Montefiores NSW 2820
Montefiores is a rural locality in New South Wales, 364 km from Sydney CBD, around 4 hours 55 minutes by car. Population is 630; the median age is 39 and the median household income is $85,280 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the middle range nationally. The locality grew 6.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $303 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,517. Montefiores is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. All 1 school within the locality boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Montefiores a good place to live?
Montefiores scores a C (44/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 20/100 · 363.9 km · 293 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $492K · More affordable than 91% of NSW
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 64/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 5/10 · median age 39 · 630 residents
Liveability Rating
44 / 100 · Ranked #927 in NSWEach bar is Montefiores's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in Montefiores?
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Our score
44 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMontefiores's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $492,000, roughly 18% above where it sat a year earlier.
$491,500
Based on 16 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 5 sales $430K
- 4 bed 9 sales $550K
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $530/wk
- 41 bonds
- +38% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2820 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025130 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2820.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is Montefiores safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Montefiores sits in the moderate band, with 30 incidents recorded in 2025 — up about 7% on the prior year.
30 offences
7.1% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20251 crash
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Dubbo Regional Council has published 5 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
One school serve Montefiores, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Wellington Christian School leads the pack.
- • 78 students in one school (avg 78)
Primary
Walkability
Montefiores is very car-dependent on foot — at 20/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Montefiores.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 5.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 2.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.0 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 2 min
- Span of service
- 11.2 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Montefiores.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 47%
- Premises covered
- 309
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
Dubbo: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Montefiores is home to 630 residents, with a median age of 39, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $85,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
630
Median Age
39
Median Household Income
$85,280/yr
Census Median Rent
$303/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,517/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$45,188/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
11.0%
Total Dwellings
219
Owner-Occupier Rate
84.5%
Houses
97.7%
Rental Stress
18.5%
Mortgage Stress
21.3%
Work From Home
7.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 84.8%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.1%
- Employment Rate
- 57.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 30.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 581 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
1% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (3 of 283).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,233 a year through Dubbo based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 53%
- Rural and farming 38%
- Infrastructure and transport 4%
- Environmental 4%
- Parks and recreation 1%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Dubbo
In the year to August 2026, 405 new dwellings were approved across Dubbo. That mix is 271 houses and 134 units. Approvals are down 11.9% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Wellington Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Climate & Setting
from Wellington (D&j Rural), 3.8 kmModerate rainfall — very hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 320 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Annual rainfall
- 641 mm
- 66 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 32.5°C
- 32 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.0°C
- 26 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the locality 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
1 facility within 5 km- 3.5 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 2820, 7 of 5,299 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.3% (123 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2820, 1,447 rooftop-solar systems totalling 9.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 2,865 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 126 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$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in postcode 2820.
Transfer 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 Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $491,500 this is under the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
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 Andrew Gee Independent
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrew Gee | 37.7% | 62.3% | +3.2 |
| 2022 | Andrew Gee | 34.5% | 65.5% | +2.2 |
| 2019 | Andrew Gee | 36.7% | 63.3% | +1.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Dugald Saunders The Nationals
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dugald Saunders NP | 68.6% |
| 2019 | Dugald Saunders NP | 52.0% |
| 2015 | Troy Grant NP | 70.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
Looking at a specific address in Montefiores?
Every figure above is a locality 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 630 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Montefiores
Is Montefiores a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Montefiores is moderate (64/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Montefiores?
Montefiores has no recorded bushfire history. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Montefiores a good place to live?
Montefiores has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (44/100), ranked against other NSW 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 Montefiores?
Montefiores, NSW had a population of 630 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Montefiores, NSW?
The postcode for Montefiores, NSW is 2820.
How far is Montefiores from Sydney?
Montefiores is 364 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 293 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Montefiores?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Montefiores was $85,280 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 Montefiores?
There are too few current rental listings in Montefiores for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $303, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Montefiores?
The median age of residents in Montefiores was 39 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Montefiores?
There is 1 school inside the Montefiores boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Montefiores walkable?
Montefiores scores 20/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very 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 Montefiores?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Montefiores, Wellington (D&j Rural) (3.8 km away), summer days average 32.5°C, winter nights 3°C, 641 mm of rain a year over 66 rainy days, and 32 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Montefiores?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Montefiores belong to?
Montefiores sits within the Dubbo local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Montefiores?
The average residential rates bill through Dubbo is $1,233 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Montefiores?
Across Dubbo, 405 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 11.9% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Montefiores in?
Montefiores sits within the federal Division of Calare, currently held by Andrew Gee (Independent).
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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
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- 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 · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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