Monash SA 5342
Monash sits 238 km from Adelaide CBD in South Australia, around 2 hours 40 minutes by car. Census data records 1,110 residents with a median age of 47 and a median household income of $77,376 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population fell 1.2% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $230 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,148. The area shows high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the town boundary, and walkability is low.
Is Monash a good town?
Monash scores a D (17/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school
Some car dependence
Walkability 32/100 · 238.1 km · 158 min drive to Adelaide
Median available
Median $600K
High bushfire risk
Fire 80/100 · Crime 43/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 47 · 1,110 residents
Liveability Rating
17 / 100 · Ranked #515 in SAEach bar is Monash's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Monash?
Local knowledge beats any dataset. Rate it and see what other residents think.
Our score
17 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
…
Median House Price
Public listings dataMonash's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $600,000, roughly 52% above where it sat a year earlier.
$600,000
51% above its 4 neighbours (median $397,500)
Based on 21 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 35 days — median across 13 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 10 sales $418K
- 4 bed 7 sales $635K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Monash are currently listed at around $385,000 on average. Based on 5 houses listed in the past six months.
$385K
5 houses listed in the last 6 months.
5 of the suburb's 426 dwellings (1.2%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Is Monash safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Monash sits in the moderate band, with 26 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 18% on the prior year.
26 offences
18.2% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20252 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Monash, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.
- • 101 students in one school (avg 101)
Primary
Walkability
Monash is car-dependent on foot — at 32/100, most errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Monash.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 532
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Berri Barmera: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 6 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the town closely.
Monash is home to about 1,100 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $77,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
1,110
Median Age
47
Median Household Income
$77,376/yr
Census Median Rent
$230/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,148/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$39,260/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
13.4%
Total Dwellings
426
Owner-Occupier Rate
87.1%
Houses
96.0%
Rental Stress
15.5%
Mortgage Stress
17.8%
Work From Home
8.6%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 85.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 86.6%
- Employment Rate
- 64.8%
- Completed Year 12
- 32.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
9 residents (0.8%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
4.0% of residents (43) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Adelaide (43).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 1,070 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,770 a year through Berri Barmera based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 82%
- Environmental 16%
- Infrastructure and transport 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Berri Barmera
In the year to August 2026, 23 new dwellings were approved across Berri Barmera. Almost all of the pipeline is detached houses.
Climate & Setting
from Loxton Research Centre, 22.8 kmDry climate — very hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 26 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Near high-voltage lines
- 13.5% of addresses
- 101 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 256 mm
- 42 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 32.1°C
- 38 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 4.5°C
- 16 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 4.8 kmPolymer Foam Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 5.0 kmSpirit ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
EV adoption
In postcode 5342, 0 of 1,195 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.3% (16 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.3%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5342, 369 rooftop-solar systems totalling 3.0 MW have been installed since 2001, against 483 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 14 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
Conveyance duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Tony Pasin Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tony Pasin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +3.6 |
| 2022 | Tony Pasin | 33.4% | 66.6% | -2.3 |
| 2019 | Tony Pasin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +5.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Tim Whetstone Liberal Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tim Whetstone LP | 56.0% |
| 2022 | Tim Whetstone LP | 67.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Monash?
Every figure above is a town average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 1,110 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
Free to look up. Subscribers see every section in full — $29/month.
Nearby suburbs
Berri SA 5343
Barmera SA 5345
Renmark West SA 5341
Glossop SA 5344
Lyrup SA 5343
Cooltong SA 5341
Compare Monash to another suburb
Side-by-side stats for any other SA suburb — type a name and pick one.
Or jump straight to a nearby comparison:
Common questions about Monash
Is Monash a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Monash is moderate (43/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Monash?
Monash has a high recorded bushfire history (80/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Monash a good place to live?
Monash has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (17/100), ranked against other SA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Monash?
Monash, SA had a population of 1,110 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Monash, SA?
The postcode for Monash, SA is 5342.
How far is Monash from Adelaide?
Monash is 238 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 158 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Monash?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Monash was $77,376 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Monash?
There are too few current rental listings in Monash for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $230, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Monash?
The median age of residents in Monash was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Monash at risk of bushfire?
Monash has a high recorded bushfire history (80/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Monash?
There is 1 school inside the Monash boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Monash walkable?
Monash scores 32/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Monash?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Monash, Loxton Research Centre (22.8 km away), summer days average 32.1°C, winter nights 4.5°C, 256 mm of rain a year over 42 rainy days, and 38 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Monash?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Monash belong to?
Monash sits within the Berri Barmera local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Monash?
The average residential rates bill through Berri Barmera is $1,770 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Monash?
Across Berri Barmera, 23 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Monash in?
Monash sits within the federal Division of Barker, currently held by Tony Pasin (Liberal).
Search another suburb or address
Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
Vintages show when each source's data is from. See all data sources.
Was the information on this page useful to you?
Thanks! Anything we could improve?
We hate spam as much as you do — we'll never use your email for marketing, and we might not be able to reply to everyone.
Thanks for your feedback! 🙏
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.