaltrie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (720.2 km vs 724.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Loftville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (89% vs 2%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Loftville and Monaltrie drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Monaltrie has higher household incomes ($76,492 vs $29,640); Monaltrie rents higher ($300/wk vs $215/wk).
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 265 +11% vs other | 235 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | +20.5% |
| Median age | 54 | 48 |
| Median household income | $29,640/yr | $76,492/yr +158% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $215/wk | $300/wk +40% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $225,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Monaltrie has more rural and farming land (94% vs 50%).
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 50% | 94% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 33% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 0% |
| Industrial | 6% | 1% |
| Environmental | 3% | 1% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 138 across Lismore same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +0% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 44% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 70% of NSW | Higher than 69% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 58% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
Liveability
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | Moderate 55/100 |
| 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 | 6 within 5 km | 5 within 5 km |
Schools
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Lismore, 3.1 km | 1 Lismore, 3.0 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 0.0% same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 same for both | |
Mobility
Loftville sits further from the CBD (724.9 km vs 720.2 km).
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 21/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 724.9 km | 720.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 472 min | 469 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2480 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2480 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.0%).
Setting
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.0 km | 23.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 43/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 4% 70 premises | 0% 103 premises |
Council rates
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,487/yr same for both | |
| Council | Lismore same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Page same for both | |
| Member | Kevin Hogan same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Loftville | Monaltrie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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